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Smart habits of injury-free nurses!

Here are several common injuries and health problems that nurses can experience at work—along with tips for staying safer.

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5 strategies to help cope with compassion fatigue

“I get so attached to my patients that I just can’t get them out of my head when I go home.” “Every week I find myself getting distraught over a new favorite patient who isn’t doing well.” Is this you?

8 ways to stay alert during a long shift

8 ways to stay alert during a long shift

The advantages and disadvantages of the tricks nurses use to stay sharp (plus style points for each suggestion!)…

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The illness that nurses are most afraid of

We asked you, our Facebook fans, which illness or ailment you’d most like to avoid in your lifetime. You let down your guard and gave us these touching and truthful responses.

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How to create focus in the chaos

Stating positive declarations can create greater focus and concentration, and give you a sense of balance.

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The dark side of the shift

Nurses: You can jumpstart your circadian rhythm to allow for easier transitions from the normalcy of day shift to the non-so-routine night shift.

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Top 10 weight management tips for nurses

As busy nurses with hectic schedules, it’s sometimes easier to counsel others on weight control than to work on the message ourselves. Here are easy ways to start right now.

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5 things nurses should never have to change

As an antidote to the “I’ve already broken my New Year’s Resolutions” funk, I offer the following Anti-Resolutions for nurses—and probably not a moment too soon.

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The sleepiness cure

We’re guessing you know that jet-lag feeling thanks to sleep deprivation. In fact, so many nurses suffer from lack of sleep that it has turned into one of the most widespread issues affecting patient care and a nurse’s own health. We turned to the experts for their answers.

19 ideas for shift nurses to get more sleep

19 ideas for shift nurses to get more sleep

Your body knows what it likes. It likes to sleep when it’s dark. And quiet. At night. Unfortunately, you may not have that luxury. Fortunately, your body can be tricked. And here are the ways to do it so you can get the rest you need.

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3 ways to break out of the “sleepy nurse” rut

Rotating shifts, night shifts, double shifts, 12-hour shifts…these all play havoc with your circadian rhythm. Your solution may lie in behavioral therapy, sleep assessment or bright light therapy. Here’s why.

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How should MDs treat you…when you’re the PATIENT?

When you go from the caregiver to the one being cared for, how do you want the doctor to treat you?

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How do I deal with friends calling for a diagnosis?

The funniest requests are always things like rashes three states away…

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You did what? (Or, the weirdest injuries my coworkers and I have sustained)

I’m here to tell you stories, my Chickadees, of the most amazingly random things I’ve ever seen anybody, including myself, do.

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8 nurse-y resolutions that will stick

Are you thinking about those resolutions you made a few weeks ago? Scrap them if you’re already feeling guilty. Here’s why most resolutions don’t work, plus a new list for nurses in 2012.