Domestic Abuse Among Health Care Providers
Health care providers are some of the key people who should be able to identify domestic violence and provide the appropriate assistance and referrals. But what if the domestic violence is happening to...
View ArticleIs your job the right fit?
During this license renewal season, I have helped several nurses who were working at a place they knew was not the right fit for them, but continued to work there anyway. I call this “the square peg in...
View ArticleAre You Following Your Hospital’s Policies?
Do you know your hospital’s policies and procedures? Do you follow them? If you have worked at numerous places, you probably have noticed that each hospital has its own specific policies and...
View ArticleMistakes In Nursing
We all know that it is impossible to go through life without making a mistake. Yet mistakes have such a negative connotation and, unfortunately, in the nursing profession some mistakes have serious...
View ArticleWhen Life Hands You Lemons
Have you ever felt that when something so unexpectedly happens, it’s like you’ve been kicked in the gut? This is how a lot of my nurses and other health care providers feel when they are terminated...
View ArticleMY TOP BLOGS OF 2015
You read, we listened. I have put together a list of the top blogs that you have read. If you missed any of them, you’ll be able to again check them out. Leading our list with the 9th top blog is “My...
View ArticleYou Are A Nurse 24/7
I am frequently asked by nurses, “Why is the Board concerned about what happens when I am on my time off?” The reason is because we are nurses 24/7! Even if we’re not working, we are members of a...
View ArticleWhat Do Blizzards and Mandatory Overtime Have In Common?
With the recent bad weather and the East coast blizzard, there is a need for nurses to work a lot of overtime. Is mandatory overtime legal? For your answer to that question, you will have to check...
View ArticleIdentify Theft In Nursing
News stories have been popping up recently about individuals stealing the identity of a nurse to pose as that person to get a job. For example, Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of late famed singer...
View ArticleMedical Malpractice Claims Against Nurses
The Nurses Service Organization (NSO) has released its 2015 claims report. NSO collects data every year including claims against nurses, their areas of practice and how the claim is resolved. Of 549...
View Article5 Steps To Be Empowered At Work
Here’s your checkoff list to become empowered in your profession: Create empowering beliefs Your beliefs create your results. To paraphrase Henry Ford’s observation: “If you think you can, you can …...
View ArticleYou Can Get Another Job, But You Can’t Get Another License
With hospitals being run by corporations, their critical focus is on the bottom line. We see that more and more nurses, after remaining loyal and dedicated workers at the same institution for years,...
View ArticleNurses With Criminal Issues
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View ArticleCHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE!
After moving into our new building this week, I realized how rooted I have been in my patterns and my environment. I had been in the same office for 17 years. Although the move was simple;...
View ArticleIs Your License Safe?
Recently, an L.P.N. in Indiana decided to access the license of an R.N. to get a better job for herself. Holly Whyde had been working as the director of nursing at Kindred Transitional Care and...
View ArticleWhat Is The Medicare/Medicaid Exclusion List?
Did you know that you could be on the Medicare/Medicaid exclusion list and not be allowed to take care of Medicare or Medicaid patients? If you were placed on this list, where would you work? In this...
View ArticleHow Location Affects Nurses Across the United States
In such a demanding career as nursing, I’m sure you’ve wondered how the difficulties you face compare to others in the industry. John S. Kiernan’s recent article 2016’s Best and Worst States for Nurses...
View ArticleExciting News for APRNs
Finally the VA is promoting nursing with their initiative to expand the role of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to be fully independent. This will help reduce the extensive wait times that have...
View ArticleBlaming The ANA Is Not The Answer
Recently a petition appearing on the website change.org was directed to members of the American Nurses Association (ANA). Titled “ANA: No More Staffing Committees, We Want a National Nurse-to-Patient...
View ArticleTele-ICUs: A Boost or a Burden for Nurses
As health care continues to progress, more and more new technologies are adopted in the hopes of improving the industry. However, not everyone benefits from technological changes. One topical...
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