MDs are sometimes known for having over-inflated egos, which can be as grating as a crying baby in a movie theater. Unfortunately, ...

Domestic violence is one of those sad realities of our world. As a nurse, you have probably encountered people who may have been ...

Dementia patients sometimes suffer from delusions. These delusions might be harmless. The patient may think she’s eating steak, but she’s really eating some ...

AIDS and other such communicable diseases can be daunting, especially for someone in the health care industry. A nurse who hasn’t dealt with ...

As children, we all had to deal with bullies. And now that we’re all grown up, we still have to deal with bullies. ...

Trypanophobia is the irrational fear of injections. It seems like everyone suffers from this fear just a little. As a nurse, you probably ...

Slackers are everywhere. They hit peak numbers in the 1990s, but you can still find them at bike shops, Pearl Jam concerts and ...

The vast majority of patients are, by definition, ill or injured. Every now and then you'll get a patient with questionable prospects for ...

A diabetic patient can be difficult to handle, especially if the patient has been recently diagnosed. Treating diabetes requires careful monitoring of blood ...

A patient's family can become angry for any number of reasons. This anger is usually brought on by fear. Their loved one has ...