John King was an inpatient at AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, who had felt ignored by hospital staff. To remedy the “lack of care” he was…

February is Teen Dating Awareness Month, so we thought we’d spend some time talking about teen dating violence and how it can be prevented. Whether some of your patients are…

You’d think healthcare workers would be experts when it comes to personal hygiene, but, according to the CDC, healthcare providers clean their hands less than half of the times they…

You can — and will — survive your first year. Our new nurse blogger, Nicole Lehr, shows you how.

  Article originally published on Huffington Post by Sonja Mitrevska-Schwartzbach  BSN, RN, CCRN, ICU Nurse. Bibliophile. Caffeine Addict. Eternal Optimist. ___ I recently read the psychological definition of the term “resilience.” Somehow it struck…

Enter into the following bad behaviors at your own risk! Don’t say you weren’t warned!

These 5 tips will help you cope with arrogant, uncooperative MDs.

Ever felt like slapping a bandage over an obnoxious mouth? Then you probably heard the kind of stuff that can get under even the most tolerant nurse’s skin.

Regardless of what questions get thrown your way, there are a handful of interview questions you should never be asked as a nurse.

If you think you’re frustrated trying to communicate with a non-English-speaking patient, just imagine how scared and overwhelmed he must feel. He’s sick, vulnerable—and surrounded by people jabbering in a language he may not understand.