Healthcare

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.

When nurses need to give a “straight” answer

What are your most successful rebuttals to the question: “How long will this take?”

Nurse jargon feels like alphabet soup

You know you’re a nurse when you can understand all the acronyms!

Wanted: Good Customer Service Skills

Yes, I understand the hospital business means big money, I understand that health-care is ultimately about dollar signs in our country today, yet my nursing practice dictates safety. I mean really, the patient is NOT always right. They just don’t have the knowledge and training to be so.

Eating right at work

We nurses are pretty notorious for being bad eaters at work. We are always in a hurry so we never have time to eat healthy. We snack all day when we are too busy to take a lunch break. We [...]

Tracking nurses

Does your employer need to know your whereabouts every second of every work day?

Medical marijuana

Recently, Colorado passed a medical marijuana law. It is now legal to posses and consume marijuana for medical purposes with a prescription.

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	If I knew then what I know now: things I wish I’d known my first month on the job