• More Peer Recognition for the Blog

    Concorde Career Colleges has included TheNursingSiteBlog.com at #14 in their 45 Nursing Blogs to Keep you Informed, Entertained and In-the-Know. We are there with some very good choices and again appreciate the honor. Check out this list.  window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;

  • National Nurse Practitioners Week

    Happy National Nurse Practitioners Week… “Brought to you by Nursing@Simmons” History of Nurse Practitioners – National Nurse Practitioner Week from carlydell window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”; LinkConnector Validation

  • Nurses: 10 Tips for Staying Healthy During Flu Season

    By Kristeen Cherney Just as the seasonal changes mark changes in weather, flu season brings about changes in health and wellness. The American Academy of Family Physicians estimates that between 10 and 20 percent of people in the United States get sick with the flu annually. While many cases clear up on their own within several days, complications from the flu can require medical office visits and even hospitalizations. As a nurse, flu season makes for even busier work days as offices attempt to fit in as many patients for treatment as possible. The problem is that this also means that nurses are placed at an increased exposure to the…

  • Review: Nursing From Within by Elizabeth Scala

    I had the distinct pleasure to read an advance copy of Nursing From Within by Elizabeth Scala this summer and I have to say it came at the right moment. We all experience lows in our nursing careers and Elizabeth hits the nail on the head when she guides you through the process of reaching within yourself to find that passion and learn to love nursing again. So once again I am honored to be part of the virtual book tour for this wonderful book. Every nurse should read it and it’s a MUST for your professional library!! Nursing From Within will help you to love nursing again as  it…