Lifestyle

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...

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...

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...

Nurses Have Surprising Career Flexibility

More and more nurses are making creative career choices with their Nursing License.  While traditional bedside nursing jobs continue...

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...

10 Things Only A Nurse Understands

How do you KNOW you’re a nurse? Well, there are some things only nurses can understand…and these are 10 of them! 10. That feeling of getting a...

13 Things That Only A Nurse Would Do

We asked our fabulous ModernNurse family to fill in the blank after “You know you’re a NURSE when…” and we got some pretty great responses!...

Coping With Grief

Grief is a process of letting go and learning to accept and live with loss. The amount of time it takes to do this varies...

Sitting Is Bad For Your Brain — Not Just Your Metabolism Or Heart

Studies show that too much sitting, like smoking, increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and premature death. Researchers at UCLA wanted to see...

Did You See It? — Nurse Places 2nd in Boston Marathon!

Did you hear about the runner-up in this year's Boston Marathon?!? Sarah Sellers is none other than a full-time nurse anesthetist who lives in...

Advice To Management On The Occasion Of Nurses Week

Happy National Nurses Week, ModernNurse readers! We know your jobs are hard ones. You get all of the kicks and none of the kisses, and you’re...