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 season, it's important to share tips with our fellow nurses on...
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This Nurse Uses a Fake Hand to Comfort COVID-19 Patients and We’re Feeling It
Brazil has become the new epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis. President Jair Bolsonaro has been criticized for not...
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What Are Your Top Tips For A Newbie Nurse?
Let's hear your best advice and top tips for newbie nurses. What would you tell your younger self?...
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Stop the Panic: 6 Coronavirus Facts to Help You Stay Sane
Public health officials are urging healthcare providers and the general public not to panic over the coronavirus. Those...
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Nurse Scheduling Nightmares
How two clever nurse managers found low cost options to streamline scheduling.
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Can (and should?!) nurses be shamed into washing their hands at work?
Do you wash your hands as much as you should on the floor? New systems use a powerful emotion to make sure nurses and...
12 Tips For Caring For Patients With Uncommon Conditions
One in 10 people are affected by a rare disease. Seven thousand different rare diseases exist. Ninety-five percent of these illnesses have no known...
What Do You Do When a Patient Dies?
We live in a culture where most people rigorously avoid talking about death, much less witnessing it firsthand. Over the course of a lifetime, the...
Should Dogs Be Allowed in Hospitals?
Over the past couple of decades it has become increasingly common to find dogs lounging around offices during work hours. Now our furry friends are making...
How Do I Deal With an Angry Family Member?
A patient’s family can become angry for any number of reasons. This anger is usually brought on by fear. Their loved one has become...
How Do I Deal With Bickering and Backstabbing?
People in groups, especially in professionally structured groups, tend to bicker with each other about the way things should be run. It’s human nature...