Relationship Between Peer Mentoring Support and Novice Nurses Intent to Stay in the Field

Recruitment Flier: Invitation to Participate in Survey

May 25, 2015

All Nurses:

I am a doctoral student in the School of Public Service Leadership at Capella University, and I am conducting a study for my dissertation, titled “The Relationship Betwee

Twelve hour shifts. Are you doing 3 or 4 days a week?

I'm curious to what everyone else is doing and how it really is out in this field. Has anyone been promised to 3 twelve hour shifts in the hospital setting and are actually working 3 days a week? Does your workplace stick to giving you 3 twelve hour

"Male" nurse? Le sigh.

37 I try not to be too sensitive about stuff like this, but it is discouraging that even today people sometimes feel they have to preface the word "nurse" with the word "male," when their nurse happens to be a man. It is discourag

What makes a nursing contract binding & official?

I was hired at my mother's work through connections as a RN. It is a subacute/rehab facility. During the "interview", I was not asked any nursing interview questions and was told about what the Director of Nursing was looking for, how she

International Traveling Nurse-- RN/NP

Hello,

I was wondering exactly how to become an international traveling nurse. Is there an American agency to go through? Where can I find one? Is it better to be a traveling RN or NP? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
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Joining th Navy with BSN: Reserve or Active Duty?

I recently graduated with a BSN, but my degree will not be awarded until my minor requirement is complete by August of this year. I did my nursing leadership rotation in a military hospital, and was inspired to join the Navy as a nurse. I am, however

C in Chemistry. ADN program at Community College

Hi everyone. I'm 21 years old, and last semester I decided to switch up my major (due to life and family situations) and try to get accepted into the nursing program at my local CC, American River College in Sacramento. I'm in my third year, and th

Children learn by example

5 Nurses use a lot of abbreviations. It saves time and serves as a communication device among fellow colleagues to ensure good patient care. Our children may pick up on this when they see things like a grocery list, blog entries, or other random note

interview on detox unit this Tuesday

Hey all! soo after hundreds of applications and resumes to open hospital postions, I finally received a call last week from a hospital (where I previously worked at as a PCT for 5 years) for an interview on their detox unit. I am really excited and s

Pain Management in Five Easy Pieces

Awesome piece. But, as usual...As we all probably know, the current trend in healthcare is all about customer service. That makes questions like "what is your comfort level with pain?" impossible to ask, alternatives such ad NSAIDs not avai