Heart Health

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Top 10 sleep tips for nurses

Increase your chances of getting some quality sleep with these tips just for nurses.

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Top 10 weight management tips for nurses

As busy nurses with hectic schedules, it’s sometimes easier to counsel others on weight control than to work on the message ourselves. Here are easy ways to start right now.

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An ER nurse’s description of a heart attack

I said aloud to myself and the cat, “Dear God, I think I’m having a heart attack!”

Healthy eating habits inspired by Natalie Portman

Healthy eating habits inspired by Natalie Portman

Here are five ways her diet can improve your health, as well as a shopping list for realistic breakfast and mid-day foods and snack options for nurses that can be picked up in one trip to the store.

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Should nurses share their own health stories with patients?

I never told my patients I had cancer. I didn’t see a reason to. But now I do.

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How I changed my life for my heart

I was told it was a good thing I started a healthier lifestyle a few months prior to the heart attack or the situation might have been much worse.

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Top 10 at-work stress relief exercises for nurses

We give exercise and stress relief advice to high-stress, hypertensive patients all the time. But what about nurses? Set aside 10 minutes each day for these simple power moves…

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Top 10 heart healthy foods

Enough with the “no-no” items. We know what we shouldn’t be eating. Now how about the yummy foods we can eat and—bonus!—are heart healthy?

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A cardiac nurse’s surprising diagnosis

Despite today’s advanced medical technologies screaming, “It’s not your heart!” I listened to myself…and to my body…and knew it was my heart.

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Heart disease symptoms quiz

How much do you know about heart disease and its symptoms? Test yourself!

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The dangerous stroke symptoms everyone ignores

If you’re not feeling normal, and it’s not a hangover, get yourself to the bloody ED, okay?

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Heart attack risk poll

How many nurses do you think would admit to being at risk for a heart attack? Take our poll and see the answers.