As part of our Nurses Week celebration, HCPro, Inc. included a quiz about Florence Nightingale in its nursing e-newsletters. We asked you to send us the answers. The reward for a perfect score? A chance to win a copy of the best-selling Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility: Why Nurses Eat Their Young And Each Other. We received hundreds of entries and were tasked with choosing 10 winners. Here are the lucky nurses who, along with gaining some...  Read More »

Florence Nightingale is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. She helped establish the profession in its modern form and became a personal hero to nurses of all ages. Her pioneering work during the Crimean War led her to understand that keeping hospitals clean and free from infections improved patient outcomes. Her lifelong devotion to nursing—and her tireless efforts to reform military hospitals—forever changed patient care. Nightingale...  Read More »

Are you in search of the ideal gift to show your gratitude to a fellow nurse? Is it time to reward yourself for all the hard work you’ve been doing? Whether it’s a resource to help save time or to expand knowledge—and whether it’s for you or a colleague—we’re going to make it easier on your wallet. In appreciation of your loyalty to HCPro and in recognition of the upcoming week that celebrates your profession, we would like to...  Read More »

As HCPro continues its countdown to Nurses’ Week, our focus moves to improving the image of nursing. Bedside caregivers are at the forefront of healthcare every day as they care for patients and families and interact with physicians and peers. So isn’t it time to set high standards and improve the image of nursing? During your Nurses’ Week preparation, put celebrating the profession on your list of activities and empower...  Read More »

Nurses’ Week doesn’t start officially until May 6, but HCPro, Inc. is starting the celebration early! A nurse’s job is far from easy, and we’d like to show our appreciation for all that you do with some free tips, tools, product discounts, and book giveaways. In the next four weeks, be on the lookout for: April 13: A handout featuring pointers about how to present a positive nursing image inside and outside of your organization. April...  Read More »

Happy Nurses’ Week! In any given year, nurses will have their share of bad days. This stress can affect their attitudes, their performance, and your ability to retain them. Take a look at some of these creative ideas below used in Nurses’ Week past. Incorporate them as last-minute ideas this year or stash them away for the future. Hot off the press Jennifer Clarke, director of education at Madison County Hospital in London, OH,...  Read More »