The office I work in is small: there’s a receptionist, two nurses, and a doctor. That’s it! It’s the four of us who keep the clinic going on a daily basis. We each embody different jobs so that everything runs smoothly. Our receptionist does a multitude of tasks that include answering phone calls, scheduling appointments,…
In the latest episode of myRNpodast, Shelly Baas, RN, discusses her career choice to work in Hospice Care. Click here to listen to Episode 4. Shelly Baas took an unconventional path to nursing. She focused on pre-pharmacy which was heavy on biology and chemistry. Then she switched to English, but as the debts began…
Quick update: my newest float nurse training has been in endocrinology. Whenever I train in a new specialty, I am once again reminded of the sheer complexity of the human body. Just when I think I have begun to grasp a certain specialty area of medicine, I am jolted to a new specialty that has…
Morgan Quist, R.N., New Grad Nurse Blogger, Shares “7 Things I Would Tell My Nursing Student Self” 1. Nursing school does not have to be stressful. College is stressful for everyone; however, when you are a Type A personality surrounded by similar Type A personalities, it’s natural for stress levels to rise fast. I felt…