Written by: Tiffany Rainford BSN, RN Have you ever had an important event such as a graduation, vacation, wedding, appointment, or event? So you placed your PTO request, just to get it denied! Why? The unit is short staffed, you don’t have enough time saved, someone else has seniority, too many people requested the same … Continue reading “Prepare the Others: The Importance of taking PTO”
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Written by: @practicenurse_eva A Little About Me Hi everyone, my name is Eva, or you might know me as @practicenurse_eva on Instagram. Before I jump right into being my most vulnerable self, and share my struggles (but coming out stronger on the other side), I thought it would be best to share a little bit about … Continue reading “The Raw and Real Struggles of Being a Nurse: Please Hang in There, I Promise You, You’ve Got This”
Written by: Cristine Tancredi, BSN-RN, ECRN I feel somewhat unqualified to write a piece like this. But I want to give an honest account of what it’s like to be an RN living with a disability that is poorly understood, even within the medical community. If you’re struggling with something similar, I hope you get … Continue reading “Mental Illness: The Only Way Out is Through”
Written by: Penny Hawkins, RN My patient, Mr. W, was first seen by a social worker and a float nurse while I was on vacation. The report to me was the family wanted to transfer Mr. W to a nursing home for his death as it was bad luck culturally for him to die … Continue reading “Speaking the Unspoken”
Written by: Tina Toala, RN, MSN You never really know what you’re walking into with a crisis travel nurse assignment. No one knows what the job entails until you show up. This specific assignment was unique in that it was following a major natural disaster. Hurricane Ida had not completed her damage by the … Continue reading “Crisis Assignment: Hurricane Ida”
Written by: Dalton Sanders, MBA, BSN-RN, CCRN, CES-A What is ECMO? ECMO stands for Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Inserted into the patient are two very large central catheters. One is for blood drainage and one for blood return. The central catheters as also known as cannulas. The placement of these catheters depicts the mode of ECMO … Continue reading “Inside an ECMO Specialist’s Life-Style”
By Sibyl Vinas Meza @sibsrn I’ve been asked a million and one questions about travel nursing, but this is the first time asked to tell the story of how it all started. I was in my fifth year of my nursing, with two years of Med Surg experience and three of Labor & Delivery. I … Continue reading “How I Became a Travel Nurse”
Written by: Hanna Wisner, RN-BSN, LT, NC, USN I always knew I wanted to be a nurse. My initial plan was to go to nursing school right out of high school. Unfortunately, I had to choose between playing a sport, which provided a scholarship, and being a nursing major. I ended up choosing to continue … Continue reading “From Civilian to Service: My Journey as a Navy Nurse”
Written by: Emily Jamieson, RN, BSN, CHPN What does it feel like to come face-to-face with your own mortality? To stare death right in the eye and know that there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it? As an oncology nurse, I have, unfortunately, cared for many patients in this very situation. Cancer, … Continue reading “My Relationship with Death”
Written by: Claire Lang, BSN-RN Finishing up with nursing school and passing the NCLEX is a huge accomplishment!! The cherry on top is landing your first nursing job. Try to enjoy this time, because you’ve worked so hard the past couple years to reach this point. Life as a new grad can be intimidating, but … Continue reading “New Grad Nursing Tips”
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