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...
Perspectives: The Nurse Who Cared
In 1977, photos were taken of a nurse at Albany Medical Center as she comforted infant Amanda Scarpinati in the pediatric unit. Scarpinati had been severely...
The Evolution of a Nurse’s Relationship With Coffee (in Memes!)
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Here’s the thing about nursing: It changes people, in more ways than we can probably count. And, of course, the experiences, the lessons, the...
Perspectives: Why We Do What We Do
There are those moments, those special patients, that help remind us why we do what we do. For 75 health care professionals from two...
2 Nurse Superstitions That Are Actually True
Have you ever tied a knot in your patient’s sheet to help them stay alive or avoided work during a full moon? If so,...
The Truth Behind a Nurse’s Facial Expressions
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The hospital is nothing if not unpredictable, and nurses know best that the mood can shift from “awww” to “THIS IS TERRIFYING” at any given moment. That’s why...
Nurse Eye Roll: Ischemic Stroke – Patient Priorities
Alas, stroke patients.. my one true nursey love.
I love my stroke patients. They have a special place in my heart.
So, you just got report...