Ethical practice has always been the foundation of high quality nursing care – going way back to the days of Florence Nightingale.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percentage of male nurses has more than doubled in the past three decades and is expected to triple within the next few decades.

I’ll bet that got your attention. I don’t think there is a nurse out there in the workforce who doesn’t want a raise, right? While most of us didn’t enter this awesome profession for the money, not many would refuse more of it in their paycheck.

As The Nerdy Nurse recently pointed out, the future of healthcare is changing and along with it, the roles and responsibilities of nurses. Now more than ever, it’s so important for nurses to band together and help each other weather the changing tide.

Ah, the dreaded night shift. Every nurse will have to encounter it at some point in his or her career. Some enjoy the more patient-based shift with its lack of administrators and clerical work, while others never can get into the rhythm of being a night owl.

Science 2.0 recently reported on a new study that found that 66 percent of doctors surveyed said that becoming a nurse practitioner is the way to go…even more so than being a doctor! Read excerpts from the article below to see why.

Just like every other profession out there, nursing has a good side and a bad side. We always emphasize good nursing practice, but bad nursing practice also exists. We all know it. We’ve all seen it. Heck, we’ve all (bashfully) probably been guilty of performing one or two of these practices from time to time.

Okay, it’s time to decide: Are you going to grad school or not? You’ve been circling around this decision for a while now and we’re here to help!