Below, I interview Lt. Meg Whelpley, a nurse practitioner (NP) with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) on the Cardiology Consult Service at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She tells us about her career as a bedside nurse, […]
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Patricia Shull, BHA, RN, has been working in nursing for 45 years. In her long tenure as a registered nurse she has worn many hats, and has served in many leadership positions along the way. Thirty-two years ago she opened an adult
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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”3.17.6″ meta=”off” featured_placement=”background” text_color=”light” text_background=”on” text_bg_color=”rgba(204,204,204,0.9)” text_orientation=”center” text_shadow_style=”preset1″ /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.6″] Ever wondered what it’s like to work in an emergency room? Read below as I make a diary of what it’s like to work a day in
A Day in the Life of an ER Nurse Read More »
Have you ever wondered about travel nursing and how you could make it work for you? I interviewed Austin Rogers, an emergency room (ER) travel nurse currently on assignment in California, about some of his most memorable moments from travel
Adventures of a First-Time Travel Nurse Read More »
You’ve been in nursing for a while, and you want to change it up—perhaps with a new hospital, a new job, or a new location. Maybe you’ve always wanted to travel across the country and see different cities and experience
So You Want To Be a Travel Nurse? Read More »
“I lost my prescription when I moved.” “I am allergic to everything except morphine.” “I’m out of my percocets and I can’t see my primary doctor until next month.” We hear these statements from patients every day in the emergency room
The Rise of Opioid Dependence Read More »
One afternoon in nursing school, I remember a professor spending nearly an hour exploring the difference between sympathy and empathy. To me, the inexperienced novice, those words were the same—synonyms, surely, both meaning some form of caring. But in reality, as
Sympathy vs. Empathy Read More »
I’ve been a nurse for more than two years, but around the 18-month anniversary of my nursing career, I started to feel a little itchy. I knew I wanted to advance my practice in some way, but I wasn’t quite
Becoming Certified in Your Specialty Read More »
How many patients can a nurse reasonably care for at one time? This is perhaps the biggest issue facing the nursing profession right now. In fact, there are two bills in Congress right now that seek to decide just this,
Safety in Numbers—of Nurses Read More »
As commencement approaches and nursing students scramble to finish capstones, wrap up clinicals, and take finals, there is one big exam hanging over their heads: the NCLEX. Although it’s been a few years since I was one of the sleep-deprived, over-caffeinated
One Nurse’s Tips for NCLEX Success Read More »
