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These strange-but-true nursing stories were told by nurses and nurse assistants in various places around the Web. Read, shudder, and enjoy!

For the right person, becoming a registered nurse can be a challenging and rewarding career move. Nurses are the most numerous health care professional in the country, but despite their numbers...

Most registered nurses (RNs) earn between $47,700 and $69,800 annually, with the highest-paid nurses earning a national average of over $83,400. See salaries in different RN industries.

Explanation of emergency room nursing skills and duties, for nurse reference.

Description of ICU nursing skills and duties, for nurse reference.

A doctor dies and goes to Hell. The Devil greets him and tells him that he would have to choose his eternity. The Devil opens the first door, in which doctors are hanging from their ankles and being whipped by demons. "Oh my God, I don't want that!" the doctor replies ... Funny stuff.

"All of the graduate students in the School of Nursing take some of their Master of Science courses online. A group of six School of Nursing faculty members and a graduate student received funding to determine best practices in online courses. The group developed an evaluation rubric to measure quality in the graduate online curriculum. They then applied the rubric to the core courses which are primarily offered online and are required for all graduate nursing students. The project had a positive impact on faculty by offering a tool useful for online course evaluation and development. Additionally it brought to attention the needs of faculty member development in online education."

Nurses perform a variety of functions, based on their individual specialties and their level of expertise.

Both work in a hospital or doctor's office, both make sure patients are comfortable and cared for, and both are relied on for the smooth operation of a medical office. But medical assistants and nurses are two distinct professions, each with a slightly different focus.

The different kinds of nurses and what they do.

"Unfortunately, there are some who should not be given the responsibility to teach and guide those who require it. Precepting an inexperienced nurse takes a unique set of traits. The following are five traits that, if you possess, means you might want to rethink being a preceptor:"

Research published in the current edition of Nursing Research by Gwen Wyatt of MSU's College of Nursing, analyzed which CAM therapies -- such as massage, supplements and reflexology -- are used the most and why. She looked at the five major categories of therapies: biological, mind-body, manipulative and body, energy and alternative medical systems.

"Every summer, a handful of medical students spends two weeks in a nursing home as a patient. That's part of what's been called "the life-altering education" established by Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., the director of geriatrics education and research at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine."

"The principles, developed by a committee of nurse leaders and patient advocates, are meant to guide the provider community in developing patient engagement models and quality and safety interventions that support and encourage the patient and family to become partners in their care. The development of the principles, and the organization, is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation."

The daily ramblings of an overworked ER nurse who likes her job, but hides it very well.

Whether your aim is to find a nursing school in Florida, a medical assisting program in Texas or a radiology course in California, these information resources and school search links will help you learn more about the health care career you're considering, and help you locate your school.

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