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If you’re a breastfeeding mother, and you pump, you’ve probably pumped in some awkward places. And doing so as a working nurse is a special challenge.

When it’s time to pump, it’s TIME to pump! Like, right now! Looking back on World Breastfeeding Week we’ve heard from mothers who are nurses or work within the healthcare industry who were forced to pump in hospital bathrooms, utility closets, patient showers or their own personal vehicles. Why? Because their work circumstances didn't allow for adequate breaks or access to lactation facilities.

Are you ready for more autonomy and specialization in your nursing practice? Do you enjoy working directly with patients? It may be that you’re ready to pursue an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) role.

According to the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation, these roles include:

Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CNA)
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
Certified Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP)
If you’ve narrowed down your choices to CNS and CNP, how do you choose which of these roles is best for you? You’ll be investing significant time and financial resources to achieve your goal, so this is an important decision.

“I don’t want any colored nurses in my room.” Probably something you’d hear 40 or 50 years ago in the United States. For some working in the medical industry, these are words they hear frequently - in 2017.

Many hospitals are forced to abide by these absurd requests. Not only to please the patient but to also protect their own personnel.

A Familiar Scenario
A video recently went viral of a woman demanding that only a white doctor care for her son at a clinic on Ontario, Canada. In the beginning of the video, the agitated woman can clearly be heard stating, “I would like to see a white doctor...You’re telling me there’s not one white doctor in this whole entire building?”

There wouldn’t be a white pediatrician in until 4 p.m., the clinic staff explained. The woman continued to complain, claiming that the "brown doctor” she previously saw did not help her child, who was suffering from chest pains.