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Goldie D. Brangman, CRNA, MEd, MBA, the first and only African American president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) once cared for one of the most influential men …

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, so Nurse Alice sat down to speak with Pamela Glenn, CNM, MS, a faculty member for Walden University’s College of Nursing …

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What is a DNP? A Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, or DNP, is a terminal degree in nursing, meaning that there is no higher level of education available for practice-based …

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Is your love and passion for skin and beauty the same as your love of nursing? If skincare and cosmetics are something you’re passionate about, becoming a nurse injector may …

For the days that you just need a little motivation to get through your shift, or you don’t know whether to laugh or cry, sometimes, a perfectly-placed nursing quote might …

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Updated 11/22/2022 Dear Nurses, this might be the most beautiful love letter you've ever read. It was written, for you, by strangers across the planet. Proof that the world loves …

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Image: @offtheclocknurse Disclaimer: The following stories contains references to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. Leah Helmbrecht, BSN, RN, who is currently studying to sit for the Sexual Assult …

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When the media named 2020 “The Year of the Nurse,” it drew attention to the hard work and sacrifice this profession has endured, yet there are so many aspects the …

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By: Rose Hayes BSN, RN, MA This is a guest article contributed on behalf of Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University. A special thanks to Roxana Chicas, PhD, …

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This list is continuously being updated - if you'd like a resource added go here to have it considered. Whether you’re a retired or not-currently-active nurse, a nursing student, or …

When nurse Linda Scruggs BSN, RN, and her partner, Mike Rustici, booked a bucket list trip to Peru, they’d planned a four-day hike on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. …

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By Jacob Uitti California travel Emergency Room nurse, Nate Crnkovich, can now add international male beauty pageant winner to his resume. Crnkovich, who recently won the Mister Supranational Competition, an …

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by Jacob Uitti Nurse Conceicao Pires is doing big things. But she also knows that big things are often born out of small, deliberate beginnings. Conceicao has worked in her …

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By Jacob Uitti Dr. Danielle Jones, known online as MamaDoctorJones, the co-founder of the Association for Healthcare Social Media, which opened for public membership in May, knows that many people …

Update 6/19/2019 Since the article was originally published last year this issue has received even more attention. We are in the middle of Pride month and it is being reported …

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By Mariam Yazdi Image source: Instagram @wali_khann Have you ever met one of those nurses who has a certain energy that is inspiring and contagious? Who has compassion for patients …

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By Chaunie Brusie, RN I’ll never forget one of the hardest days of my life as a working mom. I had just returned to work after having my third child, …

By Lee Nelson The Red Sox Nation is comprised of some of the most die-hard fans in Major League Baseball. A few lucky fans, who happen to be nurses, get …

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By Blake Lynch, "Nurse Blake" Are you a nursing student? Have you been to nursing school? Do you teach nursing students? If so, I give it a 110% chance you’ve …

By Angelina Gibson From frying chicken to saving lives. Nurse Faye Lewis’ viral facebook post has been shared more than 100,000 times - and for good reason. It shows the …

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By Dawn Papandrea There was a time when nursing was mostly made up of young women who went straight into the profession after high school and worked their way up. …

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By Angelina Gibson The real nurses of Instagram show women that the #glowup is real and that degrees and big dreams change lives. While they might debunk that picture perfect …

People come to Eloise Theisen with tears in their eyes and pain in their bodies that no one else or no other drug has been able to subdue. “I’m a …

By Angelina Gibson Nurse Montana Brown has overcome cancer twice in her lifetime—at just 24 years of age. She spent years of her childhood at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) …

By Angelina Gibson While most 3-year-old girls have balloons and cake on their birthdays, little Willow Stine was preparing for her first round of chemotherapy. Willow was diagnosed with leukemia …

By Angelina Walker It’s funny how people joke about being “Instagram famous”...like it’s a bad thing. With over 700 million users, Instagram has the ability to influence society across boundaries. …

By Brittany Hamstra, RN As you may imagine, working as a nurse on a pediatric oncology floor comes with its fair share of difficult times and heartbreaking moments. That’s why …

By Angelina Gibson Elise Wilson, a dedicated Nurse of over 35 years, was stabbed 11 times by a patient during a routine assessment. Conor O’Regan was dissatisfied with the previous …

by Nurse.org Staff Writer If you haven’t heard yet, there’s an opioid crisis gripping the nation. And it’s making it dangerous for nurses on the job. Last Thursday, three nurses …

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By Dawn Papandrea Any Registered Nurse knows there are a number of nursing specialties that go beyond working in a hospital or nursing home. But there are just a couple …

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Ask a nurse you admire how they got to where they are and more often than not, they'll point to a mentor or preceptor who helped them along the way. …

By Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC When I finished nursing school, I told my classmates and professors that I wasn’t going to look for a hospital or med/surg job. You …

Kate Doubler is the author behind the blog Real Food RN. A busy working mom of three young children, a Nurse and a Real Food blogger. In today’s interview, Kate …

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Keynote speaker and bestselling author, Elizabeth Scala MSN/MBA, RN, partners with hospitals, nursing schools, and nurse associations to transform the field of nursing from the inside out. As the host …

By Anne Devine, MA, BSN As a nurse turned writer, I often think back on patients I cared for in my nearly 10 years of clinical experience. What do I …

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