When unsatisfied with their job, many nurses question whether or not they should go back to school for an advanced degree. I myself have been to nursing school 4 different times! I began as a LPN, then acquired my associate’s degree, BSN, and finally went back for a graduate degree (nurse anesthesia). I had been […]

I had an unsettling revelation one day while at work. A senior student from a local university was shadowing me for the day. While I like mentoring students, this time was different. I wasn’t my happy, upbeat, smiling self telling her how wonderful nursing was and how much I loved my job. Unfortunately, I painted […]

When hospitals are short on nursing staff, factors arise that can cause legal trouble for nurses. Today’s bedside nurses are faced with ever increasing responsibility that can set nurses’ up to fail. Let’s talk about the F-word of nursing… floating! Most every nurse I know dreads floating to another unit of their hospital to work. […]