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Handle back-to-back shifts like a pro
Pulling back-to-back 12-hour shifts is not a badge of honor. It is a patient safety risk — and the research says so explicitly. A 2023 study published in BMJ Quality & Safety found that nurses who worked three or more consecutive 12-hour shifts made significantly more medication errors on the third shift compared to the […]
Let’s Talk about Burnout
Burnout is real and we all know it. We went from being healthcare heroes to just an afterthought. Many nurses are leaving the bedside and hospitals aren’t doing much to replace the shortage. Once again, as nurses, we have to save ourselves. We have to find solutions to problems we didn’t create. What if we […]
How to manage stress and burnout in nursing
Nursing burnout is not a personal failing. It is a systemic, measurable clinical hazard — and one of the most significant threats to patient safety in U.S. hospitals today. The 2023 NSI Nursing Solutions Workforce Survey found that 62% of nurses reported burnout symptoms, and a 2024 Medscape Nursing Burnout & Career Satisfaction Report found […]
Stop, Think, Act & Review to Reduce Medical Errors
Every nurse knows the gut-drop feeling: you’re mid-task, three call lights are going off, and you catch yourself wondering whether you already gave that medication — or just thought about giving it. Medication errors, wrong patient incidents, and near-misses aren’t usually the result of carelessness. They’re the result of cognitive overload in a high-interruption environment. […]
How to write a Nursing Care Plan step by step
Why are care plans necessary? The short answer is: “Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance!” The formal answer is: Care plans are an important tool used to plan and provide personalized care to your patients through the implementation of the Nursing Process (ADPIE). They help you be more deliberate in the nursing care you provide. Click […]
Nursing burnout is not a badge of honor
Nursing burnout is not a badge of honor! As nurses, it is so easy to overwork ourselves as a way of proving our dedication and loyalty. I remember as a young nurse working 2 jobs and averaging over 60 hour per week. I even remember one time feeling proud that I had worked 18 days […]
Take care of yourself before you take care of others
“Take care of yourself before you take care of others.” Every nurse has heard it. Most nurses have smiled, nodded, and then done a 13-hour shift without eating, come home at 8 PM, and collapsed into bed wondering when that advice was supposed to kick in. Nurse self-care isn’t a mindset problem. It’s a structural […]
NIH Stroke Scale
A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood supply to a certain part of the brain is disrupted due to a blockage or rupture in any of the brain’s arteries. Interruption in blood flow causes an interruption in the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the pertinent brain area. Early intervention plays a […]
Vital Signs Assessment
What are Vital Signs? Vital signs are measurements of the body to check your body’s basic functions. You might be thinking, why do we call them “vital signs,” right? This is because accessing vital signs is the first critical step used to assess patients. If you’ve been to an emergency department, you have definitely seen […]