Nurse strikes are a hot topic nationwide right now. With a major nurses’ strike in Minneapolis wrapping up tomorrow, a current one happening in Los Angeles, and a planned walkout in Boston next week, what gives? Rick Fuentes, spokesperson for […]
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No one is perfect, and no matter how hard you work at your job every day, some things won’t turn out the way you planned. You might beat yourself up for making an error or saying something you didn’t really
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Just like anyone else’s journey to an advanced degree, nurses who set out to earn a BSN don’t always take the same path. With an industry-wide push to increase the number of nurses with BSN or higher credentials, many working
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With summer comes lots of daylight, a little more time to enjoy the outdoors, and hopefully, some vacation time. Whether you’re spending two weeks away from work or trying to cobble together two days off in a row this summer,
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If nothing else, becoming a patient in the health care system can be an unfamiliar and sometimes unsettling process. No matter how well you know the steps, trust the players, and value your experience, the unknown factors produce stress in
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Whether you are a recent graduate hitting the job market or an experienced nurse looking for something new, a polished resume is one of your best assets. But how do you know exactly what makes a polished resume? Is it
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Night shift nurses have long known their schedules can cause health problems, but a recently published study offers hope that the impact isn’t forever. In April, The Association Between Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among
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Sometimes the hardest part of being a student nurse isn’t the pressure or trying to learn an overwhelming amount of information all at once. When you’re a new nurse just starting out, the lack of basic familiarity with a working
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National Nurses Week is well underway, but there’s still time left to take advantage of some great events and get involved. 1. Learn with a Webinar Today, the American Nurses Association is offering a free, live webinar, Culturally Congruent Care:
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Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, knows just how powerful a person’s story is. Known as The Inspiration Nurse, Cardillo is masterful at making the best of life’s curve balls. For Cardillo, those insights came the hard way—through a grinding period
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