If Nurses Were Waitresses
Sometimes nurses are viewed as some kind of special kind of health care service…waitress. Waitresses with stethoscopes. And then there’s people who really have [...]
Speak Out Speak Up
Nurse Scripting
Ashley, a 10 veteran nurse who had recently been chosen Nurse of the Year, listened attentively at the mandatory staff meeting where her manager, Crystal, was [...]
Medical Surgical Nurses: Why are They Considered Second Rate?
Amanda is a new nurse who just landed a job in a large, well-known hospital. In conversations with her family and friends, she is asked “Congrats! What area are you [...]
Cell Phone
Should nurses be allowed to use their personal cell phones while at work? Should nurses be allowed to use cell phones at work? Nurses working twelve-hour shifts may leave [...]
Nursings’s Dirty Little Secret
New Nurse Krystal It was a couple of years ago, around three in the afternoon, another busy day on Tele. I dashed into the Supply Room to grab [...]