Safe Staffing: Why Ratios Aren’t the Answer
As the nursing community continues its fight for safe staffing mandates, another concept is being brought to light: acuity-based staffing.
JessicaDzubak
End of Life
In my job as an Emergency Department nurse, the hardest thing isn’t always when we lose a patient. It’s when
Nursing 101: Back to Basics
There are two things you learn immediately upon entering nursing school: 1) You’ll never stop learning. 2) Always look at
To Be a Nurse: Mortality, Sadness, and Other Things You Don’t See on TV
Nursing isn’t easy. It isn’t all pillow fluffing, injection giving and comforting people when they’re sick. It isn’t glamorous like
A Lesson in Humility
If you ever want to put your life in perspective, become a nurse. There’s something incredibly humbling about seeing people
It Doesn’t Get Easier
Dear Nurses, It doesn’t get easier to hold someone’s hand as they’re leaving this earth. It doesn’t get easier to
Being a Patient Advocate
In the wake of the Alex Wubbels, RN arrest, nurses everywhere are rallying together in her support. The common issue
Facing Nurse Burn-Out: The Elephant in the Room
With the increase in workplace violence among healthcare workers, nursing shortages and staffing crises, now is the time we need