Insights

What’s Something You’re Grateful For That Only A Nurse Could Understand?

Practicing gratitude can be a game-changer: it has far reaching effects, from improving our mental health to boosting our relationships with others. When you start to notice and identify the...

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...

LPN vs. RN- What’s The Difference?

As the demands in healthcare rise, the need for nurses increases as well. Both licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered...

Top Unconventional Nurse Job: Medical Ear Piercing!

Did you know there is such a thing as a NASCAR Nurse? How about a Trauma Flight Nurse?...

3 Signs You’re Ready to Pursue Your Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Are you a nurse who's ready to take your career and education to the next level? Have you...

How To Deal With The Patient No One Wants To Take

As nurses, we all occasionally run into patients that could be described as “difficult.” For any of a variety of reasons, they’re unusually difficult...

15 More Memorable “First-Time” Nurse Moments

They make us laugh. They make us cry. They are "first time" nurse memories that have left an indelible mark on us. Our "First...

Are You Ignoring One Of The Most Potent Ways To Improve Patient Health?

Leveraging existing relationships with friends and family may be a more effective way to improve patients' health and encourage new healthy habits and behaviors...

5 Tips For Getting Out Of Bed On Time

Just a few more minutes… Does your morning always start with these drowsy little words? Whether you work day shift or night shift, waking up...

Oh, Organization!

New nurses have several developmental tasks they have to accomplish, in my thinking. Fresh out of school, a nurse learns to adapt to stress, learns how...

5 Tips To Help You Console Your Patient

Therapeutic communication is one of the cornerstones of a nurse’s education. As part of the holistic approach to our care, we treat the patient,...