• 2018 Nurses Week Day 7

    Wow I hope you have had a fabulous Nurses Week! Never forget to honor yourself for ALL that you do for everyone. I hope you all had a chance to see this post. It says so much about who we are as nurses and why we do what we do…. Today, we prepare for Mother’s Day tomorrow. Each of us has (had) a mother whether or not we are mothers or grandmothers or in the realm of great grandmothers. Take a moment to say Thanks Mom! The Nurse’s Guide to Blogging Whether you blog or want to become a blogger, The Nurse’s Guide to Blogging is a must have for…

  • 2018 Nurses Week Day 6

    It’s Friday of Nurses Week —  TGIF!!!  I have a couple of things to share with you before we get to the Give Away for today. First here’s a nice compilation of Discounts and Freebies for Nurses anytime.  We can always appreciate saving a little money or time! NursingCE.com, for whom I also write,  has posted several things for Nurses Week. First they have a FREE CE course for Nurses Week on Evidence Based Practice. And another one involves a little humor. We can ALL use more laughter in our lives and many of these I’m sure you can relate to: 25 GIFs That Only Nurses Will Understand. Enjoy! Don’t…

  • Book Review: The Joy of Nursing Reclaiming Our Nobility

    Have you ever thought about how many “first patients” you have had in your career? I certainly remember my very first patient in nursing school for a variety of reasons, but that’s a story for another day.  I don’t think I really ever thought about categorizing all of the other “firsts” into one bigger category however.  The first baby I saw being born, the first patient who coded, the first one who died, the first time I truly saved a patient’s life, and then the first one who truly practically pulled my heart strings out. WOW! Yes, I’ve had a great career. Today I picked up a book sent to…

  • Two Great Books From Nurse Authors

    It’s catch up time on Friday….. I have read a couple of great books by nurses recently and have to share them with you. The first is The Patient’s Resource and Almanac of Primary Care Medicine by Agnes Oblas, ANP-C.  In her private practice in AZ, Agnes “does not just treat the medical symptom that her patients present to her. She works together with her patients to help resolve issues impacting the problems and to ultimately help find ways to alter risks for future illnesses.“ That is a huge challenge for any practitioner, and this book shows the effort she puts forth to provide her patients with the tools to…

  • Great Books and Products for Nurses

    I want to thank Nursing Experts.comĀ  for recognizing TheNursingSiteBlog.com as one of their Top 25 Nursing Blogs in 2015. You have to scroll down past the list of nursing schools, but well worth the effort. There are some really terrific blogs in the list and I’m humbled to be listed here. And many THANKS to Keith Carlson from Digital Doorway also nominated TheNursingSiteBlog for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Thanks Keith! Next—Catching up on a few things I’ve tried to work in for several weeks now….. Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN has written a fantastic educational and teaching tool for nurses: Just the Right Dose Your Smart Guide to Prescription Drugs…