Nurse Insights

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”

Written by Anastasia Prech and Sara Prech Compassion Fatigue- Why it’s highly likely you’re dealing with it as a nurse in 2022 and what to do about it.   It’s a tough time to be a nurse, am I right? As nurses in 2022, it’s safe to say we have collectively been through more than … Continue reading “Compassion Fatigue”

Written by Danielle Chaput RN, BScN, CNCC(C)  & EFT Practitioner cEFT2, AEFTP As an ICU RN working in the realm of a stereotypical western medicine environment, I am often asked how I found EFT (aka. Tapping). If you are like I was a couple years back, tapping may not even be on your radar; or … Continue reading “When East meets West: Battling Anxiety with EFT as an ICU Nurse”

Written by Kaitlyn Coleman BSN, RN I like to say that I “fell” into being a psychiatric nurse, but I think that very few people buy into that. It is a very simplified version of the truth. When patients ask me how I ended up in the mental health field, I like to tell them … Continue reading “In Defense of Psychiatric Nursing: An Insider’s Perspective”