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RN Talk
What is the current state of nursing today? Find out the latest on and about nurses and nursing, and join the conversation about ratios, shortages and anything else involving nurses. E’Louise Ondash, RN, answers all of your questions and provides some insight.

Men in Whites: Where are you?

Why aren’t there more men in nursing?

There are several reasons, according to Chad E. O'Lynn, PhD, RN, and Russell E. Tranbarger, EdD, RN, FAAN. They list them in “Men in Nursing: History, Challenges and Opportunities” (Springer Publishing Co., soft cover; $40).

For one, they say, we can blame Florence.

Ms. Nightingale, according to the nurse/authors, looked around Crimea and noticed how awful

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Nursing Diary
Come join the conversation as Glenna Murdock, RN, leads the talk about the latest in nursing. What are the newest trends in the industry? What issues are the hottest facing nurses today? Come find out for yourself.

The World Needs to Know: Nurses are Smart, Skilled and Saving Lives Daily

This week belongs to us. Yes, this is National Nurses’ Week, a week set aside to honor our profession and bring attention to what we do. National recognition is a good thing but I daresay a week’s time won’t come close to enlightening John Q. Public as to the scope and importance of our work. I would venture a guess that the majority of the non-medical public still views nurses in the role of the

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Ask the Expert
Ask questions, get answers and find out all you need to know about this fascinating career alternative for nurses. Shalon Weddington, RN, MSN, a former travel nurse and published author on the topic, answers your questions.

What if I go to an Assignment and I Just Don’t Fit in?

It’s always scary going to a new place and to adjust to a new work environment where you’re surrounded by people you don’t know. However, from my experience as a travel nurse, it usually didn’t take long to find people that I felt comfortable with who helped me get up to speed quickly.

However, if you continue to feel that the assignment is not a good fit for you, it isn’t that bad because you

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Campus Corner
Stephanie Thibeault, RN, BSN, answers questions, responds to comments and offers plenty of insight for student nurses on all things related to nursing school.

NCLEX Advice for Internationally Educated Nurses

Many foreign-educated nurses have expressed their concerns about taking and passing the NCLEX. It is one shared by many internationally educated nurses who wish to immigrate to the U.S. The NCLEX exam is challenging on its own, but the language barrier creates additional difficulties for test takers. In 2007, only 53.3 percent of foreign-educated nurses passed the NCLEX-RN on the first attempt.

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