Posts Tagged Registered nurse
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, […]
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 […]
5 Attributes of Great Nurses
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Healthcare News, Nursing Topics on October 12, 2011
Editor’s Note: Please join me in welcoming guest contributor, Sam Omulligan. Omulligan is a writer and educator interested in finding and sharing information relating to the healthcare profession. Primarily working with and for nurses who have an interest in better education, and developing a more substantial career. As a professional path, nursing has long been […]
Want Something More Than Traditional Nursing? Legal Eagle Nurses
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Nursing Topics on August 30, 2011
A legal nurse consultant (LNC) is a registered nurse (RN) who utilizes her professional nursing education and clinical expertise to close the gap between the fields of medicine and law, increasing the potential for positive case resolutions. Attorneys hire LNCs to assist and advise the litigation team on medically related legal cases. While attorneys have […]
Don’t Ya Wish You Had a BSN Like Me?
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Nursing Topics, Trends in Healthcare on June 30, 2011
It might seem surprising that nurses – whose entire career focuses on healing, compassion, and empathy – frequently bully one another as well as feel the brunt of bullying from a superior, such as a physician. Some measure of bullying occurs in virtually every profession, but those who witness it or experience it first hand […]







