As a nurse, you’ve likely been caught in the moral distress crosshairs. Your training, instincts, and values are telling you the right thing to do, but you’re anguished because other factions are preventing you from doing it. Indeed, there are […]
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[et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] To date, there have been over 350 travel-associated Zika virus disease cases reported in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We consulted
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You hear a lot about ‘balance’ these days and if you look it up in the dictionary, it is about things being equal. The use of a scale is mentioned in most definitions. Work-life balance is a concept of particular
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When work stresses you to the max, what’s your intuitive response? Do you scour the break room for party leftovers or boost your emotions in healthy-conscious ways? Truth is, if you’re using food as a crutch for healing stress, you’re
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Nursing is a physically demanding position. Work-related musculoskeletal injuries are the most common non-fatal occupational injuries and account for countless missed workdays among employees, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most cases are associated with service and social
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What’s the best way to take on stress at home and work? By following these four tips, you’re ready to take on the day while maintaining a healthy diet. 1. Anticipate the Possible. You may have little control over your
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Consistently ranked as the most trusted health professionals, nurses play a unique role in identifying mental health issues. So it’s important that nursing programs focus on both the physical and mental needs of patients to provide better care, nurse educators
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However savvy you are in defusing stress between patient and family, you want to be just as smart in caring for yourself. No matter what anxieties people around you have unleashed throughout the day, being concerned about your emotional and
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Kathy Kump, RN, remembers the first time she was bullied. She remembers the intimidation and disrespect that accompanies such unwelcome acts as early as her first semester. Later, she would encounter it again at the beginning of her career, and
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Have you ever felt like you just have nothing left to give your patients? Does a day at work feel like you’re scraping the bottom of your emotional well? Lots of nurses have hit the proverbial emotional wall—sometimes called compassion
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