Career
How Do You Handle A Mistake At Work?
Have you ever charted on the wrong patient? Hung a drug that had the wrong name on it, even though it was the drug that you wanted? Double-dosed a...
Best Practices
What Are Your Top Nurse Tips For NOT Getting Sick?
We get it -nurses are always in the “sick” season. But with Covid-19 and the cold and flu...
Daily Life
Tell Me You’re A Nurse Without Telling Me You’re A Nurse
Here’s a fun, lighthearted nurse exercise to brighten your day. Tell me you’re a nurse without telling me...
Career
What’s The Most Surprising Thing You Have Accidentally Taken Home From Work?
We’ve all done it. You check your pockets when you get home from a long shift and bam,...
Daily Life
What’s A Good Nurse Appreciation Gift?
We've seen some interesting nurse appreciation gifts lately on social media. What's with the rocks? Or food running...
The 5 Most Important People You Meet In The Hospital
Ever wonder how to prioritize your relationships at work? Here’s a handy-dandy guide for how to divide your time!
1. The doctors
You can’t live without...
11 Nursing Diagnoses That Don’t Exist…But Ought To
Sure, nurses diagnose patients all the time…but have you ever felt like you needed to diagnose yourself? Sometimes your shift (or week, or month)...
5 Things Worse Than Germs To Take Home With You
Nurses, we know you’re exposed to all kinds of things at work—and you try your best to leave it all behind at the end...
If Nurses Rewrote The Dictionary: 10 Definitions That Need An Update!
Okay, so for the most part, Webster and the Merriam family have got us covered, dictionary-wise.
But here’s a thought: What if nurses rewrote the...
Study Shows Working The Night Shift And Workplace Incivility Increases Nurse Turnover
A recent study focusing on why there is higher employee turnover for nurses will have you saying, uhh, yeah, we know. It should come as...
7 Tips To Stay Calm During A Patient Emergency
It’s an hour from the end of your shift, and you’re at the nurse’s station filling out some paperwork. It’s boring – and you’re...