Adding new credentials to your name? Congratulations! I celebrate you! Here’s how to order your stacked credentials and why it matters.... Read More
Johnson & Johnson, a Fortune 500 company, has proudly celebrated and propelled nursing forward. They celebrate nurses once again with their 2018 Nurses Change Lives video, reminding us how amazing this profession is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTMuh6AF3A0&feature=youtu.be ... Read More
The National Rifle Association (NRA) tweeted November 7, 2018, that physicians should “stay in their lane,” indicating their voices in gun legislation is irrelevant. The NRA was “[upset]…the medical community…consulted NO ONE but themselves” in research e-published ahead of print... Read More
Do you ever have those days where everyone around you swears the sky is falling? Maybe it’s you. I’m sure we all know similar people…Every. Thing. Is. A. Major. Issue. And the panic spreads. There are these amazing people in... Read More
‘Tis the season for hiring graduate nurses. Staying connected to GNs prior to their start dates is vital for some work markets. Even if you’re not in a tight GN market, remaining connected with GNs after you extend an offer... Read More
Just because…here’s a cute little graphic you can print as mini cards to hand out or as a large poster to hang in a visible place on the unit. People make all the difference!... Read More
Rather than resolutions, I pick one word each year to guide my thoughts and actions. I’ve done this for the better part of a decade, and I have chronicled each of these one words on Nursetopia since the blog began. You can find past one... Read More
Gallup released their 2016 Honesty and Ethics survey December 21st, and Americans, once again, ranked nurses as the most trusted professionals. This is the 15th year nurses have claimed the top spot, and the margin of trust continues to grow. Congratulations, Colleagues. Thank... Read More
In honor of Labor Day, I was reflecting on my work and callings. As tiring as work can be at times, I cannot ever escape the sacredness of my work. A few months ago I was honored to speak at... Read More
One in a Billion: The Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine, authored by Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher, is a true story of a boy with a never-before discovered disease after the finished Human Genome Project, leaving cardiac... Read More