Find your unicorn—be your own unicorn
Traditionally, nursing schools use an apprentice model for educating future nurses. The traditional learning system casts student nurses as being rule followers by stewards…
Perspectives
Nurses: It’s time to march!
While many professions may look back at their inception and theories in awe at how vastly they differ from present day, one could easily…
Remember the psych patient care tech
First let me say, I’m not a published author or blogger of articles for nurses, nor am I your typical administrative type. I like…
Enable and ennoble: Teaching and learning in nursing
This year marks my 23rd year teaching nursing. One habit I have (there is no support group for this) is thinking and ruminating. A few…
A day in the life of a med-surg nurse
What is a 12-hour shift like for a registered nurse on a medical-surgical floor? I’ll break it down for you. Imagine you’re working at…
Nurse managers: Please intervene when a staff nurse shows signs of burnout
Earlier in my career, my nurse manager told me I was exhibiting signs of burnout. I was offended. When I was oriented as a…
Protect your nursing license
Upon graduation, nurses are expected to uphold professional standards, guidelines, and principles from the American Nurses Association (ANA). It’s paramount for nurses to understand…
An American nurse in London: Is it worth it?
Fresh off the boat was a term I’d heard once or twice amongst my former travels, usually referring to an immigrant who had recently…
What my students taught me about civility
“Nursing students have a responsibility to model civility and encourage respectful social discourse. Collaborating with faculty and taking a leadership role in co-creating classroom…
The vital role of health literacy
Healthcare professionals should know that most, if not all, patients have low health literacy, according to The Joint Commission. The U.S. National Library of…
Medication with food: What does it really mean?
As nurses, at some point you may have provided discharge instructions or outpatient instructions to a patient that “this medication must be taken with…
Downtime: The time to nurse
Not long ago, I walked down a hospital corridor of a medical-surgical unit and found all the work stations on wheels (WOWs) flush to…
Find your unicorn—be your own unicorn
Traditionally, nursing schools use an apprentice model for educating future nurses. The traditional learning system casts student nurses as being rule followers…
Nurses: It’s time to march!
While many professions may look back at their inception and theories in awe at how vastly they differ from present day, one…
Remember the psych patient care tech
First let me say, I’m not a published author or blogger of articles for nurses, nor am I your typical administrative type.…
Enable and ennoble: Teaching and learning in nursing
This year marks my 23rd year teaching nursing. One habit I have (there is no support group for this) is thinking and ruminating.…
A day in the life of a med-surg nurse
What is a 12-hour shift like for a registered nurse on a medical-surgical floor? I’ll break it down for you. Imagine you’re…
Nurse managers: Please intervene when a staff nurse shows signs of burnout
Earlier in my career, my nurse manager told me I was exhibiting signs of burnout. I was offended. When I was oriented…
Protect your nursing license
Upon graduation, nurses are expected to uphold professional standards, guidelines, and principles from the American Nurses Association (ANA). It’s paramount for nurses…
An American nurse in London: Is it worth it?
Fresh off the boat was a term I’d heard once or twice amongst my former travels, usually referring to an immigrant who…
What my students taught me about civility
“Nursing students have a responsibility to model civility and encourage respectful social discourse. Collaborating with faculty and taking a leadership role in…
The vital role of health literacy
Healthcare professionals should know that most, if not all, patients have low health literacy, according to The Joint Commission. The U.S. National…
Medication with food: What does it really mean?
As nurses, at some point you may have provided discharge instructions or outpatient instructions to a patient that “this medication must be…
Downtime: The time to nurse
Not long ago, I walked down a hospital corridor of a medical-surgical unit and found all the work stations on wheels (WOWs)…
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