One thing most healthy nurses have in common is engaging in the ritual of packing a bag of nourishing foods for work. Regardless of the time of one’s shift, each of us could benefit from a meal [...]
8 Ways to Work-Life Balance Work life balance is a term to describe the balance an individual needs between time allocated to work and other aspects of life. An inability to achieve balance may [...]
While the graphic shows some difference between the sexes related to financial stressors, nursing is still predominantly a female profession so my assumptions about financial stress would be that [...]
Burnout is not a new phenomenon. However, modern healthcare as well as modern nursing brings along with it various challenges that have the potential to tip many of us over to the burnout arena. [...]
Scientists still know relatively little about the factors that affect heart disease in women who haven’t had heart problems previously. “Much of the prior research related to negative life [...]
The Theme for this month is Worksite Wellness. The ANA says this about a healthy work environment: “A Healthy Work Environment is one that is safe, empowering, and satisfying. Parallel to the [...]
HEALTHY NURSE and STRESS Stress elevates blood chemicals like cortisol and adrenaline, raises blood pressure, affects blood clotting & may contribute to unhealthy behaviors such as smoking, [...]
The theme for this month is Worksite Wellness. A very serious issue within the nursing profession that effects Worksite Wellness is nursing incivility and nurse bullying which also exists in [...]
Do you wake up tired? Do you lack vim, vip and vigor? Do you drink several cups of coffee per day, or find yourself at the grocery store looking for products that promise increased energy? What [...]
