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February 2018

( 19 Posts )

Oh, Nurse Ratched…..

In the movie One Flew Over a Cuckoo’s Nest – and the book on it which it was based – the main protagonist, R.P. McMurphy, fakes insanity to escape labor. He ends up in a mental facility and come...

In the movie One Flew Over a Cuckoo’s Nest – and the book on it which it was based – the main protagonist, R.P. Mc...

So you want to be Self-Employed?

For a lot of people, the dream job is one in which they are self-employed. You get to manage your schedule, and you can pick hours that work for you. For a nurse this could mean not having to work in ...

For a lot of people, the dream job is one in which they are self-employed. You get to manage your schedule, and you can ...

How To Deal With Patient Deaths

As nurses provide care for the patients placed under them, they develop bonds with their patients. It is natural for nurses to want and expect their patients to get better and eventually leave the hos...

As nurses provide care for the patients placed under them, they develop bonds with their patients. It is natural for nur...

Why Are Psychiatric Nurses Given the Side-Eye?

First, the Comments Oh... you're a Psych Nurse? How do you deal with those crazy people?  I'll pray for you! Did you get your Med/Surg experience first? You know what they say about nurses ...

First, the Comments Oh... you're a Psych Nurse? How do you deal with those crazy people?  I'll pray for you! Did...

Dealing With Difficult Doctors Made Easy for Nurses

Nurses have higher work-related stress levels because of their multiple patients, long shifts, and life-and-death situations, among others, which fill their working hours. Of all these challenges, how...

Nurses have higher work-related stress levels because of their multiple patients, long shifts, and life-and-death situat...

The Importance of Balance

Maintaining a balance between work and life can be too challenging. Of course, it would be more difficult while pursuing your nursing degree. You might find yourself in a continuous juggling act. ...

Maintaining a balance between work and life can be too challenging. Of course, it would be more difficult while pursuing...

How Yoga Benefits Nurses

As a nurse, you do an exceptional job taking care of other people. But have you been taking care of yourself? If you’re feeling stressed out, physically, emotionally and mentally, maybe it’...

As a nurse, you do an exceptional job taking care of other people. But have you been taking care of yourself? If ...

Why Mental Hygiene is Important in Nursing and Life

As a nurse, you’re no doubt aware of the importance of body hygiene, but mental hygiene is just as crucial. Mental hygiene can refer to taking care of your patient’s mental state, but it can also ...

As a nurse, you’re no doubt aware of the importance of body hygiene, but mental hygiene is just as crucial. Mental hyg...

Nurse Bullying

On April 27th, 2015 the Marie Claire magazine published an article which stated that bullying does exist in the workplace. Alexandra Robbins writes that “ …the profession's silent secret …: ramp...

On April 27th, 2015 the Marie Claire magazine published an article which stated that bullying does exist in the workplac...

How to be a Nursentrepreneur

Nursing jobs are quite satisfying but tiresome especially for those who spend hours working hospital shifts. Do you want to become an entrepreneur but are scared to resign from your full-time job? Th...

Nursing jobs are quite satisfying but tiresome especially for those who spend hours working hospital shifts. Do you want...