Top 10 Lists for Nurses
The 10 most influential female nurses of all time
While you may immediately think of Florence Nightingale, can you name nine others who touched not just patients, but people throughout the world?
Common Hiking Injuries & How To Mend Them Until Help Arrives
Hiking is an outstanding exercise for the mind and body, but even if you’re a very careful person, picking the safest of trails, you might still get injured. That’s why it’s important to know what to do, at the very […]
4 Ways To Encourage Your Hospital Staff In Bettering Their Health
This May, the National Association for Health and Fitness will be celebrating one of their largest yearly events – Global Employee Health And Fitness Month! First established in May 1989, this celebration of health and fitness at the workplace has […]
The Zodiac For Nurses: Your Horoscope For 2017
As nurses, our education and training is in the biological sciences and in medical practice. This, of course, revolves around empirical reasoning and evidence-based practice. But despite our scientific mindsets, some of us have a guilty pleasure for reading our […]
3 Incredible Real & Tales Of Nurse Bravery
Nurses deal with challenges on a daily basis. Whether it’s making a risky decision that could help a patient come back from death’s door, or questioning the decisions of physicians and team leaders, nurses need to be courageous sometimes. These […]
What Special Tools Should Psych Nurses Have In Their Arsenal?
Mental health issues are incredibly common, and despite immense progress in 20th century psychological and neuropsychiatric research, these enigmatic disorders are still not fully understood. In the United States in 2014, 8.9% of people had been diagnosed during the past […]
5 Skills You Need To Be A Great Caregiver
Providing elderly care can be one of the most difficult jobs in the world. In many cases, the caregiver is the only person looking after the patient. Taking care of another human being is a massive responsibility. Caregivers often have […]
10 Favorite Nursing Jokes
After an intense shift we could all use a bit of comic relief. Here are 10 witty nursing jokes that will surely have you yucking it up with your nurse team.
How To Survive Nursing School: 10 Essential Tips
Sit in the front of the class. Make sure your instructors know you. And ask questions!
10 things only ER nurses understand
Coping with frequent fliers. Eating lunch right after cleaning up a messy trauma. Patients who are, well, impatient. ER nurses, we feel your pain!
10 nursing rules you’ve never heard of
Exotic rules at home and abroad – including the hospital that requires doctors to say “please.”
The Healthcare Professional’s Practical Guide To Practicing Stillness
“Once you know yourself in this living stillness there is nothing in this world that is greater than you” As human beings, we often hear the word “Stillness”, but what does that really mean? How can we, as healthcare professionals, […]
9 Steps To Retire In Style With A Nurse’s Salary
The harsh reality about nurses and retirement is that most of us are not thinking about it. Which is strange, considering that our profession is a part of the reason why life expectancies continue to get longer. The CDC has […]
What You Don’t Know About Vascular Nurses (And Why That Should Change)
This year, Vascular Nurses Week takes place from September 11 to September 17. This annual recognition event places vascular nurses in the spotlight, highlighting their unique contributions to both patients and the nursing field. This is important, because unlike other […]
5 Best Makeup Products For Nurses: How To Fake 8 Hours Of Sleep In Eight Minutes
Long night shifts, quick bites, and tons of caffeine – a nurse’s daily routine isn’t always healthy. Things are almost always chaotic in a hospital and staying presentable can be a challenge. It doesn’t have to be that way. In […]