National Nurses Week: An Overview
Happy first day of Nurses Week! In line with our “Put Your Best Scrubs Forward” Facebook photo competition, we’d like to discuss what Nurses Week is really all about! Here’s an overview of everything you should know about National Nurses Week. The History of Nurses Week Nurses week spans the week of May 6 through May 12 each year, ending on Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Florence Nightingale, or...
Supporting the Scrubs: The #NursesUnite Movement
Joy Behar, a co-host on ABC’s The View, as well as the entire show itself, is in some hot water after making some pretty arrogant remarks recently about Miss Colorado and her nursing profession last week. Pretty much here’s what went down to recap it: The panel on the show were discussing the Miss America pageant two weeks ago. The talent portion of the show featured Miss Colorado, Kelley Johnson, performing a monologue...
Go Ask Alice: Nurse Alice Benjamin Interview
If you think your career is busy, then you obviously have never walked a mile in Nurse Alice Benjamin’s nursing clogs. She’s one heck of a busy woman. But, hey—they don’t call her America’s Favorite Nurse for nothing! In addition to working full-time as a nationally board-certified Clinical Nurse Specialist, Alice has a wide array of other talents to add to her resume. Let me introduce you to Alice...
TV’s Best Nurses Ever
TV has always had it’s share of healthcare professions in the spotlight. From “ER” to “Scrubs”, we’ve allowed some seriously awesome nurse characters into our living rooms over the years. But, some depictions of nurses put the profession in a better light than others and some TV nurses are downright crazy. Regardless, it’s still a treat to see our beloved career flash across screen. As nursing...
MTV Presents Scrubbing In, A Reality Show About Travel Nurses
If you ever had any doubt about whether the travel nursing lifestyle is fun and exciting, a reality show about it on MTV is a pretty good indication. Development of this new docu-series has been in the works since late last year and is set to premiere October 24 at 10/9c. Scrubbing In will follow nine travel nurses as they begin their 12-week adventure working at a hospital in Orange County, CA. The cast consists of a group of...
Scrubs for SiCKO!
I must admit that I am not a big Michael Moore fan but when the iconoclastic filmmaker takes a major shot at the healthcare industry in his new movie, SiCKO, I think he is saying something worthwhile. Isn’t it interesting how we can compromise our broad convictions in the interest of furthering a particular cause, even if the allegiance makes us uncomfortable? Moore has partnered with various individuals and organizations...