Leaves are falling, snow is starting to blanket the streets, which can only mean one thing: Winter is here. And with it, come the responsibilities of the Holiday shift. Here are some tips that will help you manage the challenges and dread that comes with working over the holidays.

These places earn their title of “Magnet” hospitals due to their gold standards of quality when it comes to patient and employee satisfaction, low nurse turnover and vacancies, and other factors that contribute to creating a positive work environment for all employees, but especially for the nurses that work there. But are these hospitals really ideal?

While there are plenty of policies and regulations in place to prevent contagion, all it takes to catch a patient’s disease is a simple touch, or from being nearby without proper protective gear. These are the most common hospital-acquired infections that you need to avoid.

Two of the most influential aspects, which can significantly impact the quality of a nurse’s work, are the policies and practices of a specific workplace. Similarly, these practices can also improve the quality of service that these professionals provide to patients. Here is a list of policies and practices that can contribute to making a workplace safer and more satisfying for nurses, in general.

Nobody’s perfect; that much is clear for everyone. We’re prone to making all sorts of mistakes in our daily lives, and nurses are not exempt from this. Here are the most common mistakes nurses make on the job, that you may want to avoid.

Networking has slowly become a crucial part of an applicant’s efforts to land that dream position. Here is a guide that’ll help you network to get the career of your dreams!

Medical missions were developed and organized by local organizations and would provide primary health care while spreading the faith in hopes of improving the community. See what you can do to get involved!

Winter is just around the corner and, as the climate gets colder, the flu begins to rear its ugly head. Get all the facts about this coming flu season.

As the shortage of nurses internationally and the need for healthcare for chronic population groups and baby boomers rises, the strain on healthcare workers rises. Read on to learn what Tonya Sawyer-McGee, DNP, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC has to say about nurse burnout and how to prevent it.

One in three transgender or GNC individuals has had one negative experience with a healthcare provider in the past year, which includes verbal harassment or refusal of treatment. Read on to learn what you should keep in mind when caring for patients who are transgender or are gender fluid.