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 […]
Alaskan Air Crash – Survivor Thanks Nurses
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Ginny Hacker Eiseman spent the weekend reeling in a bounty of colorful fish at Steamboat Bay Fishing Club on remote Noyes Island in Alaska. She was returning home to Ketchikan when the unthinkable happened. The chartered […]
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 […]
Of ‘Miracles’ And Money: Why Hemophilia Drugs Are So Expensive
YUBA CITY, Calif. — When Landon Morris was diagnosed with hemophilia shortly after birth, his mother, Jessica Morris, was devastated. “It was like having your dreams — all the dreams you imagined for your child — just kind of disappear,” […]
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 […]
The Misandry Of Masculinity in Male Nursing
During the weeks last fall when I was interviewing male nurses for my recent article about how more men were entering nursing, the #MeToo moment was just beginning. It felt as if I were reporting in an alternate reality: The […]
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 […]