Nurse Myths and Misconceptions

Don’t burn your bridges

What you say or do here will eventually make it to the hospital on the other side of town. Here’s an example…

The top 10 nurse myths that need to go away!

This particular top 10 list is one I like to call, the “Here’s what we are not and what we DON’T DO” list.

The “nursing experience” myth debunked

Every nurse has been told this during a conversation about job opportunities: “You need to get some regular floor experience before you specialize.” Not true!

“Have you heard the one about the nurse who…?”

Stories about nurses are as old as the profession itself. Here, the truth and nothing but the truth about eight oft-told tales.

There is no “15-minute rule” in nursing

I’m wondering if there is a “courtesy” time frame when awaiting a return phone call from a licensed provider who was contacted by pager?

Garrison Keillor and his nurses

Listen to some entertaining references to nurses that we’ve selected from his radio shows. Some are truly inspirational.

The 3 big myths about the dreaded Joint Commission

Rumors linger that similar to a college hazing period, if you can get through a Joint Commission visit, you can officially be an RN.

Another nursing urban legend: tattoos and pain

Is there is an inverse relationship between the number of tattoos a patient has and their tolerance for pain?

7 ways Hollywood goofs up medicine

‘As seen on TV’ does not apply to the real world that we nurses live in.

No, You Can NOT Ask.

Ever feel like people see you as completely one-dimensional? Like you are the all-knowing nurse who can answer all questions, all the time?

Nurse Myths and Misconceptions

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