Nurse Writing Nook BSN, RN

Nurse Writing Nook has 20 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in NICU (neonatal).

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   Dear Healthcare Leaders: Self-Care is Not the Answer

   Nurse Writing Nook posted a topic in General Nursing

   Self-care has become a band-aid to fix a gaping stab wound. And by gaping stab wound, I mean the work environments we are forced to endure every shift as nurses. The system is broken. We are not...
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   YOU: A Nurse Writer

   Nurse Writing Nook replied to M. Lee RN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   Great article! So many great tips here. I never saw myself as a writer. I have fallen in love with it though. I'm finding it very therapeutic as
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   Twas the Night Before Christmas as a New Grad

   Nurse Writing Nook posted a topic in General Nursing

   I’ve loved Christmastime for as long as I can remember. The twinkling and colorful lights. Time spent with family. Hot apple cider and sugar cookies. Christmas trees and sleigh bells. Hot chocolate...
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   Don't Give Away All of Your Apples

   Nurse Writing Nook replied to Jessica DeLong's topic in General Nursing

   Great article! I do agree with the above comment. Why does it fall on our shoulders to fix a broken system that is burning us out? We give give give and yet no one gives to us. So, it's up to us to...
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   The Impact of Christmas

   Nurse Writing Nook replied to LanaWRN's topic in General Nursing

   I loved reading this! What a great story. It really is tough working on the holidays, but it's truly an honor to be a part of these intense and personal times in the lives of these patients and their...
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   Managing a Migraine

   Nurse Writing Nook replied to Kristi Van Winkle's topic in General Nursing

   Fortunately I don't get migraines and I rarely have headaches. But, I remember one night working in the NICU, I was in a pod with 3 babies, all under photo tx. By the end of the night I had a terrible...
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   A Nurse's Power to Turn the Tide of COVID

   Nurse Writing Nook replied to Brenda Montoya's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Great article,
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   Basic Life Support for Nurses' Mental Health

   Nurse Writing Nook replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Thank you! Spot on! We all have our more challenging shifts, and it's understandable to vent or complain here and there, especially over the last year and a half. But, there are a few nurses...
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   Basic Life Support for Nurses' Mental Health

   Nurse Writing Nook replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Thanks so much! Yes, it really is good for us. And it seems like we hear it all the time, but we just dismiss it and don't realize how crucial it
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    Basic Life Support for Nurses' Mental Health

    Nurse Writing Nook posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    At the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic, employers wanted to help us. Right? That’s what they claimed, anyway. They were providing therapy and someone to talk to. While I’m not dismissing therapy,...
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    I'm Too Tired to Cry | Life of a Nurse

    Nurse Writing Nook replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, we absolutely
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    Please Describe Your COVID Experience in One Word?

    Nurse Writing Nook replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Terrifying
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    I'm Too Tired to Cry | Life of a Nurse

    Nurse Writing Nook replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's a great way of putting it. I agree about the group support. Even though I've never been a fan of the debriefs or generic "we care about your mental health" crap that the hospital puts out...
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    I'm Too Tired to Cry | Life of a Nurse

    Nurse Writing Nook replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in Disaster Preparation

    All of this. Everything you wrote is what I've noticed lately. I used to cry and now I don't. This is so profound. How do we heal from this? Do
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    I'm Too Tired to Cry | Life of a Nurse

    Nurse Writing Nook replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's a great way of putting it. It's not as raw anymore. I guess we all grow and change throughout all these