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Hi there hopefullyfuturenurse, Thank you so much for reading and sharing your thoughts! I hear ya!! Nursing is a stressful and difficult career, but at the same time extremely rewarding, powerful,...

Hi Benm93, Thanks for writing. I hear you... getting through your own head, thoughts, and negative ways and changing them is the easier part! It is then bringing that to others who are not so...

Hello Colleen, Thanks for liking the post! It sounds as if you are really trying. If you admit that you are scared, but know that this feeling is normal then that is a good thing! You can admit the...

Thanks for your reply! It is good to hear that you also find smiling to be a good thing. Keep it up! We need more nurses like you :)

I am so sorry you are going through a difficult time. I too struggled and hated my job. I took a risk and quit, so different than your situation, but still was a huge change of life and change of...

I have to say, if you feeling that much stress and anxiety and saddness about your job... it is not for you. I also struggled to get to work, crying on the way, upset all of the time. I have since...

I had another email sent to me from a nurse responding to one of my articles. Her comments struck me; “I try to push out negative thoughts instead of letting them fester – that’s hard. I find I am...

Hi Ohio Student RN! Thanks for reading!

I used to want to control everything. I wanted smooth work days, timely appointments, and conversations that ended with my opinions as outcomes. I would get frustrated with co-workers who didn't see...

…So I had another question from a reader. He was discussing how as a busy professional with a high stress job he has trouble eating healthy. He wrote me “when I am tired or stressed I am most...

[color=#333333]…so i have been struggling with my own sleep and energy lately. i am not sure of the cause for my disrupted sleep as i have not changed much in my life. i also am not saying my sleep...

Mark, Hang in there. When the right job comes along and it is meant to be it will happen. You have your heart in the right place: wanting to help people, be there for patients, see them do well,...

Hi all! I am just curious if there are any holistic health nurses out there who consider themselves experts on the topic? Is anyone published in the field of holistic health, been interviewed on...

Great job! Congrats! And welcome.

Thanks for the reply! And the fantastic graphics. How cool!!!

I think you have to do what is in your heart. I am hearing through your typing and your voice an energy around the telemetry that is not really there with the psych. Do not stay somewhere because...

I think you may have already made up your mind. Reading over what each offers that you write about I sort of hear an energy in your writing that describes you are leaning towards option 2. I do not...

I think it sounds like you are doing a great job. Asking for help when you are not 100% sure is always the best idea. I always told people; if I do not know the answer I am going to find it out by...

i am very interested in how busy nurses create balance and well-being in their lives. i myself feel balance is so critical to healthy living. i feel i am a pretty good example of maintaining...

Arnie1234 thanks for your interest! Would you like me to email you more?

Thanks Beckster for this information. This is awesome to read that your unit is so into health! I am so happy for you and your group. It is a great blessing and inspiration for all your patients...

Thank you for the welcome caliotter3!

Hello all! I am a nurse in Baltimore. I am from NY. I worked in psychiatry for five years. I was very unhealthy at this time in my life, not taking care of myself and very unhappy. I left my job and...

Thank you Cnapiza for such great responses. It definitely gives me a lot to process and think about. I am grateful for you taking the time to read this post and post a reply of your own! Keep up...

I am just really curious in a simple question: what gets in the way of a nurse being healthy? The reason I ask this is nurses interact with patients and families all over the nation. Nurses...