Stress Relief
6 ways to ask for a vacation
Been dreaming of a week lazing in the hammock or on the beach? We’ll show you how to make a clean getaway.
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Play-Doh therapy
Maybe it’s the child in me (or maybe the future peds nurse?), but here are some very therapeutic uses of Play-Doh every nursing student should consider…
Read More...Not enough time
I have not been on here blogging for a couple of weeks, I have been so busy I am going out of my mind. I started my new job, which is good, but from the minute I get up in the morning until the minute I go to bed I am rushing. I know you [...]
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8 rules for happy hour
At the end of a hellish shift, it can be fun to go out and have a few drinks with your nurse team. But drinking with your colleagues isn’t like drinking with your friends on the weekend. The same rules just don’t apply.
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Finding work-life balance
It’s the Holy Grail of modern life. But finding a rewarding career that offers ample time at home can be difficult. Is nursing the answer?
Read More...Help for compassion fatigue
Nursing can take a toll on your physical and emotional health. See what one healthcare organization is doing to minimize the damage.
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A nurse manager considers, “How great it would be if dealing with staff was as easy as disciplining my four-year-old daughter?”
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Nursing student table etiquette
Top 5 things your family and friends do not want to hear about at the dinner table.
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Inspirational quotes every nurse should read
It’s not always easy being a nurse — but nursing is always a worthy profession. Our collection of quotes will remind you why you chose to do what you do.
Read More...My top ten guilty pleasures…
Here’s a list of my top ten guilty pleasures. Sometimes I feel guilty (like if I have a paper due that I should be working on or if I should be thinking about a work project) BUT most of the time, I just enjoy myself because I deserve it. And so do you!!!
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22 cheap ways for nurses to de-stress
Any job in nursing can be stressful. Add in the hectic pace of a hyper-connected society (tweeting! status updates! ack!), and you’ve got a prescription for overwhelmed. Here, we give you a personal pause button.
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Work rage
Have you ever been in a hostile workplace situation? Or just a really frustrating one? Enough to make you open the emergency chute?
Rebekah Child
Nursing school finals frustration
Student nurses are frazzled and panicking right now. You’ve been there. Got any advice for us?
Ani Burr
Stranger in a strange land
Male nurses are almost not existent in the clinics. Other than the MDs, I am the only guy on the floor.
Rob Cameron
The nursing “trade”
Is nursing considered a career or a trade? I am not just a skilled craftsman, I am an educated professional.
Sean Dent
A doctor in nursing uniform?
I love hearing about how the nurse practitioner is the “next best thing” in the medical profession. Is it?
Nicole Lehr
