Ida Koivisto, BSN, RN, PHN

Nurses are not allowed to date patients that they are working with for any reason. Love and especially young and fast love makes people incredibly irrational which contradicts the main purpose of taking those people in the first place. Can nurses date patients? People go into these hospitals to get treated and return to their […]

Nurses can absolutely cut diabetic toenails if the situation calls for it. There are going to be times when these toenails cause the patient a strong amount of discomfort. Can nurses cut diabetic toenails? Not all toenails are made the same and someone with the proper authority needs to do it so that the problem

People in any job can strike but the penalties are going to be very intense when you come back to work. For most people, this means that they will lose their jobs, but in most cases, nurses are too important to fire. Can nurses strike? In just about every case, it really isn’t worth it

There are no laws prohibiting the treatment of family members. There are pros and cons to doing this. Can nurses treat family members? One of the pros is that you can use prior knowledge to help make better decisions when it comes to knowing what that patient will need. However, one of the biggest cons,

As crucial members of any healthcare team, nurses have to abide by a certain set of work rules and a code of conduct so they can do their jobs well. Can nurses have colored hair? This includes having to follow restrictions on what they can wear while at work, which may involve changing how they

Nurses that are currently working in health research via huge healthcare plans or healthcare systems will, in many cases, be required to have an NPI number. Do nurses have NPI numbers? The function of having an NPI number is to replace the need for having many types of identification numbers at once. In addition, NPI

Nurses can absolutely be paramedics with an appropriate bachelor’s or associate’s degree, medical experience, and EMT training. Fortunately, most of these requirements are going to be things that the nurse already has. Can nurses be paramedics? Going into this job is going to be more of a requirement of commitment since the stakes are much

You can in fact work part-time as a nurse, but it’s nowhere near as common as working full-time in the US. Not every nurse is in the same situation in the country, but some are going to work less than others. Many nurses put a lot of hours into their job, but a lot more

There are a lot more restrictions than what a doctor would get if they decided to do a lab test, but in general, it’s a lot harder for them to do it. Can nurses order lab tests? Nurses can order lab tests under a lot of the CLIA regulations and it may even depend on