As a healthcare professional, I must keep up with everything that is going on in the constantly changing medical world not just to keep up with my nursing degree but also because it woul be embarassing to not be able to answer a question from a patient or co-worker.

Of course, I read the usual medical and nursing publications which include:  National Nurses magazine, Nurse.com, and ScrubMags.

In addition, I do follow certain blogs from doctor and nurses that are popular in the industry as they do give me a wider insight into what people in the industry are thinking.  Here are some of the ones that I read on a regular basis:

Medical Knowledge from a Medical Doctor by Dr James L. Gross – I enjoy reading his blog because it really gives you a great insight in laymans terms about medical knowledge.  Dr Gross is a known doctor from Arizona that specializes in family and emergency medicine along with sleeping disorders and erectile dysfunction.

CasesBlog by Assistant professor at the university of Chicago – This is a wonderful blog that delves into the latest medical news.

Emergency Medicine Education by Ali Pourmand – A great blog about a physician assistant that usually focuses on EBM and recent articles that support them

Mediblogopathy by a nursing student – An excellent blog by a nurse that went from nursing school to a full time nurse.  I strongly suggest if yu have the time to start with her first post.

I hope that you take the time to visit these blogs as I find them to be a great form of education and entertainment.