Feeling overwhelmed with a case of the Mondays? Need a little laugh and a little stress relief? Check out this hilarious video of Gene Cotton singing “I Am a Nurse” at the recent National Student Nurses’ Association Convention in Nashville, TN. Are you headed to Phoenix for the NSNA MidYear Conference? Kathleen Bartholomew, RC, RN, MN, best-selling HCPro author, is slated to be the keynote speaker.   Read More »

It’s become a tired joke on TV shows through the years: A patient’s gown opens in the back and reveals his or her bottom. But the reality can be quite serious and embarrassing for hospital visitors. According to the Buffalo News, Idaho registered nurse Carleen Egbert and anesthesiologist Brian Kerr are hoping to change that—and increase dignity and privacy—with a new design. The duo conceptualized the idea for a gown that...  Read More »

When she thinks back to Haiti, there’s one image that always creeps into Bonnie Clair’s mind. “There was a little boy who had a dirty pair of shorts on,” she says. “I saw him in his bare feet on the barren ground with animal droppings everywhere and I just stood there and cried. That one image stands out in my mind because it shouldn’t be like that.” Clair, MSN, RN, a retention project manager at...  Read More »

Since Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, president of Health Resources Unlimited, a healthcare education and consulting company in Hohenwald, TN, took her first steps in the nursing profession 30 plus years ago, more has changed than the stark white uniform. “Gloves were unheard of, we smoked at the nursing station, and the more blood you had on yourself at the end of your shift meant you were a better ED nurse,” says Cohen. “We...  Read More »

On Wednesday, I shared my first tip on how to be “The Man” in an overwhelmingly female classroom. Here are some more thoughts on the topic: Tip #2: Be organized Okay, I’m going to be honest. I can’t find stuff about 25% of the time. The day of a test, I was usually asking friends for a pencil, or an eraser, or something simple (I make sure to return it though!). The night before class, however, I was packing my bag...  Read More »

Sandra Mattingly, RN, has been given a second chance to put her nursing skills to use. This time around, she is bringing an additional skill to the bedside: song. “We have all of the clinical skills and the modern technology. Nurses need to see eye to eye with their patients and relate the heart, not just the procedure,” says Mattingly. “That’s what’s missing in nursing today.” Known as the “singing...  Read More »