While nursing is an extremely rewarding career, it can also hold its own anxiety. Fortunately, there are some techniques you can use in order to help alleviate the anxiousness you might feel from time to time within the health care industry. Find the Light Through Anxiety The first thing to do in order to help prevent any anxiety you might feel during the day is to prepare the night before. By preparing for the day in your mind, you are allowing yourself to have more control and knowledge of what can occur instead of the many surprises that may follow that can then feed into your anxiety. Read on →

Have you ever heard people talk on a Sunday about how happy they are to be returning to work on Monday? Have you ever wondered why that cannot be you? Well, it can! All you have to do is find a job that brings you the satisfaction you need in order to help you feel like you are not actually “working.” Find a Job You Love - Never Work a Day in Your Life Read on →

At times, nurses are named into a leadership role. Other times, they are seen as leaders by their peers. No matter if your position has the “leadership” title within it or not, you can be seen as a leader, especially to your patients. Therefore, it is important to practice the skills it takes to be a good leader. Leadership Advice Some say you are born a leader. However, anyone can be a leader if they have the right mindset. Read on →

No matter if we feel we are doing the best we can, as a nurse, there is always room for improvement. There is always a way we could have done this better, or maybe a way we could have helped more. Therefore, at the end of each week, sit down and reflect on how the week went and areas you succeeded in, as well as areas in which you felt you could have done better. Read on →

Have you ever had one of those days where you feel you are not just at your limit, but beyond? On a scale of 1 to 10, you are at a 20! And no matter what you do, it seems things only become more and more stressful? Life was for living—not for stressing! Take stress out of your day with these tips. So Long, Stress! Before you start pulling out your hair because you cannot take one more thing being placed on your plate, take a deep breath and follow these tips. Read on →

Summertime can be a hard season for those pediatric patients who are stuck indoors due to their illness. However, even they deserve to have a fun summer this year. Have Fun Indoors When working with a pediatric patient, it is important that they receive the rest they need in order to have the energy they require to get better. Unfortunately, this usually means more time spent inside than out. Make their summer one to remember—even if it is spent indoors—with these tips. Read on →

As a nurse, what seems like a million things are thrown at you each and every day. Once you get through a pile of paperwork, another pile of paperwork seems to be waiting. But the most important thing awaiting us day in and day out is our patients. And while we may be having a rough day at work or maybe in our personal lives, it is important for us to put that to the side in order to better care for our patients. Read on →

Life can get pretty crazy really quickly, especially if you are the one in charge of not only putting food on the table, but also running children back and forth to school and after-school activities. While there may not be a way to release all the stress a week can bring, there are things you can do to help plan ahead so that your week holds more calm hours in each day than chaotic. Read on →

Has it seemed in the past that you have needed a vacation after a vacation? Maybe the idea of a vacation has not seemed worth it to you because of the piles of work waiting for you upon your return? Do not let your fear of missing work stop you from taking a vacation from work. If you skip over your vacation time, you may be doing more harm than good. Read on →

The struggle is real when it comes to sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation can cause serious issues for your health, including a weakened immune response, depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, and much more! And nurses are just as at-risk of suffering from sleep deprivation as those who work in other industries, due to long hours and being on call. Therefore, are you posing more of a risk to your patients by not obtaining enough sleep each night? Read on →