CompassRN founder Renée Omoyeni co-sponsors University of St. Thomas-Houston nurse camp for high schoolers
Renée G. Omoyeni is the founder of CompassRN. After earning her BSN she worked in the U.S. Army as an RN, in med-surg, RN case management, IV infusion therapy, and has earned her MS degree in Health Education and Promotion.
Which nurses are striking right now, and why?
The pandemic placed a huge spotlight on nursing. Nursing has always been the backbone to healthcare but now it’s on display for the world to see. There’s just one problem… nurses do not feel appreciated!
The Nurse Addict Part 3: Reclaiming—life, work, and self-worth—after recovery.
“It’s true the monitoring programs accomplish their goal: nurses actually have a pretty good track record when it comes to returning to the bedside and safely practicing. That’s not to say treating addiction in healthcare practitioners is easy—but like most mental health modalities, it requires nuanced care, grounded in compassion.”
Effect of Russia Ukraine war on nurse trauma and mental health
28 million — the number of nurses globally who stand in solidarity with their Ukrainian colleagues. These stats are sobering, and generate a sense of compassion for Ukrainian nurses that stems from heartbreak, urgency, and unity.
The Nurse Addict Part 2: Recovery in the face of discipline
Nurse addicts are often high-functioning—they manage to juggle high levels of addiction while still maintaining the appearance of normalcy in their work and home lives. Add in the stigma of addiction and the fear of losing their job if they were to seek help, and their drug or alcohol abuse can go unchecked for quite some time.
The Nurse Addict Part 1: The slippery slope
Perpetuated by silence and steeped in shame—this taboo subject deserves to be brought into the light. Think about the nurses who work with you on your unit—statistically, you are working with someone doing a pretty decent job of covering up…well, their suffering, really.
Introducing a brand new podcast: Insider’s Perspective of Nursing | The Podcast
This isn’t your average pod. Our NurseDeck hosts interview the industry’s leading professionals to share stories with you about all things nursing! We hear from professionals from all walks of nursing life—in academia, at the bedside, in the C-suites of administration, and those at the forefront of nurse-led innovation
10 Noteworthy nurses from film and television
Cliches aside, there are a select few fictional nurses that have breathed life into the nursing profession in all the right ways.
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