5 Patients Express Gratitude During Nurses Week

5 Patients Express Gratitude During Nurses Week

by | May 12, 2017 | Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success

Nurses positively impact the lives of many people on a daily basis. Often times, it’s the sincere gratitude that patients and their families provide that helps to motivate nurses to keep delivering compassionate care. In celebration of this year’s Nurses Week, we...
Little Nurse that Could: Inspiring Quotes from Working RNs

Little Nurse that Could: Inspiring Quotes from Working RNs

by | May 3, 2017 | Inspirational, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Nursing School, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success

  Along with the many challenges RNs face come immeasurably more benefits. Each month, we check in with nurses to see what drives and inspires them to compassionately care for their clients. After all, RNs deserve to be recognized and celebrated for their hard...
Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 2

Cultural Competence in Nursing: Part 2

by | Apr 3, 2017 | Cultural Competence, Graduate Studies, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse

In today’s global healthcare system, nurses provide care for people from all different backgrounds and cultures. It is very important that nurses take the time to get to know their patients’ cultural and religious considerations so that they may quickly build a strong...
The Little Nurse That Could: Inspiring Quotes From Working RNS – March Edition

The Little Nurse That Could: Inspiring Quotes From Working RNS – March Edition

by | Apr 3, 2017 | Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Uncategorized

Along with the many challenges RNs face, come immeasurably more benefits. Each month, we check in with nurses themselves to see what drives and inspires them to compassionately care for their clients. After all, RNs deserve to be recognized and celebrated for their...
Ethics in Nursing Part 3: Application Strategies

Ethics in Nursing Part 3: Application Strategies

by | Jan 11, 2017 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Continuing Education, Critical Thinking, Inspirational, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Chain of Command, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Leadership, Patient Advocacy, Patient Safety, Personal Experience, Uncategorized

In our ever-changing health care system, nurses are consistently challenged to maintain strong ethics in nursing in the face of a fast-paced work environment. In this series so far, we defined the nine Provisions of Nursing Ethics, and we highlighted three of the most...
3 Reality Shock Coping Strategies for New RNs

3 Reality Shock Coping Strategies for New RNs

by | Dec 13, 2016 | Coping with Stress, Inspirational, New Graduate Nurses, Nurses Matter, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Student Nurse, Uncategorized

Here are three coping strategies that you can effectively utilize in your practice to help you better handle reality shock and move towards becoming a confident and satisfied member of the nursing profession: Focus on mastering your skills One of the first coping...