• 2019 Nurses Week Day 2

    Happy Nurses Week Day 2 There are MANY freebies and discounts for Nurses this week. Please be sure to check in your local newspapers or Google Nurses Week Deals [your city]. You may need special codes and or to show your nurses license.  Remember this is about Celebrating YOU! You make a difference in your patient’s lives every day whether you ever know it for sure or not. Don’t wait for your employer to do something (possibly disappointing). Take care of YOU and enjoy the freebies and discounts. The ANA (American Nurses Association) is presenting a free ceu webinar. Be sure to Register for the free ceu webinar/twitter chat, Nurses…

  • Happy Nurses Week!

    Today is Nurses Day and it’s all about YOU! Whether or not you receive a gift or a meal or a token thank you from your employer, you need to take the time to reflect on YOU. Why you became a nurse. What motivates you to continue? And thank about ALL of the times you have made a difference for someone. This is what makes YOU a great nurse. Celebrate YOU!!!

  • Top Five Financial Moves for Nursing Graduates

    Congratulations! You’ve finished nursing school, and now you are on your way to your dream career helping people and saving lives along with a good salary (and some student debt).  Nursing is a very lucrative career with the national average salary in 2018 for a Registered Nurse (“RN”) of $68,450/year[1] and increasing! Of course, this can be even higher depending on specializations, location, years of experience, and other factors. This might be the first time that you’ve seen that much money deposited monthly into your checking account.  You are ready to splurge a little on yourself for all that hard work (maybe a trip abroad or a new car).  You…

  • 4 Million Reasons to Celebrate Nursing

    May 6-12 each year is National Nurses Week. This year (2019) it begins on a Monday and ends on Sunday. The American Nurses Association theme is 4 Million Reasons to Celebrate. Learn more about Nurses Week and ways to make your celebration special. If your facility or agency is not planning anything special, it’s not to late to get started. Involve local media and write letters or editorials to your local paper. Invite your City Council to make a proclamation or recognition of the nurses in your community. If you are an author willing to give away a copy of your book, or have a nursing product to share, please…

  • New IOS APP for Hospice Care Planning from Tina Marrelli

    If you’ve worked in home health care or hospice for any length of time, I’m quite sure you’ve heard of and read any one of Tina Marelli’s terrific books for providing quality care to your patients. The Handbook of Home Health Standards; Quality, Documentation and Reimbursement is known to many as THE book for any home health care professional’s library. A new edition was released in 2018. If you’ve experienced a survey from the Dept. of Health you know that care planning must be unique to each patient. Many agencies utilize cookie-cutter check box systems which may or may not be incorporated into their EMR system. These check-box systems are…