We had to quickly use the word “snowflake”, because it is so overused and abused that it won’t mean anything within the week—it already refers to...
Are you a Nurse Bullying Target…or a Snowflake?
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My Biggest Mistakes With My Nurse Blog
Nurse blogging has been good to me. It has allowed me to travel the country, interact with nurses all over world, and has provided extra income. But...
For the Addicted Nurse
Throughout my career as a nurse, I’ve cared for many individuals who are addicted to opioids. When you’re a nurse caring for patients, you can kind...
Empathizing Through Someone’s Nightmare: A Nurse’s Story
As you're getting bedside report in your busy intensive care unit, your stomach starts to drop. "54 year old female... full code... no allergies......
Horizontal Violence in Nursing: How to Overcome Incivility in Nursing Practice
Nursing units are very tight-knit groups of people, who rely heavily on one another, but it can be a nightmare if you’re dealing with nurse bullying.
Advice for a New Nurse From Those Who Have Been There
At some point and time even the most seasoned nurse was a new nurse. They too were bright eyed, anxious, excited, and scared to death they were...
What is it Like to be a Flight Nurse?
I had a chance to interview Nurse Savage about her experiences as a flight nurse. She worked in the ICU setting for a while and then got into flight...
Nurse Product Review: Butter-Soft Scrubs from Uniform Advantage
Please note, this is a sponsored blog post. All opinions are my own. This is a review blog post on the Butter-Soft Scrubs from Uniform...
7 Financial Ideas for Nurses Planning for Graduate School
Today we have a guest blog post from Nick Angelis, CRNA MSN, about a topic that is near and dear to my heart - financial planning. I know it's...
How Changing Demographics Affect Nursing Practice
I personally have noted that as a nurse you run into people from tons of different cultural and socioeconomincal background. And as a nurse caring...
Miss Colorado, Joy Behar, Michelle Collins, ABC’s The View – and a Nation of Nurses
Updated to Sept. 26, 2015 A lot has happened in the nursing social media world and I wanted to bring everyone who was working a 12-hour shift...
Another Open Letter to Nurse Nina
Today I read this article in the Dallas Morning News entitled Free of Ebola but not fear, Nurse Nina Pham to file lawsuit agains Presby paren,...