The recent demand for healthcare services have lead to the adoption of holistic health care programs. But what is holistic nursing care?
What Is Holistic Nursing Care?
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When Your Patient Starts Crying
One of the first questions you may ask yourself in your nursing career is "What to do when a patient starts crying." Everyone has their own forte’,...
Nursing Time Management for When You’re Totally Overwhelmed
This post contains affiliate links It never fails. You start your day with the best nursing time management intentions. You started your...
An Ode to My Steering Wheel
Many things are synonymous with nursing… stethoscopes, nursing caps and pins, a solid pair of Danskos…but one of nursing’s unsung hero’s is our...
Why I Can’t Cry With You
Since my post I Wish I Could Cry With You, But I Can't went up, there has been quite a large response. I felt the need to write a follow-up post to...
Sitting Down for Your Patient
I went to NTI in Denver, Colorado this last week. For those of you that don't know, it's an annual national conference for critical care...
When You Want to Quit
When you're working on your pre-req's and going through nursing school, in your first few years of nursing school, or just switched specialties, it...
Nursing Mistakes That Will Make You Feel Better
Sometimes just hearing someone else's stories makes you feel better about your own anxiety. Read these nursing mistakes and know that you are not...
Comfort Care Conversations
It's a tough world out there. We've all been dealing with the chaos from COVID-19. Wherever you live, you have to deal with overcrowding, poverty,...
Dealing With Difficult Families
You know it’s bad when the first thing the nurse says in report is that the patient is fine but the family…. Let’s talk about difficult families.