Inspiration and Stories

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?

My 40-year love affair with nurses

My 40-year love affair with nurses

When a lifelong patient looks back on how he’s survived various medical emergencies, it comes as no surprise that there isn’t a doctor in sight. But guess who turns up over and over again?

A portrait of the nurse as a poet

A portrait of the nurse as a poet

She fell into nursing, then fell in love with it. It wasn’t until the sudden loss of a patient that she pulled out her old notebooks and discovered the rhythms of a dual career as a nurse and poet.

Dear Nurse: Are you thanked enough?

Dear Nurse: Are you thanked enough?

Nursing is based on science, yes, but it’s also an emotional business, and there’s no greater reminder of that than when patients express their appreciation for your work….

Second acts: Nursing as a second career

Second acts: Nursing as a second career

When he said, “There are no second acts in American lives,” F. Scott Fitzgerald may have been right—at the time. No more, as these nurses prove. Each made a major career switch and finally landed the role of a lifetime.

Doctors love nurses

Doctors love nurses

They may not express it often, but physicians do appreciate you—very much! It’s just nice to hear it again and again.

Why the professor became a nurse

Why the professor became a nurse

When she left the hallowed halls of academia for the hectic halls of the hospital, this RN finally found her true calling.

Less stress, more art

Less stress, more art

“All the things I struggled with during the workweek melted away because I could express myself in my art.”

All in a day’s work and play for three nurses

All in a day’s work and play for three nurses

Nurses are known for accomplishing more in a day than most mere mortals do in a week. Here, secrets from three multitalented, multitasking RNs!

Baby boomer nurses: Are we the fittest to survive?

Baby boomer nurses: Are we the fittest to survive?

It’s remarkable, when one reflects back, that baby boomer nurses actually lived to adulthood!

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The BIG things I learned from 5 different specialties

First of all, I never want to work in pediatrics–my heart is not strong enough.

Nine dreams and counting: A nurse’s makeover

Nine dreams and counting: A nurse’s makeover

She left Guinea at 18, but Bebe Sylla never forgot home. Today, the oncology nurse from Houston brings better healthcare to her native West Africa. So when Scrubs heard she wanted a new look to reflect her role, we were only too happy to oblige!

A spa day for nurses

A spa day for nurses

How many people does it take to nurture a team of nurses? Dozens! Happily, we at Scrubs came together to treat these nurses to the indulgences they–and you–deserve.

Winning at losing: How four nurses beat the battle of the bulge

Winning at losing: How four nurses beat the battle of the bulge

Stress plus long hours usually equals unhealthy food choices and nearly nonexistent exercise. That, in turn, equates to putting on pound after unwanted pound. But as these four RNs have clearly proven, beating the battle of the bulge is entirely doable.