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A dose of inspiration from real-life nursing stories
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 27 2023
Ethics in Nursing: 10 Things to Know Ethics guide how we should treat one another, how we should act, and what we should do. As nurses, we've all dealt with difficult ethical issues, even dilemmas, in our practice. They can sometimes be more challenging than the physical care we...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Jun 1 2023
It’s Time to Address Health Equity for All Health equity and access to care is front and center in the news. People are dying because they don’t have access to healthcare. Patients are voicing concerns they can’t afford their prescriptions and groceries. When did it become...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 22 2023
When I Step Inside the Nurses Clinic As a former ICU nurse, working in community health never crossed my mind. I was used to patients paralyzed and sedated, mechanically ventilated, and requiring titration of multiple IV drugs to support them. How would I transition to a community...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN May 1 2023
Nursing: Making a Difference Every Day! May is the month we celebrate Florence Nightingale’s birthday and the nursing profession. What was once a week-long recognition has grown over the past few years to an entire month. I give thanks every day for having the opportunity to be a...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Mar 1 2023
Certification: A Designation that Matters! I was recently asked the question, “Does nursing certification really matter?” “Matter to whom?” is the question. We know patients expect to receive the best quality care when they come to a healthcare organization. As...
By: Valerie Dziados, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC   Feb 20 2023
Sympathy and Empathy: Understanding What Is Best for Our Patients Sympathy and empathy are closely related terms that are both important traits of emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is believed to be more important to success in career, and potentially patient relationships, than intellectual...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Feb 1 2023
Communication: 4 Steps Toward A Healthier Work Environment Communication is the expression of a message between a sender and a recipient. Sounds simple but, it’s much more complicated than we realize. We communicate in different ways. Some prefer verbal communication, some prefer the written word in...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Jan 1 2023
Finding Courage: 4 Lessons to Sustain Nurses in 2023 The word courageous is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.” Courage is exactly what you have been building and practicing each day as...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Dec 21 2022
Celebrate Nursing in 2023! Here are the “official” nursing recognition dates for the upcoming year, however we celebrate nurses each and every day! Stay #NurseStrong! *Dates and links will be updated as they become available.JanuaryNational CRNA Week  ...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Dec 1 2022
5 Steps to Help Find Your Joy Every month, I write a blog post that addresses issues we are seeing in our profession or healthcare. Usually, I have no problem deciding what to write, but this month has been different. It’s different because I feel like 2022 has been more...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Sep 1 2022
Prioritizing Nurses’ Mental Health: We Need to Do Better Recently I had the opportunity to talk with nurses about their mental health and well-being. The results were concerning; several nurses I spoke with felt they were burned out, exhausted, and had minimal, or nothing left to give of themselves to...
By: Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN Jul 22 2022
Checking the Box on Race and Ethnicity What is your race or ethnicity? Most of us at one point in our lives have had to check a box to answer this question, whether you took a standardized test, applied to college, filled out a health care form or completed a U.S. Census. Some would...
By: Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN Jul 1 2022
It’s Time for a Timeout! Many of us feel like we’re on a treadmill, constantly running to keep up with our responsibilities at home and work. The past 28 months have been especially stressful, dealing with the impact of COVID in our personal and work lives. At work,...
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