Healthcare
Tracking nurses
Does your employer need to know your whereabouts every second of every work day?
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Can nurses fix healthcare?
The United States ranks dead last for healthcare. Do nurses have what it takes to rescue our less-than-adequate healthcare system?
Read More...High performing nurses
Which comes first, a high performance environment or high-performing nurses?
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Rough week for a nurse manager
This week I had to let two of my employees go. One had it coming, it was really just a matter of time until he had to move along. But the other was tough.
Read More...Michigan nurses rally for Safe Patient Care Act
Frustrated by next-to-impossible caseloads, Michigan nurses ask the state legislature to establish nurse-to-patient ratios.
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Nurse overtime a hot button issue
An LA prison nurse earned over $170,000 in overtime alone last year. Was she abusing the system or simply earning a fair wage?
Read More...Canadian doctors offer to pay nurses’ salaries
Think doctors don’t recognize the value of a nurse? Think again.
Read More...Medical marijuana
Recently, Colorado passed a medical marijuana law. It is now legal to posses and consume marijuana for medical purposes with a prescription. The person that is prescribed the marijuana is then given a card they carry around with them that states they can consume the product legally. My drive to work is about 6 miles [...]
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Old skool medicine can be dangerous to your health
I don’t know about you, but my analogy of how we treat our vehicles and how we treat our bodies still holds true. Unlike your car – you only get one body. Don’t wait until it’s possibly too late.
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That was a close one!
After the historic election in Massachusetts this week, I needed to say a few things.
Read More...Nurse Negotiator
Patient advocacy is not easy. There are always sensitive subjects that need to be addressed, as well as difficult decisions that need to be made when it comes to the delivery of care of our patients. As nurses we have a unique perspective on our patients’ experiences.
Read More...Scrubs Magazine
Work rage
Have you ever been in a hostile workplace situation? Or just a really frustrating one? Enough to make you open the emergency chute?
Rebekah Child
Nursing school finals frustration
Student nurses are frazzled and panicking right now. You’ve been there. Got any advice for us?
Ani Burr
Stranger in a strange land
Male nurses are almost not existent in the clinics. Other than the MDs, I am the only guy on the floor.
Rob Cameron
The nursing “trade”
Is nursing considered a career or a trade? I am not just a skilled craftsman, I am an educated professional.
Sean Dent
A doctor in nursing uniform?
I love hearing about how the nurse practitioner is the “next best thing” in the medical profession. Is it?
Nicole Lehr
