See what it is like to be a licensed practical nurse or LPN. Get a job description and learn about duties, earnings, requirements, and employment outlook.
Nurses need undisturbed break time on each shift, but short-staffed units and the demands of patient care can make that difficult.
Many practitioners understand the value of interprofessional education—the challenge is to make sure all our nation’s educators and providers do.
Experienced ER nurses leave because their work environment sucks.
Misconceptions abound, but doctors and nurses in palliative care help patients live as comfortably as possible while other doctors battle the underlying causes of their usually fatal illness. The Wall Street Journal interviews Dr. Diane Meier of the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
A nurse leader shares how she overcame significant barriers to pursue a successful career and what we can do to help minorities in nursing succeed.
I always wanted to become a nurse. As a child, I didn’t know the difference between nurses and doctors—all I knew is that the people in white coats had the power to help sick patients become healthy, and that is what I too wanted to do.
In all parts of the world, nurses deliver most of a patient's care — especially in countries with limited medical resources. But who will train these nurses? Partners in Health has a plan.
Advocates of health care reform often talk about the Triple Aim. However, there is a key component missing from that model: restoring joy to the practice of medicine.
You'll become skilled not just in medicine, but in waitressing, technology, mediation, and more.
Licensed vocational nursing laws and standard practices vary from state to state. Learn more about nurse boards and training to be a nurse with Summit College's LVN program! If you are looking for how to become an LVN, this is a right post for you.
We asked our Funny Nurses family to fill in the blank after “You know you’re a NURSE when…” (above) and we got some pretty great responses!
Take this career quiz to see if you have what it takes to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN).
Tips for Nurse Mentors | Ausmed | Nursing students and new graduates face a real challenge entering the field of nursing. Mentoring new nurses is a chanc...
Nurses take care of all of us, and its due time we take the actions to care for them as well.
Interested in becoming a nurse? You might not be sure where to get started? It all begins when you hear the call to the profession. From there, it's all applying and being accepted into nursing school!
Interested in some of responsibilities of the family nurse practitioner? To reach this goal, you'll need the right education behind you!
Coming from someone who's been there and done that.