Welcome to the ShiftMed blog where we discuss everything nursing, from professional insights to healthcare holidays to helpful hints for working with us.
Nursing may be a profession taken for granted in the U.S. (just like teachers), but the numbers speak differently to their value. As a career, there’s a lot of flexibility, stability, and earning potential working as a nurse.
As nurses, we're responsible for retrieving, retaining, and recording complex information from people, devices, and clinical systems. When we take in more information than our working memory can handle, our brains go into a state of cognitive overload, impacting our well-being and creating a breeding ground for errors. So, how can you protect your brain power and keep patients safe? Let's find out.
Are you rethinking your nursing career? You're not alone. According to a Reuters article published last month, almost a third of nurses in the United States are considering leaving their profession after the COVID-19 pandemic left them exhausted and overwhelmed.
Nutrition's crucial role in fostering health and preventing chronic disease is an indisputable fact in today's medical landscape. The increasing evidence links nutrition to the genesis and progression of chronic diseases, illuminating the need for healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, to stay updated on the latest research. This article will explore cutting-edge nutrition research, emphasizing its implications on nursing practice and offering strategies to better incorporate nutritional counseling in patient care.
Happy National Nurses Week! As the American Nurses Association celebrates our country's more than four million registered nurses using the theme "You Make a Difference," we want to give a special shout-out to all our dedicated healthcare professionals—YOU ARE AWESOME!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month—the perfect time to address nurse burnout, why work-life balance for nurses is more critical than ever, and how nurses can take charge of their well-being.
Nurses can achieve a level of job satisfaction that most professionals will never understand. You get to make a difference in the lives of others every day. But if you're like many nurses, the increased work hours and patient loads created by the staffing shortage are taking a toll on your well-being.
