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RN Talk
What is the current state of nursing today? Find out the latest on and about nurses and nursing, and join the conversation about ratios, shortages and anything else involving nurses. E’Louise Ondash, RN, answers all of your questions and provides some insight.

Posies and Posturing Topics of Debate for Nurses and Doctors

No flowers and no sitting --- on anything!That’s the mandate to visitors in many British hospitals and has been for some time, but at least one doctor thinks it’s time to loosen up.Dr. Iona Heath wrote a letter to the British medical journal BMJ recently and argued that this recommendation is unjustified and denies patients the chance to be close to their loved ones, according to an Associated

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Ask the Expert
Ask questions, get answers and find out all you need to know about this fascinating career alternative for nurses. Shalon Weddington, RN, MSN, a former travel nurse and published author on the topic, answers your questions.

Finding Services and Travel-Related Resources

I want to try travel nursing, but I am nervous about leaving home. If I go somewhere new, how will I know who to trust for my repairs and services?I know where to go for everything that I need. I have spent a long time figuring out what companies are reliable, who to take my car to for repairs etc. Any advice?I know this sounds scary, but you may find that you won’t actually need that many

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Campus Corner
Student nurse, Cassie Applegate, answers questions, responds to comments and offers plenty of insight for student nurses on all things related to nursing school.

First Day on the Job as a Registered Nurse

The first day of starting my new job as a Registered Nurse was a lot like my first day of nursing school. I hardly slept the night before, could barely swallow my breakfast, and showed up nearly an hour early just because I was afraid I would be late. As it turned out, I was not the only one. Many of the other new graduate nurses were early and voiced many of the same feelings. We all felt as

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