You finally got accepted into your first-choice nursing school and now you have to figure out if you can afford to go there. How do you do that? Take a long, exacting look at the award letter any school where […]
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One of the best ways to find out what a nurse’s day is really like is to shadow a nurse for the day. Whether you are a nursing student, a new nurse, or a nurse with many years of experience,
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Some of the smartest nursing students are the ones who get help to study better than they can on their own. They might hire a tutor, visit the school’s academic resource center, ask for help from a professor or teaching
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Today is National Women’s Health and Fitness Day and that means it’s a good time to take stock of your habits and tweak any that aren’t so good. Look at this day as a time to celebrate your health and
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One of the biggest mistakes job seekers make is forgetting to check out any company that offers them a job. So thrilled with getting a position, some jump at the chance to join a new team and a new organization.
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Writing a nursing resume is a pressure-packed exercise in self-promotion (in a good way), using concise and meaningful wording, and cramming all your valuable and relevant experience into the shortest possible area. While you’re at it, make sure you have
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Nurses in the United States can expect to encounter several unfamiliar cultural practices throughout their careers. Depending on where you practice, you might find your cultural knowledge base challenged every day or it might only happen a few times a
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Do you think the hosts on television’s The View touched a raw nerve with nurses across the nation? The View hosts Joy Behar and Michelle Collins inspired a firestorm of outrage with their comments about Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson, who
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Do you chuckle every time you hear how bad too much sitting on the job is for your body? The last thing most nurses have to worry about is sitting too much. With packed days, nurses look forward to the
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When student nurses graduate, they often have an idea of the units they really want to work on. Some know the ER is the place for them, others find working in a pediatric unit is going to be the best
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