Summertime Wellness, Part 2
Last week, I wrote about wellness during summer. If you read that post or not, how do you think you’re doing in terms of your wellness during these summer months? While eating fresh foods, exercising,...
View ArticlePacing Yourself At Work
Have you ever experienced a day where you feel like you’re a chicken with your head cut off? Do you spend every shift with the sense that you’re a whirling dervish who can’t stop spinning? Or maybe...
View ArticleNursing and the Holiday Season
Being a nurse during the holidays can be a mixed bag on various levels. At this time of year, emotions can run high and there are many potential challenges to being a caregiver while also taking care...
View ArticleNursing Yourself During The Holidays
Well, folks, Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the holiday season is upon us in a big way. Some of you have already celebrated Hannukah, whereas others are still gearing up for Kwanzaa (which begins...
View ArticleAre You Still Smoking?
A recent study by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles revealed that the number of American registered nurses who smoke didn’t decrease between 2003 and 2007, but it did decrease...
View ArticleWhen Do You Nurse Yourself?
Nurses, with Nurses Week coming up in just a few weeks, isn’t it time to think about how you can nurse—and nurture—yourself? Now don’t get me wrong, Nurse’s Week isn’t the only time when we nurses...
View ArticleSummer Vacation?
Summer is almost here, and it’s usually the time when many of us take vacation time. If we have school-age children, summer plans can take on even more urgency since we need to find things to keep them...
View ArticleGot Feet?
Nurses, most of you are on your feet a lot, aren’t you? And how are those feet doing these days? Are they tortured, beaten up and aching? Are they well cared for? Do they need some special TLC? Your...
View ArticleGot Heart, Nurses?
Last week, I shared a post about nurses taking care of their feet. Those hard-working feet deserve your attention and love, and ignoring their needs is certainly not in your best interest—or theirs....
View ArticleCultivating Self-Compassion
Nurses work hard, and our work can sometimes weigh on us. In caring for the sick or dying, we can be impacted emotionally, physically, psychologically and spiritually, and our self-care can be...
View ArticleA Pause for the Cause
In our busy lives, we are often consumed by work, family, our faith community, neighbors, email, volunteering, children, pets, doing errands, and more or less taking of business on a daily basis....
View ArticleGive Nurses A Break
Nurses in the clinical setting work incredibly hard, and a common complaint we hear from nursing professionals on the front lines is that they rarely have time to hydrate, eat, or use the rest room....
View ArticleNursing and Emotional Resilience
A career in nursing can be deeply satisfying on both a personal and professional level. The nursing care of patients can also be emotionally taxing and spiritually exhausting. How do you strike a...
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