Advice for Transition From Nursing Student to Professional

Last week RealityRN.com asked me to respond to a new nurse’s post about the difficult transition from student to professional … More

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How I Became a Nurse Part II: Gatekeepers

“Jules, you need to quit wasting your talents working with Sister Sebastian up there on the Pediatric unit. I want … More

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How I Became a Nurse Part I-It Could Not Have Begun Worse

It could not have begun worse. I was not prepared for the difficult transition from student nurse to a … More

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Of Med Errors and Brain Farts

I read the physician’s order carefully, looked up the medication in the nurses’ drug book, and consulted with our pharmacist before … More

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Whistle Blowers & Patient Advocates: When the Nurse Stands Alone

A colleague and I discussed the Winkler County Whistle Blowers case and our admiration for Registered Nurses Vicki Galle and Anne Mitchell. They brought the nurse’s role of … More