Wellness Tips

Beauty boosters for nurses

Beauty boosters for nurses

When the going gets tough at work, the tough keep upbeat by following this nurse-tested rule of thumb: Looking good almost always makes you feel better.

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.

Are you on overload?

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

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.

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

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.

Bouncing back from back pain

Bouncing back from back pain

You’re helping a patient, when suddenly: “Oh, ^$#%@!” Now you’re the one in agony—but not for long. Here, from experts and nurses-who-know, smart strategies to go from down and out to up and about.

Under stress and overwhelmed

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.

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!

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.

The fit-for-work workout for nurses

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.

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.

10 reasons why nurses get sick

10 reasons why nurses get sick

We sure don’t practice what we preach all the time do we? C’mon admit it. Do you wash your hands every single time you go in and out of every patient room? Before and after every contact?

4 yoga poses for a healthy back

4 yoga poses for a healthy back

Yoga can do more than give you inner peace. It can save your aching back. Here, with images, are some gentle poses you can do to counteract the danger.

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The first thing I would do if I were elected president

If I were the leader of the free world, (just call me President Nurse!), the first thing I would do (okay, maybe not the very first thing) is make microbiology mandatory for all! Here’s why.

Do you know the signs of shift work disorder?

Do you know the signs of shift work disorder?

This sleep disorder can adversely impact not only your job performance, but also the quality and even duration of your life. Here’s an easy guide to the symptoms.