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Fall & spooky themed self care rituals for nurses

Self care is important year-round, but a theme makes things feel extra special and time-bound.

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5 Realistic nutrition tips for nurses

We don’t need to be told as nurses that keeping ourselves healthy goes a long way. If I hear one more unsolicited piece of advice from diet culture...

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3 Tips for parents to help you leave work at work

The stress we carry home now is not that of a few unchecked boxes—it’s an unending assault of images from a day full of tasks that have no task-based solution.

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10 Noteworthy nurses from film and television

Cliches aside, there are a select few fictional nurses that have breathed life into the nursing profession in all the right ways.

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The delta variant and the pandemic of the unvaccinated: a nurse’s POV

It is not hyperbole to stress that a life or death situation is currently playing out as a direct consequence to low vaccination rates.

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In The Field: Nurse Maria shares the importance of having a journal

Take it all in strides. — Healthcare is far from perfect!

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Do you feel stuck in your field?

Make a list of things that interest you. This does not have to be a list pertaining to nursing fields.

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Being Aware of Your Own Mental Health

As nurses, we take on a lot of responsibility while dealing with burnout, depression, and anxiety at work and in our lives.

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4 Unique challenges first-generation nursing students face

The truth is that we need students like you to create a nursing world that is more inclusive and diverse.

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What does nursing look like for our fellow nurses abroad?

It’s important to uplift… our fellow nurses across the world who are experiencing increased hardships.

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Have Vaccine, Will Travel…

Because no nurse wants to say, “I worked through a pandemic and all I got was this lousy T-shirt…”

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Why first-gen nursing students are important to healthcare

"The implicit biases that exist in healthcare are numerous, pervasive, and persistent." Successful first-generation nursing students, in particular, are able to harness that pressure and transform it into a driving force. Simply increasing the prevalence of minorities in the workforce would improve the health of millions of BIPOC Americans.

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Medical Bias & Inequity: the link to PPE access

The connection between low-income communities impacted by COVID and the lack of PPE is not hard to see.

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What do nurses think of the latest CDC guidelines around mask mandates?

While the CDC’s decision does not apply to the majority of medical settings, it still carries risks for nurses who are trying to adapt while the pandemic is still ongoing.

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How to cope when you are a caregiver

The day-to-day of dealing with the loss of patients, uncontrollable human pain and emotion, is one of the most challenging encounters in clinical practice.

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Before You Hit “Post:” Do’s and don’ts for nurses using social media

While just about everyone feels the urge to vent about their professional woes at some point, well…we’ve all read a cringey post or two that definitely crosses the line.

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How have school nurses adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic?

A typical day in the life of a school nurse involves interacting with students, first aid, case management, counseling and health education.

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Pandemic Friendly Places and Activities - NYC Edition

Where Brooklyn (nurses) at? NYC nurses, make some noise!

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What is PPE in a Post-Pandemic World?

One year later, what is the role of personal protective equipment in a post-pandemic world? What does PPE mean to healthcare providers?

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What if Nursing is No Longer Your Calling?

In the meantime, I will continue to put my best foot forward in my current role until the time has come to close the curtains on that part of my career.