My earliest thoughts of what I would be ‘when I grew up’ was always “a nurse of course”! Why, I do not know, I did not come from a family of health care professionals, I was not sickly as a child with multiple hospitalizations, I just always KNEW, I would be a nurse. First Attempt at Nursing School After high school I was accepted to the nursing program at Long Beach State. That was in 1971 and the dorms were co-ed and sadly, I spent that year growing up, away from my overbearing father and well, did not attend many classes, resulting in an academic dismissal. That sent me on…
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What Nobody Tells You About Nursing Until You’re Already In It
I didn’t go to nursing school to become an insurance appeals specialist. Here’s What Nobody Tells You About Nursing Until You’re Already In It… Nobody does that. You go to nursing school because you want to help people. Because something in you responds to the idea of being present with someone in their most vulnerable moment and actually making a difference. That’s the story we tell ourselves on the way in. And it’s true, for some part of every shift. But there’s another part nobody warns you about. I spent a decade working in the ER as a case management nurse. And while the patient bedside work was everything I…
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Nurses Week Gifts and Give-Aways 2025
Throughout Nurses Week and Month, there are many different offers of Free items and webinars along with discounts from various companies.Here is a list of a few of the best Nurses Week Gifts and Give-Aways 2025. The ANA theme this year is The Power of Nurses. In honor of Nurses Week, the ANA is offering multiple FREE webinars. Tonight at 6pm ET is a webinar on Social Justice and Ethics: Building on the Legacy of Mary Eliza Mahoney. Another on Friday, May 9, is on Redefining and Evaluating the Value of Nursing. It will be broadcast at 2:00pm EST . Register with the links. The May 9 webinar offers 1…
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Happy Nurses Month 2025
Happy Nurses Month 2025! Wishing you a very Happy Nurses Day today, Nurses Week May 6-12. and a grand celebration for the whole month! Whether or not your organization celebrates nurses at this time, be sure to do something for yourself and your colleagues. Recognizing the difference you make for the patients you serve, and the friends and family who always seek you out for advice, is vital to your self-care! You cannot pour from an empty cup. If you need suggestions for gifts, I have an Amazon storefront. Checkout some of the items and choose something nice for yourself and/or others. (Full disclosure, I am an Amazon affiliate and…
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HAPPY NURSES MONTH- Let’s Celebrate You!
Today is May 6 and it’s Nurses Day 2024 in the US. HAPPY NURSES MONTH- Let’s Celebrate You! We wish all of you, and all nurses around the world a wonderful day! Celebrate Yourselves! Not all employers will even mention or note that it’s May and it’s Nurses Month, or it’s May 6 and it’s Nurses Day. Don’t let that define you! You are a NURSE and You Make a Difference in Someone’s Life Every Day! The American Nurses Association’s theme for 2024 is Nurses Make the Difference. Stand tall and stand proud! Many employers will try to make a celebration, but most are really terrible at planning events, and…