And Your Communication Style is...

Excellent communication skills are critical to the nursing profession. Yet, there are times I become frustrated when a nurse is giving a marathon report full of unnecessary information.

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Be Healthy: 10 Self-Care Tips and Tricks for Nurses

Feeling stressed out? Is it burnout or could it be more? Learn 10 self-care tips that will help you be physically, mentally and spiritually well.

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What is #NursesTakeDC all about? Watch Now!

What are you doing this Nurse’s Week?

We want to touch base quickly to introduce you to a dear colleague, Elizabeth Scala, MSN/MBA, RN. Elizabeth is a nurse in Maryland who puts on this GREAT program during Nurse’s Week!

This month Elizabeth has opened up the individual ticket registration to the annual Art of Nursing program. You can celebrate Nurse’s Week with all of us during The Art of Nursing program.

Thinking about getting a gun for safety

I'm a new grad RN that has just been offered a home health position in a large city (ATL) and I'm considering purchasing a gun for safety.

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My own family is the PITA in the hospital

My son had emergency surgery on Sunday night. He had an open compound tib/fib fracture. Part of the wound was left open and was draining serosanguinous fluid into the dressing, all normal. On Monday he and my other son were throwing a fit because the nurses wouldn't change the dressing, which really wasn't that bad.

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People are out to get me

Dear Nurse Beth, I graduated in May '16. When I started my first job, I was terrified. I worried how I was ever going to be able to handle 5-6 patients.

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Thoughts on Covering Own Shift

I work on a rehabilitation unit and most nursing staff have fixed schedules. My co-worker "Beth" is very dependable and has been charge nurse for several years.

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