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Aspects of the nursing profession are inevitably stressful. It takes no one by surprise that providing patient care is emotionally and physically demanding. Adding to the inherent stressfulness of the job itself, is bullying and incivility amongst co-workers, compounded with short staffing and heavy workloads which sends stress levels skyrocketing. […]
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Are you a people pleaser? Do you struggle with telling people no? Or do you find yourself saying yes to things when you really wanted and needed to say no. You are not alone and as a nurse I struggled with this too, especially early on in my career
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Remembering our past, reflecting on where we are now and recharging for our tomorrow. The profession of nursing has a rich history and has come a long way from its beginning. Significant strides have been achieved in many areas, however when contemplating the current state of a projected 75% of
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THERE ARE FIVE QUALITIES NURSES NEED FOR CAREER SUCCESS Every nurse starts their career with the intention of being a success. And often when the topic of a successful career is discussed, clinical, technical and critical thinking skills usually dominate the conversation. However, in addition to developing those fundamentals there
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Three things nurses should consider before taking a new job Take this job and shove it, who hasn’t wanted to say that to an employer at one point in their career. Most people wouldn’t because number one it’s not professional and number two no one wants to burn bridges. So
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“I wish I would have known back then what I know now…” At some point in their career, nearly every nurse has second guessed their decision to go into nursing. Quite frankly, many of us have even uttered the words “this is not what I signed up for”. The typical
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Social Media and COVID-19 Should Nurses be Educating or Entertaining 2020 started with a lot of anticipation for nurses. It had been designated the year of the nurse and midwife in honor of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday. Many hospitals and nursing organizations already had plans underway for extra special celebrations
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Wisdom From Women of Yesterday Inspiration for Nurses of Today Nursing has a long and storied history full of unique twists and turns and is not immune from the ills of the past that have plagued society. Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black licensed nurse in the United
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Is Gratitude The Answer You see it and hear it everywhere, think positive, speak positive, have a positive attitude to help manage stress. Is it really that simple? I’m sure nurses who have been told that probably have thought, come work on my unit, walk in my shoes for a day, experience
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2020 has been designated the year of the nurse and the midwife by the World Health Organization to commemorate the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale. The honor is fitting because of her remarkable accomplishments that paved the way for the nursing profession. I remember briefly learning about Nightingale in my
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Nursing is an immensely rewarding career choice that is often depicted on television shows and movies with fast paced, dramatic storylines. The characters fall in love, breakup up, handle crisis after crisis all while taking care of their critically ill patients with mysterious illnesses who are miraculously saved by the
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This was my story over 20 years ago. I survived that shift and countless others. Eventually I moved on from my first job and continued on into a successful career. I’ve worked in a variety of different settings from the NICU to Homecare to the Operating Room however that first job left such a deep impression on me that I eventually decided to leave the clinical arena to work in staff development. I never really felt I had any resources to help me get through those early years and I decided I never wanted another nurse to feel the hopelessness that I felt that day.
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