No smart or decent nurse would think of doing such a thing.. yet these two RNs were arrested for it
If you were forced to choose one thing you should never, ever do, as a nurse, using your smartphone to snap pictures of patients’ private parts would probably be right up there in the list. If you would even come up with such a thought, that is. And yet it keeps happening! At least twice this last couple of months, a Registered Nurse made the news over exactly this. Last March, the media reported on the case of a 27-year-old former nurse...
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Nursing as a second career: older nurses prove it’s never too late
In 1955, blues and jazz legend Alberta Hunter decided to begin a second career as a nurse after reaching the pinnacle of a music and theater career spanning more than 4 decades. Yet, she was turned down when she first applied to the School of Practical Nursing at the Young Women’s Christian Association branch in Harlem. The director of the school told her that she was simply too old to become a nurse. Undaunted, she applied again, this time...
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As 2013 began, some experts declared that not only was the nursing shortage over but that it was a “myth” (See our February 2013 article: “Is the nursing shortage a myth?“) and a number of news outlets began reporting on just how difficult it was becoming for new nursing school graduates to find a job. However, as we enter 2014, it is clear that there is still a shortage of experienced nurses in some regions, that the demand for nurses...
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NursingJobs.us recently announced its Real Nurse Photo Contest: Are you a nurse? We are offering $100 in our nurse photo contest! Real portrayals of the nursing profession are few and far between and instead of settling for buying fake-looking models posing in Halloween nurse costumes for our stock photographs we at NursingJobs.us figured that we might as well try asking the many nurses who use our nursing job board to send us their own, real, photos and let us use them...
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Living and Working as a Nurse in Houston
Home of NASA’s Mission Control Center, Houston is also home to some of the best hospitals in the country. Some of the best nursing jobs in Houston can be found at the Methodist Hospital, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial-Hermann Texas Medical Center and TIRR Memorial Hermann, which are all well-rated by US News and World Report, and all have high-ranking specialties. Many Houston nursing jobs are in hospitals located on Portsmouth Street,...
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Why are so many kids allergic these days?
Earlier this year, the CDC published a major study on children and allergies. Read More...
OK, anyone else have thoughts on this?
We pretty much heard about that lady who got shot in DC. Post partum Depression/Psychosis, etc.... Read More...
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This Cat is tired. Gonna look for a quiet corner, and crash. :vulture: Read More...
MOre from the wonderful world of healthcare reform
So let's just say that I heard from a friend of mine who wrote to me on facebook yesterday. She... Read More...
Registered Nurse for ER in South Dakota $5,000 sign on bonus
ED RN Needed Great Plains, South Dakota $5,000 SIGN ON BONUS $64 – 36 Hr Blended Gross $2,303.76 – 36-hour weekly gross $2844.00 – 48 hour weekly gross *eligible for up to $500 bonus per week* $35.66 – Hourly Taxable ($28.16 base hourly + $7.50/hr temp. hazard) $1,020 – Weekly Per Diem...
Registered Nurse Outpatient Clinic Fours Corners, AZ
ANY STATE LICENSE ACCEPTED Summary - RNs needed for Ambulatory Care **13 Week Assignment with Option to Extend** Provides direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization....
Registered Nurse for Outpatient Clinic Shiprock, NM
**ANY STATE LICENSE ACCEPTED** *RN needed Ambulatory Care Clinic / Flu Clinic* **13 Week Assignment with Option to Extend** Shift Schedule 12 hour shifts 7a - 7p Provides direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with...
Registered Nurse Emergency Department Shiprock, NM
RN's Needed for Emergency Department Shiprock, NM **ACCEPTS ANY STATE LICENSE** *100% Medical Premium Benefits Paid* Shifts: Days and Nights available We believe in something different: a focus on the individuality of every person. In big ways and small, we exist to improve the extraordinary...
Full time LPN for busy family practice
We are looking for a highly motivated LPN to work full time at our busy family practice! We are in the process of expanding, so we are trying to find more nurses to join our team. We have a great group of employees and want to find someone to become part of our work family. We offer benefits...