by Elizabeth | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog, Nursing career |
Nurses pick up things on the job. There are habits that nurses learn from other nurses that can be good. And then there are habits nurses develop that are not so good. While we as nurses do learn from our educators, during our clinical rotations and in nursing...
by Elizabeth | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog, Burnout |
Nurse Burnout Prevention is Tricky Burnout affects some of the very best nurses, taking them away from the nursing profession. And what’s interesting to me is that I do not think people really understand the true nature of burnout or have nurse burnout prevention...
by Elizabeth | Oct 16, 2016 | Blog, Nursing career |
Guest Post by Taylor Nix, BSN, RN As nurses and healthcare providers we get so consumed in caring for others that we often forget or lack the time to care for ourselves. Trust me, I know because I have been guilty of this to the point where I began to question my own...
by Elizabeth | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog, Nursing career |
I don’t know about you, but nursing is a busy career. Working 12 hour (OK, let’s be honest… who gets out in twelve hours anymore?) shifts, taking calls at home, covering short staffing… I mean the list goes on and on (and on). In fact, a few...
by Elizabeth | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog, Burnout |
A nurse emailed me with a dilemma. She shared that she went into the field of nursing to be able to use holistic modalities and integrative therapies for patient healing. While she lived in a progressive geographic area who readily accepts complementary therapies, the...