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...
TED Talks: The Love Of Lifelong Learning
We here at ModernNurse love TED Talks! They inspire, encourage, educate and broaden our views of the world -with perspectives from experts, artists, educators, healthcare...
Back Pain, Be Gone—5 Tips for Nurses
Back pain. Among nurses, it’s at least enemy #3, if not #2 or even #1. What’s worse, nurses don’t exactly have the luxury of...
10 Things to NEVER Say to a Nurse
Nurses hear it all: The good, the bad, and the (very, very!) ugly. From pushy patients to bossy doctors, nurses handle it all with...
Happy Hospital Halloween – Spooky Stuff For Nurses
With Halloween right around the corner, nurses need to get in the spirit of the season! We’ve exhumed a whole list of medical themed...
How the Chaos Theory is Combating On-The-Job Stress
The transition from the classroom to the workplace can be tough. Sure, the first round of learning pains is behind you, but so are the benefits of a...
10 Emotions Every Nurse Experiences at the End of a Shift
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Ah, yes—the final sprint to the finish line at the end of a 12-hour shift. A time as terrifying as it is hopeful.
Of course, no two...