Nurse Myths and Misconceptions

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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?

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A tribute to men in nursing

Nursing wasn’t always a female-dominated profession. Let’s take a walk through history in this tribute to the men in nursing!

The 3 big myths about the dreaded Joint Commission

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.

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WATCH: A nurse’s guide to using social media

Do any of these career-killing scenarios look familiar to you?

“I’ll tell you what you are!”

“I’ll tell you what you are!”

Why do people have certain assumptions about nurses? This exhausted RN, for example, was confronted by a man intent on angering her. Both of them were in for a surprise.

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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?

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7 ways Hollywood goofs up medicine

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

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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?

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10 nurse depictions we wish would go away

It’s not as if nurses don’t have a sense of humor. Heck, you have to be able to laugh to do what we do, right? But there’s a line—and it’s not that fine a line—between laughing with nurses and laughing at them.

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Email and texting etiquette for nurses

Here’s how to avoid the electronic faux pas that could harm your career or damage your credibility on the floor.

Comment of the week: Nursing was a reinvention

Part of being a nurse should be having pride in our profession.

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No angels here

One stereotype of nursing that bothers me is that of nurses as “angels of mercy.” We’re expected to be a “cool hand on a fevered brow” or a sweet smile in a time of difficulty, or a shoulder to cry on—every day, every minute, every hour.

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The nursing job market overview

“There aren’t enough nurses! We need more nurses!” All this talk about the nursing shortage, but where are all the jobs? Here are quick, simple facts, projections, and answers to your questions.

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3 male nurse myths

Nursing is only a woman’s profession? Wrong. Men aren’t emotionally suited to nursing? Wrong. Oh, and male nurses are just “wanna be” doctors? Puh-lease.

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Dissecting the “sexy nurse” stereotype

Unfortunately, the simple truth is there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. The “sexy nurse” stereotype seems to be as strong as it ever was.