I am honored and humbled to be in such good company while receiving a new honor for TheNursingSite.com. This comes from Feedspot.com and is a list of 80 Top Nursing Blogs. I am very happy to be among so many great nursing blogs. Please see the list and check out some of the best blogs I’ve read. Every one of them presents a different perspective, purpose and experience.
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There is a Mental Health Crisis in Nursing
According to Catherine A. Stubin, PhD, RN, assistant professor at Rutgers University – Camden (Camden, NJ), there is a “mental health crisis in nursing.” In 2024, research from Degreechoices, a higher education research group found that 38% of nursing students experienced depression. That is an increase of 9.3% since 2019. Stubin went on to say “nursing is a very rigorous, difficult, psychologically and physically demanding profession. If students don’t have the tools and resources to adequately deal with these stressors in nursing school, it’s going to carry over into their professional practice.” This is not a new problem, but nursing schools are finally sitting up and taking note. Nursing school…
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New Books Make Great Gifts For Nurses
I have been busy the last few months putting together these new books. I hope you’ll take a look and perhaps purchase one or two for yourself or a flow nurse or healthcare professional. New books make great gifts for nurses this holiday season. I realize having a chance to eat on the job as a nurse is too often a sore subject, but it can affect your quality of care as well as your quality of life. It’s high time to prioritize YOU! With some strong organization and time management skills, it IS possible to improve your nutrition and meal planning. You can even incorporate your family’s meals at…
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Patient and Family’s Perspective of Hospice
As nurses, we understand that hospice is a peaceful way for patients to transition from this world, but what about our patients’ and families’ perspective? I recently had a patient who, over the last few months, had a significant change in her health. She was diagnosed with cancer and ended up with two major surgeries in a three-month time frame. After the second surgery, the patient decided she could no longer endure the pain and wanted a hospice consult. It was not surprising, as she was elderly, but what surprised me was this patient’s perception of hospice. She truly believed we would be euthanizing her the same way we euthanize…
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Public Comment Period on the 2025 Revisions to the Code of Ethics for Nurses Open Through July 31
Every ten years the American Nurses Association revises the Code of Ethics for Nurses to stay up to date with current trends, challenges and ethical dilemmas facing the nursing profession. Once the panel has gone through the process of meticulously developing the revisions, commenting is opened to the public. The 2025 Revisions to the Code is now open to comments through July 31. The past ten years have seen some drastic and rapid developments in the way that nurses have had to meet ethical challenges and provide quality care. The COVID pandemic of course is but one such event that caused a multitude of ethical dilemmas and quality of care…
