Becoming a Registered Nurse (RN) begins with tiny—yet ongoing steps. The first step is obtaining a solid academic foundation. At the base of the educational continuum, one must obtain a high school diploma or G.E.D. Accordingly, your secondary education should include anatomy and physiology, biology, microbiology, and chemistry classes. Consider taking English composition, lifespan growth, […]

License to Nurse! Have you ever watched the popular movie License to Kill, a James Bond spy film? Or have you listened to the spoof song “License to Chill,” sung by Jimmy Buffett? Maybe you’ve heard someone jokingly ask if you have a `license to parent.’ Inferred, even into popular culture, is the notion that […]

Perhaps you’ve heard the famous joke, “Be nice to your nurses; they keep doctors from hurting you.”* With no offense to medical doctors, the wisecrack may speak, tongue-in-cheek, to the responsibilities which fall on the primary healthcare staff—the shoulders of Registered Nurses. Besides banter, the joke may also reference how much Registered Nurses affect our […]