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How To Keep Your Nursing Credentials Organized

We know life gets crazy and the last thing you want on your mind is your paperwork. There’s a better way! Getting organized has never been easier with your very own Professional Briefcase®! What is the Professional Briefcase®? The Professional Briefcase is a safe, cloud storage solution for your professional information that showcases all of your […]

How To Relaunch Your Nursing Career After A Hiatus

Whether it’s to pursue another occupation or career goal, raise a child, or travel the world, when a nurse takes a break from the profession, reentry into the medical field can be tough. The demands of the job and technology change so quickly, missing any amount of time can leave you feeling unprepared as you […]

Nurse Manager vs. Nurse Leader: Which Are You?

By nature, the role of a nurse is one of leadership. Nurses are expected to lead colleagues, oversee care teams, and take responsibility for patient care outcomes. These responsibilities are expected with or without a management title.

3 Ways Nurses Are Using Holistic Healing

As nurses face the challenge of treating patients who have limited solutions to their health problems, more options are needed to relieve pain, stress and psychosocial health.

Nurse Salary And Other Benefits To Negotiate

Whether you’re waiting on your first nursing job or planning to make a career shift, there are two things nurses should know about salary and benefits. The first is that you have more negotiating power than you realize (we’ll get to how to use it later) and the second is, before you negotiate anything, have a grasp on your personal and professional goals.

What’s The Right Way To List Nursing Credentials?

Nurses share a common goal of giving patients the best care and offering them information that allows them to continue on a path to wellness once they leave the hospital. Where nurses differ, in some cases, are credentials. There are different initials for nurses to use to signify different levels of education and certification, but a common question among those in the profession is how should nurses list nursing credentials after their name?

6 Attributes The Best Nurses Have

Nursing is a caring profession. Many people think you learn how to become a good nurse in top nursing programs or by working at some of the country’s leading medical centers. While those experiences will certainly equip you with the skills needed to successfully perform your daily duties, there are certain characteristics that make a nurse exceptional – skills that often can’t be taught in a classroom.

Nurses Spotlight: Question and Answer

While National Nurse’s Week is in full swing, we’re celebrating all that nurses do with a special look into the aspirations, stories, and day to day life of real nurses in the field. Keep reading for a Q&A session with nurse Vincent Hernandez for our spotlight!

5 Tips To Achieve Work-Life Balance As a Nurse

Nursing is an ultra-rewarding career, but the hours, demand, and stress that remains with you even when you leave work can create burnout and an imbalance in your life. The care you provide for your patients is impeccable, but you don’t have the energy to play with your kids or remember the last time you took time for you. We get it, and there’s a better way.

Pros And Cons Of Working “Only” 3 Days A Week

As a nurse, you’ve probably heard a million times, “It must be so nice only working three days a week.” It’s exhausting. It takes every ounce of your physical and mental energy to work multiple 12-hour shifts in a week. The truth is, many of those 12-hour shifts turn into 13 or more hours of work. While the shifts are tiring, there are some advantages, which is why many nurses continue to work that many hours in a day.