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5 Tips to Negotiate Nursing Salaries

Knowing your value as a healthcare practitioner and being able to successfully market yourself are two skills that any nurse can sharpen.

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The Working Mom’s Dilemma

The fact of the matter is that balancing childcare and work remain very much Mom’s Responsibility. (And this is assuming a two-parent household—single moms default to this role.)

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A Look at the Impact of Medical Biases on Patients

As the medical professional begins to use terms like "lazy" and "bad" they begin to see their patents as worthless leading them to ignore symptoms and possible causes. These biases can cause lower quality of care, and those who have been deemed obese seek less medical care.

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“Brenda Doesn’t Work Here:” How to be Seen at Work

There’s a power that comes from declaring who you are—that comes from claiming yourself proudly. When nurses do this—watch out!

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How to: Handling name mispronunciations in the workplace

The correct pronunciation of a name matters greatly and is imperative to foster healthy work environments and professional relationships.

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In The Field: Spotlight on Amy Lenz, BSN, RN, CIC, BS

Give yourself time - time to learn, time to acquire skills and experience, time to gain insight and knowledge. A nursing career is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Black Nursefluencers to follow on Instagram

We need Black voices in healthcare more than ever now; these nurses are all walking different paths and come from very different backgrounds, but collectively, their ideas, messages, and advice contributes to a more balanced and equitable viewpoint in the field.

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You’ve Got the ‘How,’ Now #FindYourWhy

In this dumpster fire of a year, the ability to stay tapped into your why is how I imagine there are even nurses left, at all. Because pandemic nursing ain’t for sissies, y’all.

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Safety in a Time of PPE Shortages

If the lack of PPE in your workplace leaves you feeling uncared for, stressed out, and angry, and there is no response to your concerns, perhaps you need to leave for your sanity’s sake.

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Linda Villarose & Danielle N. Lee: How two journalists have impacted the medical field

Having journalists from diverse backgrounds allows the stories of others to be shared. Black journalists are an essential part of the medical community because they give us access to the minds and experiences of people who likely wouldn't receive the attention.

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In The Field, Special Edition: Black Nurses of the Civil War

Soldiers weren't the only ones on the battlefields though- here are 2 well known Black women who used their abilities as nurses during the Civil War.

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Black Nurse Associations

One means of advancing the role Black nurses play in healthcare is through nursing associations designed for and by them. The adoption of anti-racist frameworks starting in nursing school curriculum and extending up through post-graduate practice is supported by these organizations.

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Volunteering to Reignite the Nursing Soul

Volunteering is a way to rekindle the nurses’ appetite for caring. Even though at first it may seem like an excessive burden to place on an already overworked group, there is no greater salve for the weary soul than feeling like one’s efforts are needed, appreciated, and transformative.

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In The Field: Spotlight on Danielle Smith, BSN, RN, CCRN

I loved the idea of knowing every detail of care that is being provided for our patients and having that feeling of gratitude knowing that I’ve made a difference in that person’s, or family’s, life.

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The Top 5 Qualities of an Effective Leader in Nursing

Great leaders in nursing all possess a handful of qualities that make them successful; an effective leader can bring about positive change by inspiring those around them to improve, all while maintaining their drive to pursue the organization’s operation.

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Securing Preceptors for Nurse Practitioner Clinicals

When I began my clinical rotations for my Family Nurse Practitioner program, I felt confident about the clinical sites that I had lined up for at least the next two semesters. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic worsened, clinical placements began to fall through.

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A Brief History of Healthcare Education in HBCUs

In the U.S., Black women are three (3) times more likely to die during childbirth than white women. Women like Serena Williams have found themselves battling with medical professionals to have their voices heard. Many Black people note that they've felt their doctors and nurses expect them to have higher pain tolerance, thus leaving them to see multiple specialists until someone finds validity in their pain.

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Should I Become a Travel Nurse?

These jobs are in high demand right now as hospitals are increasingly becoming understaffed. Being a travel nurse is a great opportunity because you can work in nearly any specialty.

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In The Field: Spotlight on Lorna Brown, LPN

When you work those long hours don’t forget to use that money and treat yourself to all of the indulgences you missed doing while studying hard in school.

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Achieving a Work-Life Balance, Working Moms Edition

As nurses, we are (mostly) great at prioritizing, (theoretically good at) delegating, and (capable of) knowing what ish to let go of. In other words, applying your nursing powers towards parenting responsibilities is a no-brainer.