On leaving and loving nursing
The nursing shortage is as old as the dawn of modern nursing itself. Of the 38 nurses under the supervision of Florence Nightingale and…
My Nurse Influencers
Good Morning!
Have you ever found yourself startled when someone says “Good morning” as you pass in a hallway or on a sidewalk? After the deer-in-headlights…
Want to be a Nurse Leader? You Already Are
In nursing and healthcare, there’s nothing quite like an inspired and inspiring nurse leader. Organizations live and die at the hands of those who…
A staff nurse’s AI wish list
The adage “necessity is the mother of invention” has been propelling human progress (or folly, depending on one’s point of view) since the dawn…
Self-nursing: A full mind and a group intervention
Feeling jittery. A foggy brain. Forgetting things. Feeling less-than. All of these are signs that may indicate a mind that’s too full. Full minds…
LGBTQ+ nursing: Glancing back, looking forward
In America and in many parts of the world, June is celebrated as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a celebration of the Stonewall uprising in the…
If Florence Nightingale gave a graduation speech
The months of May and June are a time for graduation. In the United States, commencement ceremonies are a very lucrative enterprise, from the…
A Nurse’s View on Loneliness
As a new substitute school nurse, I’m constantly caught off-guard by the number of students who come into the nurse’s office with emotional and…
When Nurses Roar: Embracing Advocacy and Empowerment
There are just over 4 million nurses in the United States, and as Gallup’s most trustworthy profession for two decades running, one would think…
Food, glorious food… wasted
Everyone has heard this: There is so much food, in fact tons of it, wasted. Every day. In 2010, according to the US Department…
The human cost of war: A nurse’s reflection on the tragedy of forced migration from the Zaatari Camp
Abeer Alharthi, MSN, RN, PhD Student As the doors to the primary health center (PHC) swung open, the triage room overflowed with Syrian refugees,…
Conversations as self-care
One intervention in my nursing practice is to facilitate intentional conversations. When I first started my role as a psych-mental health APRN in 2016,…
On leaving and loving nursing
The nursing shortage is as old as the dawn of modern nursing itself. Of the 38 nurses under the supervision of Florence…
Good Morning!
Have you ever found yourself startled when someone says “Good morning” as you pass in a hallway or on a sidewalk? After…
Want to be a Nurse Leader? You Already Are
In nursing and healthcare, there’s nothing quite like an inspired and inspiring nurse leader. Organizations live and die at the hands of…
A staff nurse’s AI wish list
The adage “necessity is the mother of invention” has been propelling human progress (or folly, depending on one’s point of view) since…
Self-nursing: A full mind and a group intervention
Feeling jittery. A foggy brain. Forgetting things. Feeling less-than. All of these are signs that may indicate a mind that’s too full.…
LGBTQ+ nursing: Glancing back, looking forward
In America and in many parts of the world, June is celebrated as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a celebration of the Stonewall uprising…
If Florence Nightingale gave a graduation speech
The months of May and June are a time for graduation. In the United States, commencement ceremonies are a very lucrative enterprise,…
A Nurse’s View on Loneliness
As a new substitute school nurse, I’m constantly caught off-guard by the number of students who come into the nurse’s office with…
When Nurses Roar: Embracing Advocacy and Empowerment
There are just over 4 million nurses in the United States, and as Gallup’s most trustworthy profession for two decades running, one…
Food, glorious food… wasted
Everyone has heard this: There is so much food, in fact tons of it, wasted. Every day. In 2010, according to the…
The human cost of war: A nurse’s reflection on the tragedy of forced migration from the Zaatari Camp
Abeer Alharthi, MSN, RN, PhD Student As the doors to the primary health center (PHC) swung open, the triage room overflowed with…
Conversations as self-care
One intervention in my nursing practice is to facilitate intentional conversations. When I first started my role as a psych-mental health APRN…