3 Web Sites Every Nursing Student Should Bookmark
Nursing school is tough. No matter what degree you are going for, nursing school can be a lot of things. Work, intimidation, and even overwhelm. Do no...
The 5 Best Pieces of Nursing Advice I’ve Ever Received
Nursing is an amazing profession. There are SO many nurses out there that one day- you’ll be sure to receive some nursing advice. Now a word of cautio...
How to Know if You’re Ready to Start Your Own Practice
So you want to start your own nursing practice? While the idea of moving away from the employer-employee model is enticing, there are several things t...
How to Motivate Your Patients to Make Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Probably one of the hardest thing for any nurse is figuring out how to motivate patients to make healthier choices. Nurses show up to work with the be...
5 Mistakes Most New Graduate Nurses Make
New nurses are often terrified of making a mistake. They graduate nursing school, go through a nurse residency program or some other kind of orientati...
5 Tricks For Developing Rapport With Patients
Developing rapport with patients can be tricky. As a nurse, you do not want to get too close that you break an organizational policy on professional b...
Why It’s Important for Nurses to Have Some Alone Time
“Alone time! HA! What IS that?” Or… “Don’t you know that there’s no time for that!?! I’m a nurse!” Right on. I get it. Nurses travel in sp...
The 4 Best Business Tips… For Nurses!
Before you say to yourself, “This post is not for me- I have no desire to go into business-” Stop! Just because you do not see yourself as...
3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Deciding on a Nursing Specialty
As nursing students journey through nursing school, they begin to think about the nursing specialty that they would like to enter into. Sadly, I conti...
5 Must-Read Nursing Books for Students
A few months ago, I had fun with a quick question on social media. I asked nurses to come up with a title for class they wished, but didn’t, hav...
