Know anyone -- maybe a patient or a family member -- who's taking an antidepressant to help with sleep, a relatively common off-label treatment prescribed by physicians for menopausal women? Or anyone who takes low-dose statin cholesterol-lowering drugs as a prophylactic measure against heart attack and stroke -- not to treat high ...

Some new grads would say that age discrimination doesn't only affect older veteran nurses. When you have little to no experience to add to your resume, searching for a job in today's economy becomes especially challenging. Although age discrimination is illegal, many new grads fear that they are victims. For tips while you are searching for a ...

For many new grads, it's not a time to celebrate, unfortunately. On the other side of the coin, Deloras Jones, MS, RN, executive director of the California Institute for Nursing & Health Care, recently proposed some initiatives to make room for new nurse grads in the healthcare arena. Agree? Disagree? ...

The July 7 episode of ‘HawthoRNe’ brought more examples of Christina Hawthorne, played by Jada Pinkett Smith, spending an unrealistic amount of time on direct patient care when compared to the average CNO. The fact that the show’s portrayal of an executive-level nurse doesn’t ring true, at least in this regard, is a big, fat con, but a pro ...

Episode three of HawthoRNe (confession: I skipped episode two) brought some meatier storylines than the pilot episode, but also a continuation of the silly stuff and stereotypes. A bright spot continues to be Jada Pinkett Smith's performance. Her Christina Hawthorne, CNO of the fictional Richmond Trinity Hospital, is committed. Cool. She has the ...

Patrice, you're certainly not alone in your strong feelings about "Nurse Jackie!"  My blog was strictly about "HawthoRNe."  I was discussing one episode of one show.  As you've probably noticed, there's plenty of "Nurse Jackie" coverage elsewhere on our site!

We received an e-mail from a new grad who is having a lot of trouble finding a job. Like many new grads, she worked hard to get through nursing school -- just in time for the economy to hit the skids. Her frustration was palpable. Cruise on over to our Nurturing New Nurses column to read what advice our expert had, and weigh ...

I tuned in to TNT for the series premiere of Hawthorne last night and came away a little disappointed. Christina Hawthorne, played by Jada Pinkett Smith, is the CNO of the fictional Richmond Trinity Hospital. She's smart, tenacious and compassionate. She's respectable. Other characters, not so much. Stereotypes abound. Nurse Ray Stein questions ...

Two weeks after the premiere of Showtime's Nurse Jackie comes – can we believe it? – another nurse-focused TV show. Debuting on June 16 at 9 p.m. on TNT, Hawthorne (the ''RN'' in the credits is capitalized) stars Jada Pinkett Smith as Christina Hawthorne, the CNO of the fictional Richmond Trinity Hospital. Pinkett Smith's real-life mother was an ...

I find this topic so interesting. For the life of me, I can't figure out why moms feel so guilty. I think part of it is we know so much more now than previous mothers did -- about how to ensure your child is emotionally well-rounded, the importance of playtime, the list is endless. The more you know, the harder it is. I've read that moms today -- ...