Category Archives: The New Nurse or Graduate Nurse
Why I wish I did Travel Nursing
I have always said that if I were a little younger and single, I would love to have been a Travel Nurse. I became a nurse in my early thirti [...]
ACLS and the Nurse
My nursing career started on a Medical-Surgical floor. This unit required only Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Some nurses obtained [...]
DNP vs. PhD
I have the undergraduate education that is expected of a nurse. I started with my Associate’s Degree to acquire my RN license. In my f [...]
Self-Care for the Nurse at Home
Self-care for the Nurse starts at home. It feels like we spend most of our time at work, and if you go in for extra shifts, you might. [...]
An Interview as an Experience Nurse
The move across the country from Texas to Nevada brought about several problems that needed solutions. One important item on my list, get a [...]
4 Pros of Standardized brains
A nurse’s brain is an essential tool for the day to day process of the nurse. Even in nursing school going into clinical, I would try [...]
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4 Items to print out before the application
Are you about to move to another state? There are so many things that need planning and implanting. An additional required list for the movi [...]
4 Things to keep in mind when giving report
It’s the end of a twelve-hour shift, and the next shift is coming in. Now it’s up to you to report to the oncoming nurse. But wh [...]
Nurse Culture: Nurses Eat their Young
In my experience as a nurse on two Medical-Surgical units, different hospitals and states. I am lucky to have experienced two great teams of [...]
The Anatomy of a Code
The last code I was involved in wasn’t my parent. I was outside the room, documenting in the hallway. The patient’s significant [...]