Chaplains as connectors
In caring for the whole patient—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—nurses collaborate with other disciplines. To ensure a patient’s spiritual needs are met, nurses work…
Mind-Body-Spirit
Aromatherapy: Essential oils and nursing
Aromatherapy—which uses plant-based essential oils (inhaled or applied topically) to achieve therapeutic effects—is a growing holistic healthcare trend, but most nurses will learn little…
How to transcend stress and soar as an early career nurse
Nursing can be a stressful profession, especially for early career nurses, but the pandemic has magnified the challenges. The good news is that nurses…
Take time to appreciate the importance of what you do
Lessons learned from 1918 d In 1918, the “Spanish flu” killed most people who were infected. Thanks to the efforts of thousands of researchers…
Managing new nurse fear and anxiety
Workforce evidence collected through the Nurse Wellbeing at Risk survey indicates that the youngest nurses are experiencing more mental health and well-being challenges. Including…
Nurses rising
Recognizing, elevating, and caring for RNs during a pandemic As we celebrated the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the first…
A musical approach to coping with psychosocial stress
A powerful tool for nurse well-being Editor’s note: This is an early release of a web exclusive article for the May 2021 issue of…
Nurse fatigue: The silent epidemic
Are you getting the recommended 7 to 9 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period? According to ANA Enterprise’s new Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation®…
Safety huddles: A safety net for nurses amid the COVID-19 pandemic
In March 2020, our 31-bed geriatric medical unit was designated the first COVID-19 unit in a teaching hospital located in a New York City…
COVID-19 Survival Tip #1: Time to disconnect
We live in a world where many people are attached to their electronic devices. Like a fetus attached to their mother via an umbilical…
Resiliency rising!
This article describes 10 just-in-time self-care strategies to help nurses take a mini-recess from life’s hectic and stressful situations and to reset with a…
From trauma to post traumatic growth
My 94-year old grandfather told me a story of a mentor from his church. She was a nurse during the 1918 influenza pandemic that…
Chaplains as connectors
In caring for the whole patient—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—nurses collaborate with other disciplines. To ensure a patient’s spiritual needs are met,…
Aromatherapy: Essential oils and nursing
Aromatherapy—which uses plant-based essential oils (inhaled or applied topically) to achieve therapeutic effects—is a growing holistic healthcare trend, but most nurses will…
How to transcend stress and soar as an early career nurse
Nursing can be a stressful profession, especially for early career nurses, but the pandemic has magnified the challenges. The good news is…
Take time to appreciate the importance of what you do
Lessons learned from 1918 d In 1918, the “Spanish flu” killed most people who were infected. Thanks to the efforts of thousands…
Managing new nurse fear and anxiety
Workforce evidence collected through the Nurse Wellbeing at Risk survey indicates that the youngest nurses are experiencing more mental health and well-being…
Nurses rising
Recognizing, elevating, and caring for RNs during a pandemic As we celebrated the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris,…
A musical approach to coping with psychosocial stress
A powerful tool for nurse well-being Editor’s note: This is an early release of a web exclusive article for the May 2021…
Nurse fatigue: The silent epidemic
Are you getting the recommended 7 to 9 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period? According to ANA Enterprise’s new Healthy Nurse…
Safety huddles: A safety net for nurses amid the COVID-19 pandemic
In March 2020, our 31-bed geriatric medical unit was designated the first COVID-19 unit in a teaching hospital located in a New…
COVID-19 Survival Tip #1: Time to disconnect
We live in a world where many people are attached to their electronic devices. Like a fetus attached to their mother via…
Resiliency rising!
This article describes 10 just-in-time self-care strategies to help nurses take a mini-recess from life’s hectic and stressful situations and to reset…
From trauma to post traumatic growth
My 94-year old grandfather told me a story of a mentor from his church. She was a nurse during the 1918 influenza…