Are you preparing for your next nursing interview and wondering what questions will be asked of you? If so, you’re in the right place! Keep reading to discover the top 10 nursing interview questions that are asked by employers. What Type of Nursing Interview Questions do Employers ask? Maybe you are a new nurse, fresh…
What is Bipolar Disorder?
There can be a lot of stigma and misunderstanding surrounding mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder. Historically, mental health disorders were not viewed as an actual illness but rather a lack of willpower of the person displaying symptoms. But this view of mental illness is not accurate. Mental health disorders are not a lack of…
The Best Nursing Skills for Resume
Are you a new nurse looking to build your first nursing resume? Or are you an experienced nurse looking to update your current resume so you can advance your career? Either way, if you are on the job market you need to ensure that your resume is tailored to highlight your acquired nursing skills. This…
The Best Shoulder Exercises for Strength and Flexibility
It’s important to keep muscles strong and flexible throughout our lifetime, as weak muscles and joints are a leading cause of pain, and our shoulders are no exception. Thankfully, there are several quick and simple shoulder exercises that can help strengthen and stretch the shoulder, helping to decrease pain and prevent future injury. Strengthening the shoulder…
The Best Lower Back Exercises to Decrease Back Pain
Back pain is a leading cause of missed work and disability in the U.S. and is a common reason people seek medical care. Muscle and ligament strain is a major source of lower back pain for most people and is caused by repeated heavy lifting, poor body mechanics, and poor posture. In other words, its…
Why Nurses are Quitting and How to Address This Issue
For the last few years there has been a trend seen among the work force of nurses: nurses are quitting their jobs or leaving the profession entirely at a much higher rate than has been seen in decades. There are several factors that are contributing to this trend, with worsening staff shortages and burnout among…
Lateral Violence in the Profession of Nursing
Lateral violence, or workplace bullying, is the inappropriate treatment of one worker by another of equal or greater station within the workplace. This behavior is purposeful and intended to belittle or embarrass the victim and is often passive aggressive so that the perpetrator does not appear to others as being overtly hurtful to the victim. However, over…
How to Make More Money as a Nurse
We all want to make more money, and as nurses we have a solid foundation of education and critical thinking skills that help set us apart as leaders in the healthcare community and enable us to demand adequate compensation for the work we do. This specialized education allows us to function in a wide array…