Inspiration and Stories

The color white: A nurse’s artistic expressions

The color white: A nurse’s artistic expressions

Julianna Paradisi, the RN and OCN, freely explores her emotions through blog posts as well as brushstrokes, drawing inspiration from her 24 years in pediatric intensive care and adult oncology.

The battle against burnout

The battle against burnout

Death and disease may be all in a day’s work, but they can take a terrible toll on your soul. Although it’s never easy, sometimes just the simple pleasures of life off the floor can provide the perfect antidote.

Remembering military nurses on Memorial Day

Remembering military nurses on Memorial Day

Along with the soldiers who go to war, nurses go as well—not to fight in battle, but to help save the lives of injured soldiers and to provide comfort to those soldiers they cannot save.

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Inspirational quotes for CNAs

The CNA is the backbone that makes everyone else’s job a little easier. In your honor, here are some inspirational quotes that speak to the job CNAs do!

Quiet, please!

Quiet, please!

Nobody needs to tune out chaos and key into calm more than a nurse. Here, many different–and delightful–de-stressors that will bring you peace of body and mind.

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Why nurses really do what they do

Here’s what the hardcore clinicians like myself REALLY think about the smiles and niceties this week.

Doctor tributes to nurses!

Doctor tributes to nurses!

These stories, volunteered by doctors who genuinely delighted in sharing them, are sure to erase any doubt that [most] doctors do appreciate nurses.

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My favorite things about being a nurse…

Happy Nurses Week! May your next year in nursing be filled with all the cool trivia, neat swag and interesting encounters that make our jobs so much fun.

Why is nursing school so hard?

Why is nursing school so hard?

It’s simple. We’re not doing anyone a kindness by encouraging people who don’t have what it takes to stand and deliver good patient care to be in the profession.

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Why you should throw a (figurative!) brick at your fellow nurses

The worst type of offensive behavior is the kind where the nurse denies or is unaware of his or her evil ways. Sound familiar??

Keeping my faith: A nurse’s spiritual awakening

Keeping my faith: A nurse’s spiritual awakening

When one family’s tragedy becomes another’s miracle, a longtime worshipper questions the meaning of God—and is surprised by her spiritual awakening.

Nursing a marriage: Nurse or wife?

Nursing a marriage: Nurse or wife?

When your spouse lands in the ER, it’s hard to know whether to step up as a medical professional or step back and simply stroke his head.

Nursing a marriage: Married to the doctor

Nursing a marriage: Married to the doctor

“Working with your husband is a delicate dance, more boogie than ballet.”

Nursing a marriage: Sex and the ICU

Nursing a marriage: Sex and the ICU

“Sexual intimacy is the best way to physically unwind, spiritually regenerate and reconnect with my husband after a shift on Planet ICU.”

Finding peace in end-of-life care

Finding peace in end-of-life care

It’s difficult for me to wrap my mind around someone dying while leaving so much of his or her life incomplete. I find myself asking: What’s my role here?