News, advice, and insights for nurses and the people who hire them.
You’ve worked hard to obtain your healthcare license and are therefore, very protective of it. Certain actions such as drug use, negligence or criminal actions can cause it to be suspended or revoked. But what does the government have to say about it when it comes to filing your taxes? According to...
Read more →A common mistake for novice marketers is to fail to differentiate between the quality of the nurse databases they are choosing between, selecting based of total size or price when that is the least relevant metrics to their bottom line. More savvy nurse marketers understand that the nature of the nu...
Read more →I have been a nurse and a certified diabetes educator for the past 11 years. I would like to share a experience I had with one of my patients. We know that we can prevent or at least delay complications related to diabetes by keeping the blood sugar as close to normal as possible without risking low...
Read more →Today’s complex health care environment demands that nurses are able to make quick assessments and clinical decisions. More and more nursing schools are using high tech mannequins which offer an extraordinary tool for nursing education. The Human Patient Simulator is capable of realistically exhibit...
Read more →In this economic climate a consistent refrain we hear from nurse staffing agencies is that the open jobs have plummeted, leaving agencies fighting to fill fewer open positions. Many agencies struggle with this new reality in the marketplace and those that do not adapt are facing grim prospects. What...
Read more →More news reports indicate a widespread slowdown in available nursing jobs with the primary reasons being: Nurses are taking more shifts in reaction to this economy People are avoiding the hospital to save money, reducing the current needs Nurses are putting off retirement See the following two arti...
Read more →Editor’s Letter Welcome 2009! It’s hard to believe the first month of the new year is almost over and even though there seems to be nothing by negative news in the media lately, a new year signifies a fresh start and hope for a better year than last. We’d like to wish everyone a belated Happy New Ye...
Read more →Among all the other difficulties nurses deal with in their day to day work, violence against nursing staff is becoming an increasing concern. In fact, nationally crimes against nurses and health care workers are as common as assaults on correctional and police officers. One Massachusetts nurse was c...
Read more →An effective resume is an important self-marketing tool for all nursing professionals. Whether you are just out of nursing school or a seasoned professional, and no matter what area of nursing you choose, a well-written resume will open doors of opportunity for you. The main purpose of a resume is t...
Read more →I remember it was my first month on the Labor and Delivery deck of a small New England Naval Hospital as a Naval Nurse Corps officer. I had never worked Labor and Delivery in my 7 years prior while in civilian service and was intentionally trying to do everything by the book. My patient was a Gravid...
Read more →Did you enjoy our section in last month's newsletter about nurse slogans? Perhaps you would like to show the world how proud you are to be a nurse. Or maybe you are looking for the perfect gift to honor a fellow nurse who is retiring or just a little something to say thanks to a colleague. NurseRecr...
Read more →After working in a state-of-the-art pediatric emergency department for thirteen years, my career took a different path…sort of. I had triplet daughters that were starting Kindergarten and with no extended family anywhere near our city, I felt that I needed a career that would allow me to be on their...
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