I recently started wearing compression during my 12 hour shifts. My legs were just killing me. I found a new brand called Therafirmlight at my local uniform store and just love them. They actually help my legs! If you're wary about wearing compression like I was, I would suggest you try it. Does anyone else have any experiences with compression?

Elaine

Related: Charting, Mistake, New Nurse, Orientee

We have recently had to stop student nurses from charting their assessments on the computer. There was discussion about whether or not the student's charting could be used against an RN in a court of law if the assessments did not agree. There was also discussion about the RN who signed off on the student's charting be liable for that assessment when we [...]

Related: Bureaucracy, nurse-nurse relationships, Seasoned Nurses

I have a question about Nursing Seniority.  We are having a bit of an issue on our unit between the "old" nurses and the "new" ones. Or, as our people put it, the senior vs the junior nurses. Sounds suspiciously like high school to me. The nurses with the most seniority feel they should get the best shifts, the most and first choice vacations, less [...]

Related: Nursing Jobs, Nursing Trends

Hey All,

I am a graphic designer (not a nurse) and I recently created this infographic about nurses and what they do. It deals with wages, demographics, the shortage and other relevant stuff.

http://nursingschool.org/nurses-by-the-numbers/

I just wanted to share with you all.

Thanks!

Name: Richard Hemby

Hello!

Given the popularity and prevalence of twitter, I put together a list of 50 different nurses on Twitter that you can follow to potentially get some insight on their medical lives. If you wouldn’t mind, could you share my list with your readers?

Here's the post:

Many thanks!
Richard

I just hired on at a large regional hospital and am nearing the end of my preceptorship on a crazy-busy surgical unit. The morale is terrible and I moved 1200 miles to come to this job. We commonly have 6-7 patients each every day and it seems like as soon as a bunch is hired, a few leave. Our director is never [...]

I am a senior nursing student and I was just wondering if it was normal to feel...not fully competent. Although I have learned so much and have attended clinicals and so forth we had to do a "simulation scenario" about a patient and a possible scenario. One of us is the primary nurse and we have to figure out what to do. [...]

I attended nursing school for 2 years & am on the wait list for clinicals. Three years ago, did a dumb favor for someone that I thought was my friend. I am now a felon for possession w/ intent to distribute heroin. I received 4 years probation, but will receive an early discharge next July. I have recently completed a medical assistant program & am [...]

I am accepting a plea bargain to a money laundering charge that has nothing to do with nursing and it will be adjudication withheld. So with that being said and not actually being convicted can my Florida nursing license be terminated?

Christina

Sometimes as a nurse I was told I had a “dark” sense of humor. Is that a reflection of my negativity toward my job and the people in my day or merely a coping mechanism? What is the difference?

Is a dark sense of humor as important as a good pair of nursing shoes?

When I worked the the hospital as a registered nurse, some days [...]