As a new nurse or nursing student it can be nerve-wracking when communicating with a doctor. Many times it is because you don’t know how to ask for something for a patient. This can be because you’re new to the profession. Your gut tells you something is wrong with the patient, but you don’t know […]
New Graduate Nurse
New Graduate Nurse: One of the most exciting times in the life of a nurse is right after graduation. School is finally behind you, and you are ready to start your career as a nurse. But unfortunately, there can be a difficult transition for nurses following graduation. This section is designed to provide tips for new graduate nurses, and to help nurses succeed in the workforce. The biggest issues that new nurse graduates face include communicating with doctors, learning to notify doctors when patient conditions change, what to do in emergency situations, tips on finding employment, time management, and more. Browse the articles below for tips for new nurse graduates. Also, make sure to sign up for our newsletter for the latest information from our site!
6 Tips for Dealing with Nursing Mistakes
Every nursing student and nurse stresses about making a mistake at some point during their career. No one wants or likes to make a mistake, but we are human and very prone to making errors. When you make a nursing mistake (whether it is big or small) you will deal with feelings of fear, depression, […]
Nursing School Graduation Gift Ideas: Top 10 Nursing School Graduate Gifts
At this time of year, so many nursing students are achieving that huge milestone in their academic careers: Graduation. Congratulations to all the nursing students out there who have completed this very important step in your nursing career! With so many nursing students graduating from nursing school, family and friends often ask, “What are some […]
Great Nurses Possess These 2 Traits
Recently I’ve been thinking about the following question: “What makes a nurse great?” There are dozens, maybe even hundreds of qualities you could list that would make a nurse really good. You might say that a nurse should be passionate, punctual, maybe certified, intelligent, or something like that. Those are all important traits. But as […]
Fast Paced Nursing Specialties like the ER but Less Emotional Impact
Hey all, I’m 26, and definitely love working in a faster paced environment, unfortunately on the other spectrums fast paced specialties butt heads. Any advice on a fast paced specialty like the ER, but with a less emotional impact, such as wound care. To summarize, I want to be moving but don’t believe I can […]
Resume Tips for New Nurse Graduates without Job Experience
Are you graduating from nursing school soon? If so, you need to start working on your resume to submit to potential employers. Many new nurses do not have any job experience in the health care field and are afraid this may hurt their chances for employment. In this article, I am going to give you […]
5 Tips on How to Transition from Nursing Student to Nurse
Transitioning from the nursing student role to the new nurse role can be overwhelming and frustrating at times. I remember thinking to myself, “Am I ever going to get the hang of this….it is different than being a student….so much to learn…so much more responsibility!” Does this sound like you too? If so, I promise […]
What is F-DAR Charting? FDAR Charting Examples
As a nursing student and new nurse you will be required to chart in the FDAR format (the is usually the charting standard in most healthcare facilities) . So, what is F-DAR charting? What are examples of FDAR charting? FDAR stands for Focus (F), Data (D), Action (A), and Response (R ). It is a handy […]
What is the Best Way to Understand and Master a Patient’s Chart?
One of the things that are most daunting to learn as a nursing student or new nurse is how to understand all the material in a patient’s chart. The patient’s chart contains so much material and figuring out what is important for you to do your job as a nurse can be confusing. I recently […]
5 Things that Most Nurses Hate
I love being a nurse! I think nursing is the only profession where you can be with someone during the best of times and the worst of times. However, there are something’s that I’m not too crazy about and many nurses I think would agree with me on these 5 things (and I’m sure they […]
New Nurse Tip: Nurses Bring Home Germs? Yes!
One thing I never thought about until I became a nurse was the type of germs I could possibly be transporting home from the hospital to my family. As a student I remember thinking, “As long as I do hand hygiene before I go home I’ll be good”. I never thought about all of the […]
What it is like to Work Night Shift as a Nurse | Typical Night in the Life of a Night Shift Nurse
Are you going to be working night shift as a new nurse? Most new nurses enter the field of nursing working the night shift. I recently published an article about how it is to work day shift as a nurse and gave an hour-by-hour account on what you might expect during a 12 hours shift […]
Tips on How to Dress as a Nurse
Are you in nursing school or thinking about it? Maybe you are almost done with nursing school (possibly graduating this December or May)? Well, if you are any of those 3 categories you will need some tips on how to dress as a nurse. Before I became a nurse, I thought scrubs, shoes, and a […]
Nursing Sign-On Bonuses: What You Need to Know
Nursing sign-on bonuses are often offered by healthcare companies. As a new nurse graduate–or a nurse looking to change specialties or companies–you may have noticed advertisements from companies offering a sign-on bonus. When I got my first job, the company I worked for just stopped offering sign-on bonuses a month or two before I applied. […]
A Day in the Life of a Nurse | What is it like to Work as a Registered Nurse?
Before I became a nurse, I always wondered what “a day in the life of a nurse” was like, what a 12 hour shift was like, and what type of things I would be doing on the job daily. In this article, I want to share with you how a typical day would be for […]
Following HIPAA & Patient Privacy
New nurse tips: HIPAA & Privacy. Adhering to patient privacy is a major rule we follow as nurses. When you are first starting out as a nurse, you may be confused on what you are allowed to share with others regarding your patient and who you can tell. In nursing school, you should have heard […]
Discussing Code Status with a Patient
Code status of a patient? This probably isn’t a typical new nurse tip you would think of giving a new nurse because it seems self-explanatory. However, I have found out that discussing code status with a patient is one of the most overlooked things we do as healthcare professionals. As nurses, we tend to “just” trust the […]
How to Establish a Good Rapport with a Patient
When you are starting out as a new nurse, you want your patients to have a good impression of you and the care you provide to them. Because let’s face it, as a new nurse your confidence in your nursing abilities is minimal at first until you gain experience. However, you don’t want your patient […]
Failed NCLEX-RN first try! Taking NCLEX exam second time…
I failed the NCLEX-RN first try last month and will be taking it again. I am so depressed about it especially since all of my friends passed. I am so embarrassed really and feel like a failure. I am questioning if I should have even went to nursing school. I dread taking it again and […]
Failed the NCLEX Exam? | What to Do if You Fail NCLEX
What to do if you fail NCLEX? How many pass the NCLEX first try? Did you know that according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, only 84.48% of students that took the NCLEX in 2015 passed on the first try? Of this number, 86.77% were US educated passed, and 30.91% internationally educated […]
Tips for New Nurse Graduates | How to get the Most out of Nursing Orientation
You’re finally done with one of the most challenging things you’ll ever face in your life, NURSING SCHOOL, and now you have your first job as a nurse, as a nurse graduate. A new nurse graduate has two meanings in the nursing world. It can be someone who has graduated from nursing school and is […]
Tips on Becoming a New Graduate Nurse?
What are tips of becoming a new graduate nurse? When do you start? -Jackia Thanks Jackia for your question. A new nurse graduate is someone who has graduated from nursing school. The term “new graduate nurse” is used to describe a nurse that has just graduate from nursing school. It takes anywhere from 2 to 4 […]
How Hard is it Finding a Job After Nursing School?
I would like to become a registered nurse (rn) one day. I was wondering if after nuring school are jobs hard to find in Houston, TX? -Jackia
Needle Sticks to Nurses | What to do if you get Stuck by A Needle for Nurses RNs
Needle sticks are very common in the healthcare field. Unfortunately, nurses are the majority of people who get stuck by needles in the hospital setting. The ANA (American Nurse Association) has been working to decrease this problem by encouraging hospitals to switch to needleless devices. However, some items in a hospital setting can not be […]
How Can I Land a Nursing Job if I have No Nursing Experience?
How can I land a job if I don’t have experience as a nurse. I graduated last year with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and have not been able to land a job since I graduated. I realize that I haven’t been persistent in the job hunt, but I would like to know what I need to […]
I Have Not Been Practicing Nursing since 1998 | What would it Require to go back to working as an RN?
I am getting divorced and need info on what my earning potential could be. I only worked as an RN for 6 months in a nursing home and have not done anything since involving nursing. What would it require to become one again? The lawyers need a time frame and what I would have to […]
Nursing Resume Templates | Free Resume Templates for Nurses | How to Create a Resume for RN
Looking for free nursing resume templates? Before nurses can secure their nursing jobs, they must go through the application period. This includes creating a resume, submitting a nursing portfolio, and going through the interview process. Nursing jobs are highly competitive, especially certain specialty areas such as OB GYN and Pediatrics fields. So it is very important that […]
RN Interview Questions | Typical Interview Questions for Registered Nurse Job Position
Graduating from nursing school is one of the biggest obstacles that nursing students accomplish. They now have the degree that can take each of them places. The only thing left to do is to get a job. The application process is relatively easy, but the interview process is another thing. The interview process is very […]
Nursing Portfolio | How to Create, Examples, and What is it?
Most nursing students and nurses create a nursing portfolio to help them keep track of their professional goals, accomplishments, competencies, and skills. For example, an artist creates a portfolio to show their work and accomplishments to future clients. Nurses in a sense keep a portfolio to show future employers who they are and what they […]
Stress Management for Nurses | How to Handle Stress as a New Nurse?
There is no secret that nurses make very lucrative salaries, but the salaries that nurses make come with a great deal of stress. Nurses work long hours and handle difficult situations on a daily basis. Nurses must have the ability to handle the daily stressors that they encounter because patients and other medical professionals depend […]