Category Archives: The New Nurse or Graduate Nurse
3 Lessons I learned regarding Psych working on a Medical-Surgical Unit
When I was a brand new graduate nurse, I wanted to get a good grasp of my new nursing skills and wanted my first job to provide that for me. [...]
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5 Tips for Finding a BSN Program
There are several routes in getting your BSN. I went the path of an Associates degree from a Community College, some people prefer going rig [...]
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5 Tips for Nutrition On-the-Go
If you are a nurse or nursing student, no matter what shift you work, day or night, or position, you will find the busy days when its hard t [...]
Welcome to the Language of Medical Abbreviations
The nursing school brought about a new language and a new way to write this new language. Several words I heard before ambulation, and void [...]
What not to do when giving a report
At least twice a shift, if not more, giving a report to another nurse about your patients. The first thing you do Missing large chunks of in [...]
3 Programs I wish I did after my RN
Nurses, have so many opportunities beyond the bedside nurse. I received my RN at 30 and soon after moved and married. As much as I do not re [...]
Sleep and the Night Nurse, my Experience
Everyone has a different experience with the night shift. Some nurses are unable to work nights; they feel drunk or fuzzy when they stay up [...]
Every day changes I made after I started working as a nurse
It’s been two years since I started my nursing career. The past two years I have seen some unbelievable wounds, consoled patients afte [...]
Nursing Burn out
Nursing as a career is a physical and emotional one. Every shift you walk miles in the hallways, go without eating, without breaks, and with [...]