Archive for category Nursing Topics

Nurse Bullying – A Pervasive and Growing Problem

Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Nursing Topics on July 6, 2012

Despite the recent multitude of highly publicized elementary and high school bullying cases, bullying occurs in the adult world too. Adult bullies do their dirty work everywhere. They even demean and bully their victims in a professional environment. Bullying in the Nursing Profession Bullying represents a particular problem in the nursing profession, a pervasive and […]

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Men in the Field of Nursing

Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Nursing Topics on June 17, 2012

While women continue to comprise the predominant population in the nursing profession, male nurses have become more and more commonplace in the profession. According to MinorityHealth, men make up 5.8 percent of all registered nurses (RNs). While this may seem like a small number, Minority Health also reports that male RNs tend to be younger, on average, […]

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Only Fresh, Fit, and Fierce Nurses Make the Cut — Are You In?

Posted by Samantha Gluck in Healthcare News, Nursing Topics on February 6, 2012

In today’s rapidly changing health care environment, the pressure and chaos that goes with it can cause nurses and other health care professionals to lose sight of the calling written on their hearts. What calling? You know the one — the persistent call to heal others by sharing knowledge, expertise, and personal talents with those […]

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Keep the Lamp Burning: Step Up Your Nursing Education

Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Nursing Topics on October 26, 2011

Editor’s Note: Please welcome Medtopicwriter’s newest guest contributor, Karen Lederer, a ”writer and educator who loves to laugh and dream big“. She will grace the pages of Medtopicwriter with her take on many aspects of the nursing profession and health care from time to time. We appreciate your comments and thoughts about her topics and nursing […]

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How to Stop Nurse Bullies in Their Tracks by Sam Omulligan

Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Nursing Topics on October 18, 2011

What Is Workplace Bullying? Any type of repetitive abuse in which an individual suffers threats, humiliating or intimidating behaviors, verbal abuse or other actions that interfere with job performance is considered workplace bullying. A serious issue within the nursing profession, bullying behavior can put both nurses and patients at a significant health and safety risk. […]

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