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Stress 101

How to Overcome the Battle With the Sunday Scaries

Have you ever experienced the gut-wrenching knot in your stomach the night before you are expected back at work? Sometimes our days off just simply aren’t...

What has helped you become a better nurse?

General Nursing

Holiday Epiphany

by Susan K K RN

This is a true story about how two dying people, my Dad and a patient I spent time with on a Christmas Eve, helped me to become a better nurse, and a better...

Education

The Sneak Thief of Sight

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month and a great time to educate yourself and others about the disease. Read on to learn about the condition called...

COVID

Microvascular Thrombosis in the Bowel: Is There a Covid Connection…

by Brenda F. Johnson, MSN

Working in the GI lab, I have noticed that some of the critically ill Covid patients end up with some severe gastrointestinal issues. I have seen colon tissue...

Nurses are often reluctant to reveal mental health issues

Holistic

Why We Need to Talk About Our Mental Health as Nurses

by sarahvandevrede, BSN

Rates of anxiety and depression in nurses are higher than you may think. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are being pushed to their limits, and mental...

General Nursing

New Year's Resolutions of a Nurse Practitioner

by kerryp16

The holidays are over and a new year is here. A nurse practitioner shares her professional goals for 2022.

New Study Reveals The truth Behind Hangover Remedies And Cures

Headlines

Do Hangover Cures Really Work?

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

Is there a miracle cure for the dreaded day-after hangover? A new study may have the answer. Read on to learn more about the study’s findings.

Creating Positive Outcomes through Education

Urology

4 Things to Consider When Educating the Dialysis Patient

by Dawn Sheldon

Multiple approaches and considerations for teaching the dialysis patient experiencing cognitive deficit.

Will we ever be normal again? - Cue the Elves!

General Nursing

The Elves Mission for Patient Safety

by Jennifer Miller RN

Elves increase awareness of patient safety while spreading Christmas joy.

More women being diagnosed with stress cardiomyopathy

Stress 101

Broken Heart Syndrome on Rise in Women

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

A new study found cases of broken heart syndrome are on the rise, especially in women. Read on to learn more about the condition and study results.

How do you adapt to the frequent changes in nursing?

General Nursing

Upside of Changes: Nurses Make the Best of Change

by jeastridge, BSN, RN

Change comes to us all. In the nursing profession, it can be particularly challenging to accept and adapt to change over time. In this article, the author...

Critical

Impella Heart Pump

by BuckeyeICUNurse, BSN

A closer look at the Impella heart pump device.

What is CRRT and how can we provide optimal patient care?

Critical

CRRT: Providing Optimal Patient Care

by BuckeyeICUNurse, BSN

Whether you are new to CRRT, or have experience, here are key takeaways to provide optimal patient care.

Balancing compassion with emergent/urgent care

Emergency

Three Effective Ways to Show Compassion in a Fast-Paced Setting

by Amy Whetstone, BSN, RN, EMT-P

Giving care in a high turnover setting is a tricky balance of skill, speed, and compassion.

The Pandemic Has More Casualties Than Just Patients

COVID

War on Nurses

by dareese, MSN, RN

There is a new war raging and it is not Covid. Although the pandemic precipitated our current crisis, the battlefront has now reached our nursing staff.

Memorable Patient Experience on Christmas Eve

General Nursing

All I Want for Christmas Are Boobs

by Olivia DiNardo, MSN, RN, CRNA

The story of an impactful patient experience on Christmas Eve

General Nursing

Christmas Miracles in the Emergency Room!

by spotangel, DNP, RN, NP

An Emergency Room (ER) with multiple cases, nurses, ER Techs, and other staff stretched to the maximum rushing around providing life-saving care. Sometimes it...

Nursing Burnout Leading to Nurses Leaving Nursing

Headlines

Addressing the Nursing Burnout Crisis

by Nursing CE Central

Although this is not novel to the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing burnout has become a significant problem to global healthcare systems. Nurses are leaving the...

General Nursing

When the Nurse Becomes the Patient: What I Learned Sitting on the …

by echmorrill

Four times. FOUR times. After four visits to the ER in less than a month, I found myself wondering if I was a "good patient," and whether I'd been too quick...

General Nursing

Holidays at Work

by MasterStreet, MSN, RN

This article provides ideas for nursing staff who are working this Holiday season.

Evaluating suicide risk in a patient who denies it

General Nursing

Holiday Patient Enigma

by Svalente

A beautiful holiday evening was shattered by the phone and a challenge to evaluate suicide risk, decide about hospitalization, and assess risk despite the...

Ready For Your Online Admissions Interview?

General Students

How to Prepare for Your School Admissions Interview: Set Yourself …

by NursingMentorPRN, BSN, MSN, NP, CNM

This article explains what you can do to prepare yourself for a successful Zoom/online admissions interview.

A five year-old's explanation of sexual abuse

General Nursing

The Flower and the Bees!

by spotangel, DNP, RN, NP

Every experience in our lives shapes us in our professional and personal lives. A childhood experience shaped me and my reactions to look at safety and...

10 tips to help you rock your ICU assignment like a boss

General Nursing

Newbie Nurses: How to Rock Your ICU Assignment Like a Boss

by BuckeyeICUNurse, BSN

New to the world of ICU Nursing and slightly intimidated? Here are some tips I’ve learned so far in my six years at the bedside.

General Nursing

Mental RX for Nurses (for those who have to work the holidays)

by McBride DNP PMHNP-BC MBA, DNP, RN

Of all the days to be a nurse, the holidays is the worst. Being a nurse, you have put aside your own holiday stress to care for patients. Here are four...