Nurse Insights

At OHN, we’re always eager to expand our knowledge. Our blog RN Insights brings current learnings, stories, and insights every two weeks from professionals in the field of nursing. Check it out!

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By: Aimee Vaughn MSN, RNC-NIC, RNC-NNIC, RNC-ELBW I started my nursing career in a small community NICU and moved from there to a traveler, to a Level IV NICU, to constantly challenge myself to grow. When looking for a home NICU, I wanted somewhere with advancement opportunities and I found that in the DC area. … Continue reading “Care on the Move”

Provided by the OHN Team Nursing is tough. I could elaborate, but for now that one sentence encompasses what we all are feeling. From long shifts, to missed holidays. From full bladders, to unintentional intermittent fasting. Our shifts aren’t always pleasant. Sometimes we just need to hear from and laugh with people who understand the … Continue reading “5 Nurse Accounts to Follow”

By Alexandrea Weis RN-CS I’m often asked what drove me to pursue a career in writing. Like most things in life, there is no easy answer. I started writing poetry and short stories at the age of eight. Words mattered, and finding the right ones that imparted emotion became an obsession. I excelled at writing, … Continue reading “Putting Down the Stethoscope and Picking Up the Pen”

In honor of Pride Month we wanted to highlight six LGBTQ+ leaders, innovators, and all in all incredible human beings in the field of nursing. Thank you to @queernurses for partnering with us this month and providing us with this list of truly inspirational nurses. T.Rae (she/her)  BSN, RN- Behavioral Health/Psych Nurse The founder/admin of … Continue reading “Queer Nurses Making a Difference”

By: Erica Deery, LPN If you want to be a nurse but are scared or don’t know where to start, I GET YOU. I was 24 and completely lost, with no idea what direction I was going in, career wise. I wanted to be a nurse but was afraid to start. I was convinced I … Continue reading “CNA to RN: My Nursing Journey”

By: Samantha Huron BSN, RN, CCRN   Have you ever thought about going back to school to get an advanced practice nursing degree, but haven’t decided which profession is the one for you? Well, you are not alone and I am here to tell you about a day in the life of a student registered … Continue reading “A Day in the Life of a SRNA”

By: Mallori Walker MSN, RN, CPNP Professionally, I am a pediatric nurse practitioner, a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion advocate, and a nursing educator. In my professional work space, I am 1 of 1. I have been told by a patient that they did not want me to provide their care because of the color of my … Continue reading “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace”

By: Paige Randolph, FNP-C I’ve thought long and hard about when I was first introduced to the concept of nurse abuse, and I don’t think I truly understood it until it happened to me. In nursing school, I had this vision that it would be all sugar plums and rainbows when I would eventually interact … Continue reading “Nursing: A Dangerous Profession?”

By Carolyn Minks, FNP Raise your hand if you ever heard any of your nursing cohort announce that they wanted to work in Med-Surg when they graduated. I’ll wait. The answers in my class (from day ONE) went something like: ICU, PICU, NICU, pediatric oncology, ICU, PICU, PICU, ED. I quickly adopted my own answer … Continue reading “From ICU to Home Health: How Did I Know I Wasn’t Where I Belonged?”

By: Anonymous ICU Nurse Manager Get in, sit down, mask off…breathe.  As I sanitize my hands, I exhale the stress of the day while listening to the silence of my car.  The COVID ICU is loud.  These thirty seconds of silence at the end of my day are my favorite.  It’s here that relief, anger … Continue reading “Managing a Pandemic”