Career
What’s The Most Embarrassing Thing You’ve Said to A Patient?
Mistakes happen. Nurses are only human, after all. They share intimate moments with complete strangers, which can lead to some surprising revelations. From everyday mistakes to hilarious encounters, we...
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...
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...
Family Life
Nurses Have Surprising Career Flexibility
More and more nurses are making creative career choices with their Nursing License.
While traditional bedside nursing jobs continue...
Best Practices
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...
Top Modern Nurse Stories
From "just a nurse" and The View's "doctor stethoscope" controversy to viral Facebook posts in appreciation of nurses, workplace violence and ICD-10 codes, 2015...
Oh, she was just TOBP. Wait—what?
There are some things nurses just can’t say out loud. Which is why developing a secret nurse code is not only practical, it’s downright necessary. That’s where...
12 Things To Be Thankful For This Holiday Season
If anybody knows just how much there is to be thankful for, it’s a nurse. We asked our readers to fill us in on...
Weight Loss 101: The Making Of A Healthy Life – WATER!
Ifind myself telling many of my patients that they need to lose weight. But, it’s easy to say it, and really hard to do...
All Calories Are Not Created Equal!
As time goes by, so do weight loss fads. In the eighties, we were all told to count calories. In the nineties, we all...
“Caring Santa” Brings Joy To Children With Special Needs
Windy Twelves and her six-year-old daughter Amber woke up on Sunday before sunrise and drove 140 miles to see "Caring Santa" at the Stanford...