Ida Koivisto, BSN, RN, PHN

As per federal law, employers should make hazard pay a special benefit for their employees. However, hazard pay depends on the employer’s decision. There are no prevalent laws that make hazard pay a necessity. Do nurses get hazard pay? Well, in most cases, nurses don’t get hazard pay. To learn more about the hazard pay […]

In many cases, nurses are not allowed to receive large gifts from the patients that they’re serving. The medical relationship they have with their patients is key to saving lives and that must be preserved at all costs. Can nurses accept gifts? Nurses are allowed to receive small gifts such as and gift baskets, especially

There are some misconceptions about nurses accepting tips. It is an advantage for a patient to offer a tip to a nurse. Can nurses accept tips? Nurses can accept tips in most cases from grateful and appreciative patients. However, the relationship between the patient and nurses should be built on honesty, integrity, and trust instead

Stitches are placed on the skin to attach it when a wound is too big to be closed with a bandaid. This can be used in situations where stabs or deep cuts have occurred. Stitches may have a purpose for a month or so, but eventually, they need to come off. In fact, it’s their

Nurses do in fact, get paid overtime. This, however, should not be the reason for you to become a nurse. But this represents the fair compensation nurses receive for the amount of effort that they put into the hospital. During an intense surgery or session with a patient or being with them for many hours,

One of the biggest functions of a registered nurse is to do an ultrasound. Knowing what the health of a newborn is going to be like is incredibly important to the future of society. Technology is very important in making an ultrasound work. Can nurses do ultrasounds? The nurse is going to be able to