As nurses, you work long hours whether on your feet doing direct care, writing budgets, dealing with staffing, traveling to see patients at home, or teaching the next generation of nurses. We know how varied your roles can be! Whether it’s spending hours on your computer, conference calls, and traveling away from home and family to conferences, or juggling household
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As a nurse it’s easy to grow attached to patients especially ones in long term care. Here are a few things to remember when dealing with the grief of a lost patient. Remember It’s Your Job Patient empathy can be a powerful tool for making you a successful nurse, but it can also make loss more painful. When patients die,
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Now more than ever, self-care for nurses can’t be emphasized enough as a high priority. Below you’ll find a round-up of advice from nurses. Nutrition Take stock of your own dietary habits and make informed choices that promote optimal health. Always eat some kind of breakfast, preferably protein and low carb (you’ll avoid that mid-morning slump. Sleep Don’t check email
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Be Fit Although it’s hard to squeeze some time for exercise amidst the busy schedule of nurses, you can find time if you are really determined to get fit. You can start by working out once or twice a week. Then, gradually increase it as your schedule permits. Maintain a Healthy Diet Stop being content with instant and fast-food meals.
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With a 10 days to go until Christmas and if starting the New Year with a New Nurse Job is what you are after then take these twelve days of Nurse Job Career Goals steps to help you get prepared for your New Year New Nursing Career path. So what is the first step when looking for jobs in nursing? Day 1:
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The nursing working environment can be a busy place so it can be hard to incorporate team building events into the hectic work day and no one wants to hang around after their shift to bond with their co-workers. So why not incorporate the initiatives into every day events like breakfast/lunch. 1. Smoothie duty Morning rituals and time restrictions can
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t’s World Kindness Day today and we know how kind and selfless nurses are during every shift that they do. Some words associated with nurses working in Ireland include generous, caring, selfless, compassionate, empathetic, person-centred and making a difference for those in need of healthcare in Ireland. As nurses in Ireland are so amazing, lets look at 5 simple acts
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One reason to tell family and friends about your mental illness is to receive encouragement. Simply talking to someone sympathetic can reduce your stress level and improve your mood. Maybe you have mixed feelings. You might be afraid loved ones will judge you or feel uncomfortable around you. It can be very stressful if you’re afraid to tell people but
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We can all agree that nurses work hard enough as it is! So why do some nurses take on extra work to make the shift towards becoming a theatre nurse? I’m going to list three reasons why nurses in different fields take on extra training and education to get into working in surgery as a theatre nurse. Although the salary
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You won’t remember me but back in 1981 I helped bring you into the world. You see, I was a student midwife learning how to deliver babies and you were my very first. I’ve never forgotten witnessing your first breath. Seeing you come into the world was the most magical experience I’d ever had. I talked about it for days
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