Nurse Insights

Written by: Emma, BSN-RN  Where My Journey Began I started my nursing school journey in May of 2019. I graduated nursing school from Chamberlain University’s accelerated program in December of 2021. This fast-paced schedule fit my personality perfectly, because I am someone that has to be busy all the time! During nursing school, I started … Continue reading “New Motherhood and Nursing”

The New Grad Experience of a Neurodivergent Nurse Written by: Mackenzie Judd, RN     The ADHD Iceberg My leg bounced as I quickly explained a memory while I watched the clock. We had 10 minutes left in our session. I had 10 hours-worth of memories I wanted to bring up all at once. She … Continue reading “Was it ADHD Burnout or Healthcare Worker Burnout?”

Written by: Casey Green, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC, CTRN, CFRN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, NRP   WHY CERTIFICATIONS?   When I finished nursing school, I knew I wanted to work as a critical care nurse. I wanted the rush, the adrenaline-high. I wanted to be the chaos queen, a trauma llama, all of it. My first job … Continue reading “Nursing Certification: How it Helped Me Stay in Nursing and Become an Alphabet Soup Queen”

An ER Nurse’s Experience Shadowing EMTs Written by: Emma Doherty, RN My clinician told me about halfway through my new grad nurse residency program in the emergency room that each nurse goes on an EMS ride-along. This is also called a third rider. Every ambulance has an EMT and paramedic. The residency program implemented ride-alongs to … Continue reading “Two Sides of the Same Coin”

It is obvious that there are many changes that need to be made in order to better the world of nursing, but there are things you, as an interviewee, can do to cause a ripple effect of larger change. It is time that we receive the resources that we need and deserve. What’s one way … Continue reading “Interviewing: How to find a hospital that meets YOUR needs”

Written by Nurse Addie When you think of nursing specialties, what comes to mind? Med/Surg, ICU, Surgical, ED? Correctional nursing probably isn’t one of them. With the increase in number of incarcerations, the need for correctional nursing is exponentially growing but still forgotten within the medical field. So, what do nurses even do in corrections? … Continue reading “Correctional Nursing”

Written by Lindsey Shelton Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by a workplace bully? Yeah… same. Most of us have experienced some form of workplace harassment, violence, or bullying. At a recent assignment, I witnessed first hand what I had previously experienced. I watched a senior nurse belittle a nursing student multiple times. … Continue reading “Workplace Bullying”

Written Anonymously   I walked into the NICU after a lunch break to the sound of a pump beeping. A red alarm ringing at my patient’s bedside, and the ever-dreaded voice of my preceptor screeching a countdown. “Look at your baby’s blood pressure! Look at your MAPS! 29, 28, 27, 26…”. I rushed to grab … Continue reading “New Grad Sad”

Written by Vania Zuniga Imagine doing nursing shift work… but from home, cuddling your pet! I didn’t think it was possible until I discovered virtual health care. Here’s a little about my nursing journey, and where I am now. My name is Vania Zuniga and I became an RN in 2012. I attended UCLA for … Continue reading “The Places You’ll Go”

Hello my lovely OHN Family. My name is Shannon McPeek. I am the founder of Operation Happy Nurse and today I wanted to take a moment to tell my story.  I started nursing in the summer of 2016. I went in feeling thrilled because I had found my “dream job”. How lucky was I that … Continue reading “How to Be a Part of Positive Change”