Nurses: Dodge Bullies in a Field That Eats Their Young
Have you ever witnessed a nurse getting bullied? Have you ever teased a co-worker yourself? Sixty percent of new nurses quit their job within the first year due to workplace behaviors, and a whopping 78% of all nurses have either witnessed or been the target of bullying. This behavior is nothing new, but it still remains entirely unacceptable, especially within a field of a caregivers. Bullying has lasting physiological and...
Overcoming Anxiety to Ace Your Nursing Boards
Between lectures and clinical practices, earning a nursing certification is no walk in the park. There is so much to learn, and it may seem like there aren’t enough hours in the day to work, learn and have a personal life. Regardless of your age, experience or level of education, there are a few study tips that will help you feel and perform your best. 7 Tips for Acing Your Nursing Boards Plan Accordingly First and foremost, plan...
What Nurses Should & Shouldn’t Do on Social Media
Social media is a wonderful platform for sharing ideas, keeping in touch with family and supporting friend’s defining life moments. With sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, nearly anything can be shared in an instant, and the world is your audience. While social media is used to share, promote and connect, as a nurse, you should be extra weary about what you do and don’t post. Just because your travel...
A Nurse’s Guide to Surviving the Night Shift
The night shift always get a bad rep, but unfortunately for nurses, it comes with the job. Most new nurses get stuck working nights until they can seniority. It can be a challenge to get used to. Science says that registered nurses who worked in rotating shifts had a greater likelihood to die by cardiovascular disease and lung cancer than nurses who didn’t. And, quite frankly, sleep deprivation can turn make even someone who is...
Leave Your Baggage at the Door: Mindful Ways to Cope with Crisis
Often, nurses find themselves working long shifts and irregular hours. While your primary focus is to provide care to patients, the quality of care you provide is influenced by your overall state of wellness, both physical and mental. You must know how to cope with crisis. One cannot properly care for others if they do not adequately care for themselves, but what do you do as a nurse when your world is falling apart? Perhaps a child...
How to Conquer a Cancelled Travel Nurse Contract
You would really think that in a highly-difficult to fill traveling nurse contract that it’d be almost impossible for the assignment’s contract to ever be ended. That is, of course, unless you get “fired” for missing shifts or something like that. But, believe me when I say, that it actually happens. Why would hospitals cancel and what is a travel nurse to do when they find themselves finished with their...