5 Easy Steps Nurses can Help to Create a Positive Work Environment

by | Apr 5, 2018 | Coping with Stress, Inspirational, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success

  Due to the nature of health care, nursing workplaces feel stressful, overwhelming, and even take on a negative energy if you don’t guard against it. This creates tension not only among nurses, but also patients. Thus, it is important for nurses to remember that...
5 Study Tips to Help You Rock Your Nursing Finals

5 Study Tips to Help You Rock Your Nursing Finals

by | Mar 11, 2018 | Coping with Stress, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing School, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse, Studying, Test-Taking Strategies

With a couple of months to go until we reach the end of the spring semester, it is never too early to start planning on rocking your final exams! To help you reduce test anxiety and succeed on your final nursing exams, here are five study tips that are sure to help...
Making the Best of a Short-Staffed Shift

Making the Best of a Short-Staffed Shift

by | Jan 9, 2018 | Coping with Stress, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Chain of Command, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Patient Safety, Personal Experience, Work-Life Balance

  We all know that optimal nursing staff ratios lead to optimal patient outcomes. That’s why many institutions are working collaboratively with the health care team to implement staffing guidelines that will meet our increasingly complex patient needs....
3 Easy Strategies to Bring Holiday Cheer to the Bedside

3 Easy Strategies to Bring Holiday Cheer to the Bedside

by | Dec 19, 2017 | 12 hour vs 8 hour shifts, Coping with Stress, Cultural Competence, Holiday Work, Inspirational, New Graduate Nurses, NNBA, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Nursing Scheduling, Patient Advocacy, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Work-Life Balance

It’s that time of year again when patients and their families are relying on us to bring excellent nursing care along with a little holiday cheer to the bedside. Of course we will be faced with the normal stressors of nursing, along with the possibility of...
How to Enjoy Nursing Shifts During the Holiday Season

How to Enjoy Nursing Shifts During the Holiday Season

by | Nov 27, 2017 | Coping with Stress, Holiday Work, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Scheduling, Patient Advocacy, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse, Work-Life Balance

Nursing during the holiday season can be challenging, yet extremely rewarding. With the frenzied holiday scheduling, and being away from your family during festive gatherings, you may find yourself quickly becoming a holiday Grinch. However, you will also find that...