• 5 Ways to Survive Your First Year as a Nurse in 2021

    The first year is rough for new nurses even during normal times. Throw an unprecedented pandemic into the mix, and it is enough to make many recent nursing school graduates second-guess their career choice. While nursing school itself is undeniably difficult, it is nothing compared to working in the field. And, in 2021, many new nurses are facing additional challenges brought on by missing out on clinical hours due to COVID-19. Here’s 5 ways to survive your first year as a nurse in 2021. Whether you have already landed the nursing position of your dreams or were forced to accept an offer that wasn’t quite what you wanted so you…

  • Nurses Week Give Away – Beanie Sleeper

    Please NOTE: The technical issue with the Entry Form has been solved! If you entered Thursday or Friday, please Contact Me and I will give you 2 extra chance entries. Getting started a little late today as the entry form was not working, but it’s fixed now! After the day I had yesterday, I needed to sleep in too. Remember SELF CARE is vital to all nurses. Sometimes, things just have to wait! Here’s to a much better day! BEANIE SLEEPER I was gifted a Beanie Sleeper to review awhile back and I love it! I give it 5/5 stars for sure!! It was really useful last night because I…

  • How Should Nurses Handle Job Interview Questions About Stress

    So how should nurses handle job interview questions about stress? If you are a nurse, you will already be well aware that you have one of the toughest jobs in the world. You have to provide much-needed care while communicating with a variety of other people, including doctors, healthcare professionals, patients and their families. In addition, you may have to deal with life and death situations on every shift. It is quite common for hiring managers to ask questions about stress during the job interview. How does stress affect you? How do you deal with it? The aim of this article is to explain how you can handle such questions…