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How to Improve Communication Between Your Nurse Staff
08 / 25 / 20
by Jolinda Chrisman, RN
Nurse Communication Techniques for Better Patient Outcomes
In the Nursing Industry, effective, efficient communication is a core guiding principle. Improving communication has many advantages. Not only can it enhance job satisfaction, but it is ...
3 Easy Lunch Break Exercises To Combat Fatigue
09 / 04 / 20
As a nurse who works on the floor for twelve hours per shift, I am familiar with the physical fatigue experienced by the end of the day. When lunchtime rolls around most of us, myself included, make the obvious choice to get off our feet and eat a gi...
3 Ways to Make It Through Your First Night Shift
07 / 30 / 20
You’re gearing yourself up for the RN night shift life. But, wait a second. Night shift? I have to be awake working while the rest of the world sleeps? What does that even look like?
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The Patient at the Center of the Nurse-Doctor Relationship
07 / 10 / 20
Navigating the complications of the nurse-doctor relationship is essential to effectively deliver safe patient care. In the past 20 years, I have found most doctors will give respect if first, they get respect.
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10 Healthcare Podcasts to Binge on in Your Down Time
06 / 30 / 20
Podcasts allow any overwhelmed healthcare professional to stay abreast of the latest industry happenings, to learn and expand on medical knowledge, or to simply be diverted for a quick twenty-eight minutes. We've gathered ten podcasts to dip you...
Career-Boosting Resources for Baltimore Area Nurses
05 / 29 / 20
Signing on to a Nursing career is also signing on to a journey of lifelong learning. After completing the training, practicing the trade by working in the field, and the ongoing learning required to keep licenses up to date, you can feel pretty worn ...
A Nurses Perspective on Protecting Their Homefront
04 / 30 / 20
The truth is everyone already knows how to wash their hands and clean their house, right? The thing is, as a nurse who washes her hands up to a hundred times a day, I can say that everybody does NOT know. Because we see sickness at its worst every da...
How to Approach Difficult Conversations with Patients
03 / 19 / 20
One nurse’s advice on preparing for those difficult conversations with patients and/or family members.
In my twenty years of healthcare, I have navigated my way through many difficult conversations – and not always with grace. Early in my career...
Here are 3 Quick Ways for Nurses to Relieve Stress
03 / 06 / 20
What is the secret to lowering stress for nurses?
Stress is not uncommon in the nursing industry. How do we cope? How do we go back in for our next assigned shift?
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