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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Why Didn’t You Pass the NCLEX?
Tips to Figure Out Why and Help You Pass Next Time In 2023, 83% passed the NCLEX, meaning 17% did not. Why didn’t you pass the NCLEX? You’ve worked hard and passed all of your nursing classes, with descent and even glowing grades and then comes the board exam for licensing (NCLEX) and BAM you fail! Now what do you do? All your dreams and plans are on hold. You must tell your employer, friends and family and you don’t even know what happened. And what are you going to do next? First you need to accept that you’re angry, hurt, and disappointed. Go ahead and cry, no really sob…
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Post 2023 Product Reviews for Nurses
Sheec Socks Before we jump into 2024, I have a couple of Post 2023 product reviews for nurses to wrap up. Socks and shoes are very important to nurses and can easily make or break their day! In November, I was generously gifted some fabulous socks from Sheec Socks and after trying most of them, (which took me awhile) I definitely have a favorite! (ComFits compression socks) I purchased a few more of these and bought some for my son who is also an RN. He prefers the ankle style and I like the quarter crew length. Sheec Socks offers a Discount Program to medical personnel. And they often run…
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Happy Hanukah!
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All shift long nurses use critical thinking skills
Every day, all shift long, nurses are using critical thinking skills in their job no matter where they work. The stronger those skills are, the higher the quality of care they provide to their patients. Even from the start of the shift and prioritizing the tasks at hand, the ability to problem-solve and make decisions on the fly are critical to each of the nurse’s assigned patients and to those s/he will interact with for other nurses throughout the shift. As nurses know, everything can turn on a dime without warning. Some things are never anticipated such as falls and codes and other incidents especially to patients who don’t fit…