Movies and TV shows with Nurses & doctors
As a nurse, you live it, breathe it, work it, and for some reason, you want to watch it too. I can’t explain it, but if I find a movie with a nurse or nurses in it, especially if they…
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Job description: Prison Nurse
I was a prison nurse for about 5 years as a registry nurse in the early 2000s. I thought it would be scary, but it really wasn’t…well, maybe only the first day. This prison was in Hawaii and housed a…
Job description: Registry Nurse
March 27, 2025 A registry nurse is a qualified nursing professional employed on a flexible basis, often through staffing agencies or directly by healthcare facilities that require temporary nursing staff. A registry nurse may work in a variety of locations,…
Job Description: Legal Nurse/Expert Nursing Practice Consultant
Job Description: Legal Nurse/Expert Nursing Practice Consultant What does a legal nurse/expert nurse practice consultant do? Well, let me tell you what I do as a legal nurse. This job requires some experience (let’s say minimum 5 years) in the…
Travel Nurses: Do I like em?
March 25, 2025 Travel Nurses: Do I like them? do I want to be one? It takes a special person to be a Travel Nurse. They must be confident, independent, and ready to take on whatever is thrown their way.…
Job description: Travel Nurse
I have met many travel nurses at my hospital job and as someone who rented out a room to travelers. Let me be clear, I am writing from the perspective of a nurse who has shared stories with many travel…
Job description: 4-H Camp Nurse
4-H is an extra-curricular club that serves kids from ages 9-19 with mini-members being as young as 7 years old. Many people think of 4-H as a livestock and agricultural club, but it is evolving to be much more than…
Who’s the most important person in Nursing?
IT IS YOU! Without You, there is no care. When you go to work, YOU are there for your patients. You probably became a nurse to help people and that is the right answer, but remember that if you were…
Continuing Education for Nurses, free vacation?
CEU = Continuing Education Unit and may be required by some states for you to renew your license. For example, California nurses renew their nursing licenses every 2 years and as of 2023, the cost for a Registered Nurse license…
Do Nurses need Professional Malpractice Insurance?
Did you know that the BRN, the governing and licensing entity for nurses, investigates loads of nurses each year? ANYONE can make a complaint against you; It can be an unhappy patient or their family, a co-worker, a manager, your…
Do Nurses Really Eat Their Young?
Do Nurses Really Eat Their Young? Have you heard this saying? It is something that was said often when I was a new nurse over 20 years ago and I found it to be at least 50% true. New nurses…
Days, Eves, Nights, What shift is best?
I have worked all 3 shifts in my career and I currently work Nights (nocs) and do not plan to ever leave it. I have worked in clinics, but primarily in inpatient hospital settings, so this is based mostly around…
What advice would you give to a nursing student or new nurse?
First and foremost, I hope you chose this career because you want to help people because sometimes this job isn’t pretty. This job requires strength in mind as well as kindness from the heart. You will have days where your…