As medical professionals, we globally, no matter your letters of your experience or expertise all share a common ailment – stress.

One day, I went from being a pediatric nurse to working in a makeshift Covid-19 adult unit. Adult patients were not my normal patients and the only experience I had to take care of adult patients was in nursing school 15 years ago.

Navigating healthcare is, indeed, the survival of the fittest. Healthcare providers and consumers must have a keen grasp of the impact social determinants of health (SDoH) have on health and wellness.

Navigating healthcare is, indeed, the survival of the fittest. Healthcare providers and consumers must have a keen grasp of the impact social determinants of health (SDoH) have on health and wellness.

My article is dedicated to every nurse out there that has their certification, those that are working on their certification, and those nurses who feel like they want to get their certification.

COVID-19 reached a pandemic status in early 2020, creating an unprecedented global public health crisis. As of early 2021, much has been learned about COVID-19 but much more remains to be explained.

On September 29, 2020, I awoke in a hospital bed, burning up with fever, dripping sweat, and panting. I was Covid-19 positive and informed that morning by a rounding hospitalist.

As a registered practical nurse fighting on the frontlines of COVID-19, this past year was one of the most challenging, frightening, and critical moments for me as a nurse.

As we celebrate women internationally this month of March, it’s important to address one of the major issues ravaging most women and young girls today.

I used to stress over meeting new people. How will I behave? How will they behave? What will I say? What will they say? How will I react? How will they react? I found with a lot of experience they are as unsure as I am.