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Movie & TV NursesRevisiting the TV Show “Scrubs”This popular medical sitcom still delivers more than just laughsI have to admit that when “Scrubs” originally aired on network television (2001–2010), I never once watched it. I was so self-righteous about the way nurses were portrayed in the media...
Dolores O'Hara in uniform and smiling while holding her right hand up wavingProfiles In NursingDolores “Dee” O’Hara (1935–), First NASA Space NurseHer nursing skills launched an out-of-this-world careerWhen Dolores “Dee” O’Hara entered nursing school after graduating from Oregon’s Lebanon High School in 1953, she had no idea her nursing career would have her literally reaching for...
Melodie Bishop smiling with arms crossed, in front of treesMy SpecialtyAdvanced Endoscopy, Melodie Bishop, Keck Medicine of USCLeading a busy GI team and launching a new high-tech facilityMelodie Bishop RN, MSN Nurse Manager, Endoscopy Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles Please share with us the arc of your nursing career. After beginning my career in Connecticut as an ICU...
Illustration of someone typing on a computer that has Facebook on it with a giant like buttonHealthy WorkforceThe Social Media TrapDon’t let the temptation of likes and clicks sink your careerYou’re the manager on a 22-bed urology unit. As soon as you arrive, one of your employees rushes into your office and exclaims, “Did you see what Pam posted on Facebook?” With a sinking...
White nursing cap with frills on the base, lays on top of a black counterFeatureWhatever Became of Nursing Caps?Frilly or starched, they were once icons of the professionAsk a working nurse today about nursing caps and she will probably tell you about the oversized paper bonnet that covers the hair during surgical procedures and is tossed out after a single...

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Shannon Bocalbos wearing scrubs and a mask stands in front of a computer he is typing onMy SpecialtyAcute Rehabilitation, Shannon Bocalbos, PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalHelping patients regain independence after serious illness or strokeShannon Bocalbos, RN, BSN, CRRN Department Supervisor Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles Tell us about the arc of your nursing career. I’ve...
Illustration of a woman helping a patient in bed on the left and then two people talking in a bedroom on the rightProfiles In NursingAnn Bradford Stokes (1830–1903), From Civil War “Contraband” to U.S. Navy PensionerAfter escaping the plantation where she was enslaved, Stokes boarded a Union hospital ship and volunteered to become a Navy nurse.After escaping the plantation where she was enslaved, Ann Bradford Stokes boarded a Union hospital ship and volunteered to become a Navy nurse. Later, she became the first woman in U.S. Navy...
Nursing Book ClubInferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine ChoA troubling account of postpartum psychosisWho we are is not only a product of our DNA, as we all know. Our culture and the sum of our individual experiences also help to make us into the adults we become. We ignore this at our own...
Illustration of a nurse yelling at another nurse that has her hand covering her faceHealthy WorkforceBullying and RetaliationTaking action when you’re scared to speak upNo matter how hard she tries, new nurse Tameka can’t do anything right for Becky, one of the older, more experienced nurses. Becky constantly picks on Tameka during report and always gives...
A nurse wearing bright green scrubs with a stethoscope around his neck. He stands in front of an operating room.Nursing & Healthcare NewsNurses and Medical MarijuanaA new book may be useful in understanding California's cannabis lawsAlthough a recently enacted California law now allows some patients to use medical marijuana in hospitals, many nurses are still unfamiliar with its use. A new book may help to bridge the...