Nurse

The summer before my senior year of RN nursing school, I worked as an LPN (we were allowed to take LPN boards then after 2

Sandra Lee MD, aka reality TVs Dr. Pimple Popper, recently posted a message on Twitter (see image) in response to a health blog written by

I had to do a nursing intervention in the parking lot of my gym last year. I noticed an adult daughter with her elderly dad

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN Treat others as you wish to be treated. Be courteous to everyone whether or not they reciprocate. Offer

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN I always get excited when I see or hear a nurse on television or radio. It’s probably because

Dear Donna, Should I list volunteer work on my resume, and if so, how and where? I have been volunteering since I was in high

There is great joy and personal satisfaction in mastering a skill that once seemed almost impossible to master. And while there is a temptation to

Message for New Nurses: Nursing is the most amazing profession. It will change you for the better as much as it will positively impact the

By Donna Cardillo, MA, RN, CSP, FAAN As we celebrate National Nurses Week – May 6th through May 12th (Florence Nightingale’s birthday) – it’s the

By Donna Cardillo, MA, RN, CSP, FAAN National Nurses Week is the “official” time to shine a spotlight on nurses. But the truth

All nurses start out thinking that they’ll never learn everything they need to know to be a great nurse. The exhilaration comes when you finally

Be mindful of everything you do. When you are with a patient (anyone), focus only on that patient for that time and be more aware