Nurse News and Opinion
Deadly Resentment: The Grudge Motive and Murder of Medical Professionals
Dr. Mark Hausknecht, a prestigious surgeon and cardiologist in who cared for former President George H.W. Bush, was fatally gunned down as he rode his bike to work on July 20, 2018 in Houston. Although no suspects have been formally […]
Wanna Be An Influencer? Here’s 5 Things You’re Doing Wrong
Thanks to instagram (yes, just instagram) everyone is a comedian, photographer, or influencer. We mean that with the greatest of intentions, because the world is now connecting in a new way. But over saturation is a real thing. Literally everyone has […]
Terbutaline Lawsuit: The Case Against Drug Manufacturer Novartis
In December 2017, TBM, a law firm out of San Diego, won a ruling by the California Supreme Court that a brand-name drug manufacturer (in this case, Novartis) can be held responsible for injuries suffered by those who took a […]
Social Validation in Nursing
The concept of looking to other people for guidance in situations is not a new one – we do this unconsciously and automatically when we aren’t certain what to do in a situation. This is true whether we’re looking for […]
Sticker Shock Jolts Oklahoma Patient: $15,076 For Four Tiny Screws
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News About three years ago, she began to experience sharp pain in her left foot. Her big toe had become crooked and constantly rubbed up against the adjacent toe, making it painful to run, walk or […]
Fraud Nurse Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Baby
A 52-year old woman from South Carolina has pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping and interference with custody, almost two decades after allegedly posing as a hospital nurse and taking a newborn girl in 1998. Gloria Williams allegedly took Kamiyah […]
Hardest Parts of Being A Male Nurse: Stories from Real Nurses
Whether you are a male or a female, being a nurse is an honorable career. Nurses are the rocks who help people in their greatest times of need. They are sources of care, help, comfort, and compassion for patients who […]
Suicide Risks and Prevention Awareness for Today’s Nurse Practitioners
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is one of the top ten causes of death for all ages, and is the second leading cause of death for those between 10 and 24 years of […]
Understaffing: A Life or Death Problem
The notion that there is a relationship between nurse and patient satisfaction makes sense. As a nurse, you work longer shifts than just about any other professional on the planet. If you work a long shift in poor conditions with […]
A Newbie Nurse and his Universal Lessons
As a new nurse, there is so much to learn. I, like so many others, came out of nursing school thinking I knew most things I needed to know to be successful at my new profession. I was mistaken. When […]
Is Nursing Unhealthy?
Does our nursing culture promote healthy living? Or does some of our on-the-job culture create an environment that sets us up for unhealthy habits? Most nurses are on their feet working 8-12 hour shifts, often missing meal breaks and even […]
Instructors Are Causing The Nursing Shortage
The United States is in need of qualified, educated nurses now more than ever. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American nursing schools aren’t hiring an adequate amount of nursing faculty members. The lack of active nursing […]
The Underestimated Heartbreak of Children and Food Allergies
The prevalence of preventable life-threatening allergic reactions in schools and daycare centers is staggering; according to the Food Allergy Research & Education Foundation, nearly 6 million children have food allergies, and those with associated anaphylaxis are on the rise. According […]
The Three-Dimensional Thinking In Nursing
Have you ever considered your inherent thinking process? What are the depth, and width and height of your thinking? Examining your own thinking matrix could prove valuable as it might just encourage you to utilize your brain one step further […]
We’re All A Little Twisted
There are times as a nurse when you get the distinct impression your patient does not like you. On a labor and delivery floor, this is often the case as I tell my patient that we are going to deviate […]