Assuming the best: Why nurses should believe in patients’ desire for health
As a nurse, it’s not uncommon to hear the frustration in the voices of colleagues—or even in our own internal dialogue: “Why don’t they…
My Nurse Influencers
Environmental wellness and nurse self-care
More and more we hear about how the environment must be included in how we care for ourselves. Perhaps thinking about the environment has…
Increase your knowledge of health policy: Practical strategies
Nurses are at the frontline of patient care, playing a crucial role in promoting health and well-being. Given your frontrow view of the intricacies…
The anxious nurse
No one responded to the new nurse’s comment as she returned from answering the patient’s call light. “I don’t know why they can’t just…
Things I wish I’d known as a new nurse
As I reflect on the many peaks and valleys of my nursing career, I frequently think about the early days and the lessons I’ve…
School Health Nursing comes to Baltimore
Nationwide, a third of schools don’t have a nurse. At the end of 2023, about 50 RNs covered more than 150 schools in the…
Emotional intelligence: A neglected nursing competency
I love my job as nurse faculty, but if I were asked about the most challenging aspect of my role, I would point to…
Be Your Own Nurse: Chief wellness officer
In 2021, the control of wellbeing at the tail of a global pandemic made sense. How can we manage our personal worlds after so…
Vogue words in healthcare: Speaking outside the “silo”
Although using vogue words, modish terms that are popular for a time, isn’t unique to healthcare, it seems to be a prime place to…
Examining Public Perception of Nurses
The public places their trust in nurses because they expect them to act truthfully, transparently, and with integrity. Imagine you’re a patient and your…
Why can’t nursing jobs look like other jobs?
When I compare my sister’s accounting job to my role as a nurse, it’s clear that a significant disparity exists in the social and…
Listening to messages
An analogy that I often use to describe my own experiences in tough caregiving situations is to say, “I have a fork in my…
Assuming the best: Why nurses should believe in patients’ desire for health
As a nurse, it’s not uncommon to hear the frustration in the voices of colleagues—or even in our own internal dialogue: “Why…
Environmental wellness and nurse self-care
More and more we hear about how the environment must be included in how we care for ourselves. Perhaps thinking about the…
Increase your knowledge of health policy: Practical strategies
Nurses are at the frontline of patient care, playing a crucial role in promoting health and well-being. Given your frontrow view of…
The anxious nurse
No one responded to the new nurse’s comment as she returned from answering the patient’s call light. “I don’t know why they…
Things I wish I’d known as a new nurse
As I reflect on the many peaks and valleys of my nursing career, I frequently think about the early days and the…
School Health Nursing comes to Baltimore
Nationwide, a third of schools don’t have a nurse. At the end of 2023, about 50 RNs covered more than 150 schools…
Emotional intelligence: A neglected nursing competency
I love my job as nurse faculty, but if I were asked about the most challenging aspect of my role, I would…
Be Your Own Nurse: Chief wellness officer
In 2021, the control of wellbeing at the tail of a global pandemic made sense. How can we manage our personal worlds…
Vogue words in healthcare: Speaking outside the “silo”
Although using vogue words, modish terms that are popular for a time, isn’t unique to healthcare, it seems to be a prime…
Examining Public Perception of Nurses
The public places their trust in nurses because they expect them to act truthfully, transparently, and with integrity. Imagine you’re a patient…
Why can’t nursing jobs look like other jobs?
When I compare my sister’s accounting job to my role as a nurse, it’s clear that a significant disparity exists in the…
Listening to messages
An analogy that I often use to describe my own experiences in tough caregiving situations is to say, “I have a fork…
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