Renee Hendrix, RN is a NICU nurse at WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia. She has cared for thousands of premature babies over the years. She was asked to sit and watch a video, not knowing what it was for. A video clip was shown… read more →
Doesn’t it feel like it was just the last day of school? Well the summer is just about over and it’s that time again; time to prepare for the upcoming school year. School nurses have a lot to do before the start of school, and… read more →
Have you ever wondered how many nurses there were in the United States? How about the top 10 in-demand nursing positions? HealtheCareers has constructed an infographic outlining some interesting facts about American’s nursing industry. Here are a few important ones: There are 2,687,310 practicing Registered… read more →
From left: Valerie Terzano RN, member of the NSHC Nurse of Excellence Subcommittee and Chief Nursing Officer, Senior Vice President of Nursing, Winthrop-University Hospital; 2015 Nurse of Excellence Winner Christine Glaser RN; Jennifer Bryer PhD, Chairperson, Department of Nursing/Associate Professor, Farmingdale State College; and Gara… read more →
If you think there is a typical day as an ER nurse, you are wrong. Although ER nurses may follow the same work schedule, each day is a different story that brings about different scenarios. Emergency nurses specialize in rapid assessment and treatment when every second… read more →
According to YouTube user Rumurril, the girl in the wheelchair was suffering from unexplained paralysis, then she just as mysteriously regained her ability to walk. Our daughter, Bailey, had complete paralysis from the waist down for 11 days with no explanation as to why. This… read more →
Attending the best graduate nursing school doesn’t always correlate into the best jobs, but it sure does help. The standard used to be that nurses could just go to a 2 year nursing school and achieve their associate’s degree in nursing. Today, most employers are… read more →
Nursing interviews are never easy, even if you’re a seasoned vet. There will be questions that catch you off guard, or that you might not know how to answer. It is your responsibility to prepare for your nursing interview as best you can. Do your… read more →
As the manager of online recruitment and marketing at Horizon Healthcare Staffing, I’m always trying to find information about nurses and the nursing community to share. I like to use different forms of social media, RSS feeds, alerts, and blogs to find my information. There… read more →
Registered Nurse Ranked #9 in Top 100 Best Jobs Report 2015 The Registered Nurse profession was ranked in the top 10 by the US News and Careers in 2015. More specifically it was ranked #9 overall. Registered Nurses or RNs are the professionals that you… read more →
