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10 Differences Between a Public Not-For-Profit Hospital Verses a Private...

I work for a private, corporate hospital as a floor nurse. I am precepting at a public, independent hospital in an administrative role. The differences in the way things are done and the possibilities...

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Hit Nurses Where it Hurts: Their Wallet

We recently have had a new CEO become a part of our little hospital team, and with  him have come a great many changes. Most of these changes I have been excited about and embraced. He appears to be a...

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Tafford.com Review and Scrubs Giveaway!

-giveaway now closed- I wrote recently about how my hospital’s administration has decided to go the route of uniforms. Of course, there are obvious pros and cons to this decision, but they made it,...

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Scan Your Skin for Cancer and Your Money for Fraud

My generation has been the first to have video games their entire childhood. We are the first to have computers throughout most of of lives, and the first to have cell phones be a part of every day...

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Hey Hospitals, Patients Are Looking For you Online!

The potential for social media to impact and improve healthcare is staggering. This is especially prominent now that consumers are stepping up and confirming that a healthcare providers online presence...

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VigLink: Blogging & Affiliate Marketing the Non-Sleazy Way

I want to take a few minutes to talk to you about affiliate marketing and introduce to you a company called Viglink. I want to share this with you because I think it will be helpful to you, your...

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House Hunting for a Georgia Nurse: Thrilled to be in a Buyer’s Market

With the current state of the economy, homes are more affordable now than ever. Houses that less than 5 years ago were selling for $100,000 are now less than half that. I am blessed to be looking for a...

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Protecting Your Most Valuable Assets: Your Family

What would happen if I died tomorrow and my husband and son didn't have me or my income to support them? Where would they go? How would they survive? Who would ensure that my greatest contribution to...

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Puncture: Feature Film Showcases Risk of Needlestick Injuries for Nurses

PUNCTURE features Chris Evans, who portrays Micheal Weiss, a drug-addict Erin Brockovich or sorts, in a dramatic and captivating manner that is both shocking and inspiring. Despite his flaws, the...

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Corporate For Profit Healthcare: Distant Decisions Lacking Community Focus

My nursing career started in a private for-profit corporate hospital. As nurses on the floor, we were governed by decisions and rules made by distant administrators in the their fairy tale corporate...

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How to Safely Manage and Protect Your Tax Documents

Handling your tax related documents is a task that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Although you might currently be thinking less about keeping your identity safe, and more about avoiding and audit, it is...

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How to Really Make Money Blogging

Making money on the internet is not a myth. But it’s not as simple as paying $19.99 to have Freddy in India set you up a website and have it go on autopilot, either. Making money online takes work....

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Owning an iPhone 5 Will Set You Back at Least $1800 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Upgrading to an iPhone 5 is not as simple as handing over $199 and calling it a day. Owning an iPhone 5 is an investment and the total cost of ownership can really add up over time. If you think about...

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The Business and Busyness of Blogging

I had no idea when I started blogging that I would be able to turn into a part time income. I had not even began to think about the fact that if I was dedicated to it, and made a leap, that I could...

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Compensation for Nurses: Hourly Wages Vs. Salaried

Depending on your role as a nurse, there are usually several ways you can be reimbursed for the care you perform. For most of us, there are two basic forms of compensation: hourly and salaried. The...

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Raising The Salary for Nurses Across the Board

Recently I posted about the pros and cons working as a salaried nurse verses hourly. Kevin Ross, of Innovative Nurse, has responded in a youtube video but has shifted the focus of the discussion to the...

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Continuing Education and Motherhood

Being a mother is the most rewarding job any of us will ever have. However, it is not a job that will put food on the table and clothes on our backs. Adding to your family is essentially increasing the...

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Funding Your Own Nursing or Medical Business

Regardless of your reasons for wanting to start your own practice, one thing is for sure: you’re going to need to come up with a lot of money to get those doors open and people walking through them. So...

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Stay Positive, Take Care, and Make the Big Bucks [Scrubs Magazine Round Up]

Nursing is hard work and can sometimes be very draining both mentally and physically. It can be easy to just get into a rut and be a negative Nancy, but for the sake of your coworkers and your sanity...

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Can Clinical Integration Help Physicians Cash in on What They Were Sold?

“Clinical integration” are just buzz words that most physicians aren’t concerned with early in their careers. Many future doctors go to medical school with bright starry eyes and a version of their...

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