We all know how important it is to practice self-care when you have a stressful job like nursing. Meditation and exercise are wonderful ways to refresh your mind and body, but maybe you’ve found yourself getting bored with these activities. […]
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After four years of rigorous schoolwork while working as a full-time assistant professor, I was physically and mentally spent when I started writing my doctoral dissertation. But despite this unimaginable exhaustion, I felt inspired, empowered, and euphoric because now, I
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Our Nurse of the Week is Erin Williamson, a nurse practitioner for MedNorth Health Center in Wilmington, NC, who has dedicated his career to helping people who have no other health care options. As the seventh of eight children in
Think back to your last vacation. Was it fun? Did you relax? Was it everything that you hoped it would be? If that answer is yes—chances are that it was the result of CAREFUL PLANNING. The mechanics of planning to
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) announced last week that it has partnered with Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) to give students a head start on earning graduate degrees in nursing. The two schools signed a memorandum to bridge the baccalaureate
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Are you tempted to hit the snooze button when your alarm goes off each morning? Do you groan at the thought of starting your workday? If this describes a typical day for you, a few tweaks to your daily routine
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Villanova University recently announced the naming of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing to honor the college’s visionary dean who passed away in September. Under Dr. Fitzpatrick’s leadership, the Villanova College of Nursing developed into a leading nursing program
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Nursing can be stressful, no matter what area of the field you’re working in. But working in the Emergency Room (ER) or Emergency Department (ED) carries with it its own kind of stressors. Silver Powell, RN, at the University of
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When dealing with any patients, nurses want to be respectful. But there may be some confusion as to what they should do or say when treating patients who are transgender or genderqueer. Jennifer Flynn, CPHRM, Risk Manager with the Nurses
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News of nursing strikes and protests for better wages was a popular topic in early 2016, but nurses from the Veterans Administration Healthcare System in San Diego, CA were protesting for a different reason this week – working conditions. As
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