4 yoga poses for a healthy back
iStockphoto According to the National Institutes of Health, eight out of 10 people experience back pain at some point in their lives. Nurses have an increased risk of lower back pain due to overuse of...
View ArticleThe sleepiness cure
Image: Blend Images Photography | Veer Everyone knows the jet-lag feeling of dragging through the day without having had enough sleep. Nurses are especially vulnerable to lack of sleep when assigned to...
View ArticleDo you know the signs of shift work disorder?
Image: © Veer Incorporated Are you one of the 30 percent of nurses who work the night shift? If you are, are you frequently tired or do you often find yourself fighting off sleep? Do you have...
View Article5 steps nurses can take to keep their New Year’s fitness resolutions
Thinkstock | istockphoto It’s that time of year. The new year is upon us, so it’s time to make those ever-“permanent” New Year’s resolutions. Something related to health, wellness and fitness always...
View ArticleFlu season factoids that shock even nurses!
LiquidLibrary | Thinkstock Nurses are quite a special breed during flu season, using everything from obsessive, germ-a-phobic behavior to shamanic, home-brewed remedies to ward off infection. The...
View Article5 symptoms that say your nurse body has had enough
veer | geotrac After ten years of nursing, everything in my body hurts most of the time. I still get sick, though not as often as I did right at the beginning, and sometimes stress takes a toll on my...
View Article6 tips for a happy, healthy pregnancy while working as a nurse
Thinkstock | Hemera As a nurse, you already encounter a whole host of challenges on the job every single day—contact with infectious diseases, heavy lifting, shifting sleep schedules and emotionally...
View ArticleEnergize! Energy boosts for nurses
From the Winter 2013 issue of Scrubs Grappling with the meaning of energy reminds me of a famous quote from the 1960s. When writing an opinion on a Supreme Court case, Justice Potter Stewart was...
View ArticleRealistic ways for nurses to keep their health
Creatas | ThinkStock + Scrubs We get it: No nurse has time to hit the gym multiple times a week, pack tasty but healthy lunches every day and drink the approved amount of water (just think of all the...
View Article“My world is topsy-turvy! What do I do if my body clock is completely confused?”
iStockPhoto | ThinkStock + Scrubs One of the greatest challenges every nurse faces is a lack of sleep. Working as a nurse, you often are asked to swing between day and night shifts, and you can almost...
View ArticleUnconventional ways to relieve compassion fatigue
Image: Thinkstock | istockphoto If you’re feeling burned out or worn out, or just don’t have your head in the game anymore, you may be suffering from what is now recognized as compassion fatigue....
View Article4 yoga poses for a healthy back
iStockphoto According to the National Institutes of Health, eight out of 10 people experience back pain at some point in their lives. Nurses have an increased risk of lower back pain due to overuse of...
View ArticleRealistic ways for nurses to keep their health
Creatas | ThinkStock + Scrubs We get it: No nurse has time to hit the gym multiple times a week, pack tasty but healthy lunches every day and drink the approved amount of water (just think of all the...
View ArticleQ&A: How do I cope with workplace drama?
iStockphoto | ThinkStock Here’s a fact: If you’re an average nurse, you work for around one third of your life. And if you take on overtime or extra shifts…it can feel like your entire life takes place...
View ArticleHow NOT to get hurt at work
iStockphoto | ThinkStock It’s an alarming fact that unfortunately won’t come as a surprise to nurses: Nurses and other healthcare workers are second only to firefighters in numbers of work-related...
View ArticleREAL advice on stress relief for nurses
iStockphoto | ThinkStock We all have moments in which the stress of our jobs threatens to make our heads spin around 360 degrees. Moments like that are fine, but if there’s a trend toward constant...
View ArticleHealth Q&A: Kickin’ the caffeine addiction
Dear Sean, I drink about a dozen Mountain Dews during every shift…it’s my one addiction and I know it’s not healthy but I just can’t shake it. What do you recommend to wean myself? – Love My Caffeine...
View ArticleTop 6 tips for avoiding burnout
BananaStock | ThinkStock Whether you’re a nurse, student, or parent, we all face the same challenge: time. In a profession that revolves around caring for others, it’s not unusual for us to neglect...
View Article2 ways busy nurses can find the time and energy to exercise
iStockphoto | ThinkStock We all know how busy nurses are. We also know how important exercise is. So what’s a busy nurse, who knows the importance of staying active perhaps better than most, to do!?...
View ArticleTasty foods to help busy nurses fight their allergies
iStockphoto | ThinkStock + Scrubs Achoo! Fall allergy season is in full swing…are your eyes a watery mess yet?! For busy nurses who don’t have the time to let sniffly symptoms keep them down and out,...
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