Find Your Tribe
Sure, I could sit here and tell you all the bad things about coworkers. Make this a negative post about how nurses are catty or how we "eat" our own,…
Healing them with Kindness
The nursing profession and customer service go hand in hand. If you want to be very successful in your nursing career realize that means your customer service skills need to…
Calling Doctor Scary
At some point every nurse will know the feeling . . . It's 3 o'clock in the morning, and your patient isn't looking well, and your "nursing gut" is telling…
The 5 MUST HAVES for Giving Report
Giving report at the end of your shift can be nerve wrecking but it's also really important. You need to be able to condense all your hard work during the…
The THREE MUST HAVE STEPS to being an Organized Nurse!
Organization . . . Learn it, love it, live it! You will need every ounce of this skill when you are flying solo on the nursing floor! Organization is basically…
Let’s Give a Little R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Treating your patient with respect should be a no-brainer! But sadly it is something that many in the medical field seem to shelf. So learn it now and hold on…
Finding Your Mentor
Find your mentor, find the nurse that you aspire to be and find the person who will become your voice of reason. They will be that person in your ear…
Super Nurse, Burn Out
When I first became a nurse I thought I was going to change the world, set it on fire and impose all my great pearls of wisdom I had just…
Finding the Passion of Nursing
I have such a love/hate relationship with nursing. On one hand it’s who I am, one of my defining traits and core aspects of my life. The thing that makes…
Welcome to the Club!
For most nurses obtaining your license is a long journey, filled with sleepless nights and early mornings. But you did it! You pushed through the hard parts and fulfilled your…