So you’ve just started your new job as a new graduate nurse. You have a great preceptor, you like your unit, and your manager seems pretty cool. But you dread going to work. You get report and you’re already an hour behind. You’re already an overwhelmed nurse. There are so many things to do right this second that you shut down. You can’t do this. It’s too much. You struggle through each day, just trying to get to the end of the shift. You are elated for days off. You dread going back. Is this really what you signed up for? Will this EVER end?
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Navigate Your First Nursing Conference Like a Pro
Do’s and don’ts of your first nursing conferences, in hopes that it will help you navigate your first nursing conference like a pro!
The Good Nurses: Qualities of A Good Nurse
What are the qualities of a good nurse? You need to be empathetic, hard-working, and so much more. Read the complete list.
Medication Errors: How to Avoid Them as a New Nurse
One of the most terrifying things for new nurse grads is accidentally messing up a patient’s meds. This is how to avoid medication errors.
Working With Physicians
Don’t be intimidated! Follow these tips for working with physicians and banish your nursing anxiety for good.
How to Start a Nursing Blog
This post contains affiliate links I get quite a few emails from people looking to start their own blog and looking for some tips and advice. Below...
How to Deal with Verbally Abusive Patients
We've been there. The patient is incredibly rude, demeaning, or even saying sexually explicit things to you. Patient satisfaction has...
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,...
Nurses on the Front Lines: How Do You Handle Patients Addicted to Prescription Pain Killers?
Have you seen this video posted on KevinMD this month about drug seekers in the emergency department (ED)? Take a look at this 4:31 video made by...
From One Nurse to Another: An Open Letter to Nurse Nina
Hey Nurse Nina, My name is Kati and I’m a critical care nurse in Charlotte, NC. I hope you’re able to read this in your isolation room. I hope some...
You’re a Life Saver. Literally
I don't know if any of you nurses out there struggle with what I've been fighting over the last year or so. Whenever I'm in a large crowd and...
How to Deal With Gossipy Nurses
I recently got a job as a new grad in a peds hospital, I love my job but hate the people I work with, they all gossip and talk behind everyone's...