A Nurse Practitioner's View

I receive countless spam e-mail messages to my many e-mail addresses. The screenshot of the one that I received below is definitely one of the most bizarre and struck a nerve. Really, this is not a way to advertise a career in nursing. It's unclear to me how or why doctors specifically, are in need of people like me. Perhaps the inference is that doctors tell nurses what to do and nurses are there to serve at their beck and call. We all know that the profession of nursing has a whole science unto itself and that nurses are front line care givers, influencers and advocates in the world of patient care. Sandy Summers is a nurse who runs the The Truth About Nursing website and she dedicates the whole site to correcting the vast negative portrayals of nurses in the media and in entertainment. I can envision her targeting this type of inaccurate portrayal due to the poor choice of wording. I did not click on any of the links for fear of it taking me to some weird phishing site or t...

The Pros and Cons of Legal Nurse Consulting I’ve spent years pursuing different avenues in the health care industry. I spent my high school years studying to become a CAN, I was at one point a EMT, and I eventually turned to alternative practices like massage therapy, herbs and general fitness and nutrition. Not long ago, though, I heard a term that was relatively new to me – legal nurse consulting. My aunt told me about her pursuit of a legal nurse consulting certification. Her goal was to pass the certification exam and open her own business, partnering with lawyers around the country to help them understand medical charts and the medical profession as a whole. Sounds great, right? I’m wondering if it really is. I urge anyone who is considering legal nurse consulting to consider the pros and cons. While it is certainly an admiral and profitable career path, it may limit your future choices. First of all, legal nurse consulting is not a get-rich-quick solution to your problems. If you...