The Call of the Wild: Providing Care in Rural and Remote Communities
If you’re a travel nurse or provider, or simply a healthcare worker willing to work away from home, you’re probably a natural adventurer. And just possibly you have a taste for variety and diverse experiences – which could make working in a rural or Indigenous community the perfect opportunity for you. It’s not for everyone. But […]
Hand Hygiene, Nurse Manicures, and Infant Deaths
It’s Patient Safety Week – and if you’re a nurse, you’ve probably seen articles on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infant who passed away due to bacteria from a nurse’s long nails. It stirred up an upsetting – but valuable – Internet conversation on hand hygiene. In fact, Google searches around nurse nails and NICU […]
Beyond the Bedside: When a Nontraditional Nursing Voice Reaches the Capitol
by Zoe Sanabria, RN Last week, I walked the marble halls of Florida’s Capitol not as a politician or lobbyist, but as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) student, and as a voice for thousands of nursing students whose futures depend on decisions made far beyond the classroom. I had the opportunity to participate in […]
7 Steps Hospitals Can Take to Resolve Staff Conflicts
It happens all the time: conflict rises up on the hospital floor. A staff nurse resents a travel nurse’s higher hourly wage or signing bonus. Teams disagree on care plans and someone interprets disagreement as disrespect. A new physician thinks of herself as “direct;” her team says she’s brusque and unfriendly. These conflicts play out […]
What It’s Like to Provide Care on Indigenous Lands
Where are you taking your healthcare career in 2026? (Yes – it’s time to talk about 2026 already.) Lately we’ve noticed a sharp rise in interest from physicians and nurses curious about working with Native American communities. And there’s no doubt that working at an Indian Health Services (IHS) or Tribally operated hospital or clinic […]
It’s Nurses Week! A Look at Nurse Staffing Today
If you’re celebrating Nurses Week, you know it’s all about appreciation. There’s good reason for that; the nurse experience and nurse staffing can be rewarding and challenging in equal measure. As our President and SNO Whittney LaCroix wrote: “As you know, being a nurse is no easy task. Your job encompasses the full spectrum of […]