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Active Shooter Situation Preparedness for Nurses

Active Shooter Situation Preparedness for Nurses and Healthcare Workers

Being mentally prepared will help nurses to take action immediately on the “Run, Hide, Fight” continuum and could save your own and other’s lives.

30 Nursing Life Hacks You Probably Didn't Know About

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30 Nursing Life Hacks You Probably Didn’t Know About

There are no shortcuts in providing quality nursing care, but here are some nursing life hacks for nurses to make our jobs easier.

Tribute to Nurse Anna Mae Hays: First Female General in the US Army

Tribute to Nurse Anna Mae Hays: First Female General in the US Army

Anna May Hays started her career in the US Army as a frontline nurse in WWII. She is the first female general in the US army. As a forward-looking leader, she steered the ANC through an era of rapid modernization and used her influence to improve service conditions for all women in the armed forces.

6 Ways Nurses Can Develop Their Nursing Leadership Skills

6 Ways Nurses Can Develop Their Nursing Leadership Skills

It is never too early to start developing your leadership skills. These skills can be learned and developed, contrary to the popular belief that leaders are born and not made.

When Nurses Have to Work on Christmas Day

When Nurses Have to Work on Christmas Day

Your heart is in your boots when you leave the family and head to work on Christmas morning and you might even feel a bit angry and resentful. Why is this day so different from any other day?

How Rudeness in Healthcare Setting Affects Nurses

How ‘Rudeness’ in Healthcare Setting Affects Nurses

The researchers concluded that in a real situation it could have made the difference between the patient living and dying.

8 Ghost Stories as Shared by Nurses

8 Ghost Stories as Shared by Nurses

Here are eight creepy stories witnessed by fellow nurses on the job!

Nursing, The Law of Attraction, and Everything Else in Between

Nursing, The Law of Attraction, and Everything Else in Between

How can the Law of Attraction help nurses?

7 Fun Halloween Activities Nurses Can Do With Pediatric Patients

Here are a few ideas that we can do to help make our patients’ holiday a little more enjoyable!

9 Ways to Flunk Your Nursing School Admission Interview

9 Ways to Flunk Your Nursing School Admission Interview

There is such a shortage of nurses that the nursing school admission interview is just a formality, especially if you have excellent grades. Right?