National Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week (CNS Week) – SEPTEMBER 1-7 It’s time for the 14th annual National Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) Recognition Week. As a CNS myself, I want to celebrate the almost 93,000 CNSs out there in the United States of America and Canada (NACNS, 2023a) — and the
National CNS Week is coming up the first week of September, and I thought I’d do a quick intro to Hildegard Peplau, the creator of the CNS Role. This post was proofread by Grammarly** **This document contains some affiliate links. See the end of the post for more information. Brief
As nursing students or practicing nurses, you will get asked for information and your personal opinions about how to deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what to say. Original post published March 16, 2020; Last Updated December 10, 2020. Note: The information below was correct at the time this
This question is from a subscriber who wondered if she needed to apply for an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in her state if she was already board certified as an APRN? There are multiple national certifications to validate an APRN’s specialty knowledge for practice. To practice legally, most
Happy National Nurses Week To all my readers, nurses and nursing students alike, I hope this week, especially, brings you some appreciation from others for the work you do and care you provide for patients and clients and their families. Nurses are the lifeblood of the healthcare system, not just
Last week I talked about the basics of quantitative research design. In this post, I review why you would choose a qualitative research design for your project, the different types of qualitative research designs you can choose from, and how to identify a qualitative research design from the abstract and
This month’s blog theme is all about the research process and research design. In this post, I review why you would choose a quantitative research design for your project, the different types of quantitative research designs, and how to identify a quantitative research design from the abstract and study contents. Research
This post describes the consequences of fatigue on the personal and professional health of the nurse. Several strategies to combat fatigue are offered. Can You Relate? I’m tired. I started this blog in November of 2013 while I was working as a nursing professor. Full-time work and professional obligations limited
Healthy nurses find meaning and joy in their work. However, a joyful workplace is not a given for all healthcare providers (Kupperschmidt, Kientz, Ward, & Reinholz, 2010). In this post, I discuss why joy in the workplace is important for nurses and all healthcare workers. Strategies to increase joy in the
Job stress, or occupational stress, is a major contributor to disease and injury among healthcare providers (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2008; Farmilo, 2014; Jacksonville University, n.d.; The Joint Commission [TJC], 2011). In this post, I’ll identify sources of job stress for nurses and look at ways organizations and nurses
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