Lists and Ideas

Are you on overload?

No need to let stress overtake your life. Here, some simple solutions to ensure that doing what you love still means loving what you do.

Decisions, decisions: Your answers to daily dilemmas

Sleep or work out? Glossy lips or matte? Who has time to find answers to these questions when patients are calling and doctors are bellowing? Scrubs! We did the legwork, so just settle in and read on.

Good bargains in bad times: Seven things you don’t have to buy new

You can satisfy your urge to splurge (after those long shifts, you deserve it!) and still stay out of debt if you’re a savvy shopper. Here are some places to start.

Nice Job: Nursing off the beaten path

There are nurses who work at zoos and on cruise ships, nurses who act as consultants for the legal profession, forensic nurses who specialize in treating victims of violence, the list goes on! Here’s a list of some of the most interesting nursing professions we’ve heard of.

How to cope when you’re off duty at odd hours

Midweek weekends? Dinner at 8 a.m.? If you’re more likely to see the sun rise than set, here’s how to make the most of your free time—whenever it may be.

Under stress and overwhelmed

Sure, nurses get burned out. But experts (in and out of the field) agree: You don’t have to let stress harm your health, ruin relationships or crash the career you love. When you’re at the end of your rope, here’s how to cope.

“Have you heard the one about the nurse who…?”

Stories about nurses are as old as the profession itself. Here, the truth and nothing but the truth about eight oft-told tales.

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!

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.

Take some time: Renewal for nurses

Whether it’s by training, by instinct or both, nurses tend to put other people’s needs before their own. This typically means there’s not a minute left for themselves. And that’s the problem…

The fit-for-work workout for nurses

Did you know that only truck drivers, laborers and movers get injured more often than nurses? Here are eight exercises you can do to protect your body.

Pretty for pennies: Smart beauty tips for nurses!

Taking care of yourself while taking care of others isn’t always easy, costing you time as well as money. Here, from appearance pros and nurses in the know, smart strategies for skimping on primping.

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