Nurses are at the frontline in assisting patients who have been inflicted with injury or illness. This role comes with numerous responsibilities in terms of providing the highest standards of care. Importantly, those in the medical field also have a legal duty to...

Despite the strides made in creating awareness, there is still a lot of misunderstanding and prejudice among many people about mental illness. It is likely why, as a nurse, you may be hesitant to seek medical treatment for severe depression. Are you worried that it...

When a patient calls the office asking for help from a nurse, that nurse should get back to the patient as soon as possible. Usually, these kinds of office hotlines result in return calls within 24 to 48 hours, which is reasonable for non-emergencies. The recording...

You have received notice of a disciplinary hearing from the California Board of Registered Nursing, and now you need help. You have worked hard to get your nursing license and to establish yourself as a nursing professional. If your license is at risk, you will...

When you’re working with multiple patients, it’s absolutely essential that you chart information about them correctly. A number of nurses may be assigned to the same patient over time, so having an accurate chart is of the utmost importance. Charting mistakes may lead...

As a nurse who is in charge of giving patients different medications, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. While you have a system that details out the patient’s prescriptions, you also have to manage multiple people, emergencies and patient requests all at once. It is...

Nurse practitioners, or advanced practice registered nurses, have become a critical part of the health care team in recent years. They perform many of the tasks that a physician does.  A nurse practitioner's responsibilities may include performing physical exams and...

As a medical professional, you have to be ready for just about anything. Nurses, especially those who work in unpredictable environments like emergency rooms or delivery wards, often face both boring and impossibly stressful days on the job.  You may have to work an...

When something unfortunate happens to a medical patient, that patient or their family members often look for someone to blame. For example, if an older adult in a nursing home or someone staying at a rehabilitation facility falls and suffers a serious injury, people...

In August, a report published by MedPage Today highlighted how the number of nurses who choose to enroll in nurse rehabilitation programs has steadily decreased in recent years. The number of participants in these alternative-discipline programs is in the single...