Article from KevinMD by Thomas Paine, MD & Physician ___ I took a fantastic emergency medicine (EM) job when I finished residency. There was no question in my mind that it was the…

It’s a given. Patients will hit on you, in more or less obvious ways and varying degrees of inappropriateness. It can get very upsetting, especially after a long shift. Although…

I thought I might send an open letter to all “those” coworkers out there and address just a few of these occurrences that can get under our skin.

Honesty is the best policy — but do YOU tell your doc the whole truth when you go in for an examination? Neither do your patients.

We turned to the nurses on the Men in Nursing Facebook page for some tips on treating patients with rare conditions, and here’s the advice they shared.

We are told to provide compassionate care to our patients, but don’t get ‘attached’ and WHATEVER you do, don’t make it personal.

What Happens to a Patient Who Suddenly Stops Taking HIV Medications? The medications used to control HIV help the body to produce and retain the white blood cells necessary to…

Just when I think I’ve heard every ridiculous excuse or confabulation…

I’ve finally figured out what can change the face of nursing and the education of nurses…

Get expert advice about patient and family dilemmas in this series on worst-case nursing scenarios.