20 Secrets in Surviving the Night Shift for Nurses
Surviving the night shift for nurses poses unique challenges in our personal and interpersonal relationships. Our work schedule dictates us nurses to make extreme...
5 Ways to Love Your Shift and Defeat Burnout
The feeling of exhaustion caused by sustained and prolonged stress. It’s a fatigue that is not just felt physically but also mentally and psychologically....
The Battle of Anxiety and Depression Within Nurses
We, nurses, are always under extreme pressure and faced with problems from our clients, coworkers, and managers; these variables can lead to depression for nurses –...
Yoga Makes Nursing Easy!
Becoming a nurse can be daunting – “daunting” is an understatement. By definition, the nursing profession is one of the easiest to place in...
D-PEND Strategy: A Healthy Lifestyle for Busy Nurse
Nurses work in a very critical and stressful environments every day. Meaning, we should always be at our best since we are handling lives...
Secrets to Maximizing your Days Off
I know a lot of you can identify with me when I say that days off from work are never enough. It doesn’t matter...
Hypochondria: How Understanding Health Anxiety Can Make You a Better Nurse
Health anxiety, previously referred to as hypochondria, is now known as illness anxiety disorder or somatic symptom disorder depending on the diagnosis. These are...
Early Warning Signs: How to Spot a Potentially Violent Patient in Healthcare
Workplace violence is a growing concern, especially in the healthcare industry. In 2018, healthcare workers accounted for 73% of all nonfatal workplace injuries and...
Fasting: Exploring This Side of Health and Wellness
The health and wellness space has experienced tremendous growth over the last decade. During this period, we've experimented with multiple concepts and techniques to...
Surviving the Graveyard Shift
Nursing is a job that requires continuity of care. Patients need to have nurses taking care of them 24 hours a day, 7 days...
Understanding Childhood Asthma: Causes, Symptoms, and Management
Asthma is a chronic illness that concerns airway inflammation and constriction of breathing. It is classified as very common among children, with millions of...