Category: Career
Lateral Violence: How Nurse Bullies Affect Client Care
Have you ever had to work with one of those intimidating nurses who makes you feel about three inches tall? You know the type. This is the kind of nurse who sends messages with body language and tone that you...
Why the Nursing Soft Skills Matter, Too.
But I haven’t started my first IV yet! If you are reading this, there’s a good chance you’ve only started an IV on a manikin and are wondering when you’ll get a chance “in real life”. The ability to start...
Avoiding Burnout: The Age of Mindfulness
What IS health, anyway? Nurses should know…we promote health and hope for a living, right? But do we make sure ALL caregivers are cared for? Even us? In 2017, the ANA focused on nurses keeping nurses healthy for nurse’s week,...
3 Ways to Pad Your Resume as Nursing Student
Nursing school is a busy time! You learn and grow more than you thought possible, but you have little time for anything else. Many of us come to nursing school with a full plate. I was a mother of two,...
The Importance of Finding Your Passion in Nursing
What are the most common responses when asked what specific field nursing students hope to go into? When I was in school, it was always labor and delivery and pediatrics. I was no different from everyone else. I always wanted...