Seasoned Nurse

How to prepare for a workplace romance

The dating scene mixing with the working scene. We all have come across it, heck some of us may have even tried it! Do you think cupid has a place at work?

The BIG things I learned from 5 different specialties

First of all, I never want to work in pediatrics–my heart is not strong enough.

Can nurses have fun without risking it all?

As a nurse, I’ve become socially gun-shy. Am I being extreme? Or am I being conscientious?

The quick and dirty guide for nurses caught in a conflict

Use this fast, smart “guerrilla” tactic to de-escalate a confrontation with an irate patient, doctor or anyone else under the sun.

How to pull it together when your shift gets crazy

It’s a guarantee that the ‘you-know-what’ will hit the fan inevitably. The question isn’t ‘if’ it will happen, the question is ‘when’ it will happen (more than likely at the change of shift). Not only ‘when’ will it happen, but what the heck do you do to get through it?

10 reasons why nurses get sick

We sure don’t practice what we preach all the time do we? C’mon admit it. Do you wash your hands every single time you go in and out of every patient room? Before and after every contact?

5 tips for a great hand-off report

Tip #1: Have your ducks in a row, have all your information gathered and know what you want to say before you start saying it!

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The one mistake every nurse shouldn’t make

We’ve all made mistakes. I know I have. Some small, some great, some breath-taking, and some are quite comical.

Nursing education: How much is enough?

APRNs are being required to go back to school for a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree so they can continue, in many cases, to do the same work they are doing now…

Addressing the dress code double standard

Lately I’ve been wondering if the licensed providers (physicians, PAs, NPs) have ever heard the saying “dress for success.” And, if they have heard the saying before, what happened?

	6 dos & don’ts for putting together great scrubs outfits
	A list of rules for nurses…from 1887
	What scrubs style is best for your body type?

	Doctor tributes to nurses!
	WATCH: 10 must-see medical movies
	8 ways nurses can make extra cash

	You know you’re an LPN when…
	Word Roots Quiz I
	10 songs to help you relax

	Managing patient rage quiz: part 1
	Night nurse rant!
	7 scrubs wardrobe malfunctions you can fix today

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