Time Management and the Slow Shift
Every so often it occurs, a slow shift. Patients aren’t calling, everyone is stable, everyone takes their medication. These shifts are few [...]
PTSD and the Nurse
PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental health condition characterized by depression, anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, and other [...]
Nursing jobs away from the bedside
After moving, I needed a new job. The last six years I have been on a medical-surgical, surgical oncology, orthopedic, respiratory, and medi [...]
9 Questions to ask at an interview
Interviews will happen, unless you plan to work in the first unit you’ve been hired too and never leave. At one point will transfer units, [...]
Why are nurses leaving the bedside
We are three years into a pandemic and there has been a surge of nurses leaving the bedside and the field all together. A survey completed b [...]
Studying for a Certification
I am currently studying for my Medical-Surgical Certification through the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, AMSN. The test to become certi [...]