Brittney Wilson, BSN, RN

Brittney Wilson, BSN, RN, a bachelors-prepared registered nurse, is the founder and owner of The Nerdy Nurse® and TheNerdyNurse.com. She is award-winning author, blogger, and community manager. In addition, she is an international keynote speaker and influencer in the nursing and healthcare technology communities. Brittney is the author of The Nerdy Nurse's Guide to Technology and co-author of The Nurse's Guide to Blogging. She blogs about nursing, technology, health IT, at other healthcare topics at thenerdynurse.com. Want more information about Brittney, her background, and nursing expertise? Check out the about page.

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Home Care Nursing – How to Rock as A Home Health Nurse

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What does it take to succeed at home care nursing? Let’s look closer at this job – what it’s like, how much it pays, and how to rock as a home health nurse.  Home care nursing can take a variety of roles and look different depending on whom you are caring. If you enjoy traveling and want to get out of the hospital setting, this might be the perfect job for you.  Home Care Nursing Jobs First, let’s look at home care nursing jobs. What do you do and what is this job like?  There are three main types of […]

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Nursing Motto: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.

Nursing Motto: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.

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“With great power, comes great responsibility”. As cliché as that phrase may seem, I feel it lends itself quite well to the nursing field. In fact, if I were going to pick one nursing motto to live my career by, it would probably be this phrase. Sure, “Do no harm” is nice, but it’s not nearly as thorough, plus the doctors already have that mantra. In Nursing, there is Always Something to Learn Early in my nursing career, I grew to understand just how much power nurses hold in their hands. No matter how many years you spend at the

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13 Work from Home Nursing Jobs

13 Work from Home Nursing Jobs

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Working from home can really be a godsend. Working in the convenient setting of your home, the ability to take breaks when you want to, no senior executive breathing down your neck to get the job done, the freedom to work the hours you want and all the while be there for your family when they really need you.  Working from home is indeed an ideal situation. But is working from home possible in all professions, especially healthcare?

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What is Continuing Education and Why is it Important for Nurses?

What is Continuing Education and Why is it Important for Nurses?

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For many nurses, continuing education is a requirement to keep their license current. But the value and importance of continuing education isn’t always clearly defined. In this article, we’ll answer the question what is continuing education, provide different examples, and explain why it is important for nurses.

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What is a Labor and Delivery Nurse?

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For a person who is about to undergo a medical procedure, one of the most important people that he can rely on before, during and after it is a nurse. This is especially true with a labor and delivery nurse – a person whose job, when performed with utmost care and compassion, can make him or her truly unforgettable in the mind and heart of a mother. A labor and delivery nurse shouldn’t be confused with a neonatal nurse, that can often be referred to as a baby nurse. Neonatal nurses care for the babies typically when they are in

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The Medical Slang Nurses Use All The Time

The Medical Slang Nurses Use All The Time

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What are those words nurses use that only know what they mean? They are on this list. These medical slang terms are both funny and incredibly relatable. How many of them do you know?  Medical Slang Nurses Use  These medical slang terms are used by nurses all the time. Some of them are used by nurses about other nurses, some are used as comedic relief about difficult patients. These slang terms are different from common phrases such as Bid in nursing or even PRN. Is there some slang not on the list? Share them in the comments.  MD   Definition: Makes Decisions

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