Nursing school is tough, and it’s only going to become harder. One of the major challenges that nursing students face is the transition from being a pre-nursing student to a nursing student; for, the classes are much different. As a […]

Inspired Comfort Award Recognizes Exceptional Patient Care   Cherokee Uniforms, a leading provider of healthcare apparel, is accepting nominations for its 11th annual Inspired Comfort Award. The award recognizes nurses, nursing-school students, and other non-physician healthcare professionals who have taken extraordinary and inspiring steps to serve

You can go from pessimist to optimist and enjoy the good health benefits of a sunny outlook. The secret? Positive self-talk. You can learn how to talk to yourself to boost well-being, but it does take practice. Here’s how. 1.

Let’s get two myths about meditation out of the way: yes, you have the time to meditate and no, you don’t have to sit still to meditate. Busy nurses can reap meditation’s benefits they just have to commit a few

If your outlook on life is bright and sunny, rather than dark and gloomy, you have a head start towards health and well-being. On the other hand, if you’re a pessimist you may want to lighten up and develop a

Any nurse will tell you life is busy. Long work hours are enough to make anyone fall behind, but add family obligations, possibly classes, volunteer time, and the never-ending errand list and life gets pretty booked. But there are a

And the winner is… Ngoc Tram D. Nguyen! Originally from Vietnam, Tram has endured many hardships in her life. She was born with cataracts in both eyes and was legally blind. She lost two uncles during the war. She lost

The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population is often perceived as being one of the healthiest ethnic groups in the Unites States.   However, contrary to the model minority perception, many of the 16.6 million AAPIs in this country are