The Health of the New Grad: 3 Highlights to Take from Nursing School to Now

After graduating, being new isn't always the easiest status to have. One has to utilize skills learned from school, plus learn even more while on the job. Regardless of which area you chose in nursing, there are three basic ideas that support the new grad as a healthy, working professional.

Work our best and be healthy!

Natural Menopause Remedies: 5 Recommendations for Nurses

As women go through menopause, it is important to remember that the “change” is a natural, normal phase of female development. It is not a disease process. In fact, natural and complimentary products are widely used during the perimenopause and menopause transition. Here is a review of some of the most popular natural products used today.

Find out what you can do about it.

Inspirations by Nurse Janet: Why She Does What She Does

Rotating shifts. Work on holidays. Unexpected overtimes. Missing meals. Nurses are born to be nurses. We keep on keeping on. We may not recognize it from 'day one', but when the realization hits us, we know. We just know. It is a 'calling', not just a job. It is a way of life and an integral part of who we are as people on the planet earth.

Are we phenomenons, yet to be explained?

A Bucket List for Nurses

Some people view bucket lists as end of life, last chance events. It's not. Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed as we travel down its winding, sometimes rocky road. Let’s not wait for years to do the things we can enjoy in the here and now. As dedicated professional nurses, we work hard and we deserve to have some fun in our lives.

Fun doesn’t have to cost a month’s salary.

The Journey of a Well Nurse: Assess Your Wellness Part 2

A successful wellness journey most often begins with this first step— a self-assessment of surrounding circumstances, or in other words, locating your “here” so that you are able to map your self-care journey to “there”, which is your final destination or vision of where you want to be.

How are you coping?