In honor of National School Nurse Day in May, make their job a little easier: Consider adopting one of these habits or solutions that members of the National Association of School Nurses say has made a real difference to them.
To lighten up the mood a little bit and to commemorate National Nurses Day, see how you fare on the quiz below on famous TV nurses.
The nursing workforce includes multiple generations working together to transform health care. This article suggests some common tendencies that the generations may share, according to the online report "Generations of Nurses Can Thrive Together."
No one looks forward to a hospital stay. It means there's something wrong, you'll be poked and prodded, and you'll be eating meals that make airline food taste gourmet. However, it needn't be pure misery. There is a whole staff whose sole purpose is caring for you and making sure you recover quickly. The nurses in particular are like your guardian angels. "Patients sometimes forget that nurses aren't the enemy," says Natalie Gottlieb, a student nurse at George Mason University.
If you are in nursing school or thinking about it for the future, the BAYADA Nurse Residency Program could be the perfect option for you.
There are 3.2 million registered nurses in the U.S., and that will not be nearly enough in coming years as the Affordable Care Act kicks in and baby boomer
Happy Nurses Week! Submit a photo of you in your scrubs or uniform to enter to win lunch for you and your co-workers from Solo Eats.
Know the signs of burnout and intervene before the problem escalates
Before Jackson’s cancer diagnosis, I didn’t have much interaction with nurses. Outside of the school nurse, or the nice lady who didn’t want to give me shots but had to, I never really had an understanding of nurses. To me, nurses were just doctor’s helpers. I should have known better. My maternal grandparents lived next door …
You have challenges as a travel nurse, so if you’re feeling tense, here are some quick ways to beat stress when you're travel nursing.