Welcome to The Nurses Page!
Here you’ll find content, resources, and information especially for current and future nurses and anyone with an interest in the nursing profession.
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Also, don’t miss my Nurse-Power! blog, where I post regularly about current topics impacting nurses today.
Webinars
Guest Blog Posts
- Have we lost our ability (and our sensitivity) to communicate in healthcare?
- Is nursing a profession or a job?
- Are 12-hour shifts safe?
- Does higher education lure nurses away from the bedside?
- Nursing’s future: The door has opened but are we prepared to enter?
- Can a Nurse Be Too Old to Work at the Bedside?
- Are we jeopardizing healthcare’s future by not hiring our new grads today?
- Nursing culture: Time for a paradigm shift
- Nurses and customer service: A new annoyance or an old standard?
- The times – and the nursing job market – they are a changin’
- Uniformity in nursing: It’s about time… again
Podcast Appearances
- Still Time for Joy, with Sandra Levine: Reach Your Goals Despite Fear – Donna Cardillo, The Inspiration Nurse
- The 4NPs Podcast: Meet Donna Cardillo, Career Guru and Inspirational Nurse!
- Positive Vibes with Jan Boal, RN & Donna Cardillo: Forest Bathing is a Great Form of Therapy for the Soul
- The Set to Lead Podcast with Mary Ann Samedi: Managing Life Distractions Like a Leader with Donna Cardillo
- Living Regret Free Podcast, with Dr. Gayle Carson CSP CMC FIMC: Success & Balance with Donna Cardillo
- Voice of America, Once a Nurse Always a Nurse, with Leanne Meier, BSN, RN: The Power is IN You with Donna Cardillo
- Inspired Conversations with Linda Joy: Making Fear Your Friend with Donna Cardillo
- World Health News Radio with Dr. David Samadi: The Role of Nurses in a Changing Healthcare Environment with Donna Cardillo
- Nursing Uncensored with Adrianne Behning, BSN, RN: Overcoming Self-Doubt and Finding Positivity in Nursing with Donna Cardillo, The Inspiration Nurse
Professional Development
- Why Nurses Need an Elevator Speech NEW
- Make the Right Impression with Business Cards
- Winning Through Associations
- Steps for Successful Networking
- How Networking Can Work For You
- Why You Should Go Back to School
- Put Your Best Foot Forward for Maximum Impact
- How to network successfully
- Getting the Most from Professional Associations
- Myths about Networking
- Go Back to School and Change Your Life
- How to Get Back to School
- Learn to Speak With Confidence
- Conversational Ice Breakers
- In Search of the Right Mentor
- The Uncommon Handshake (CE)
- Giving A Presentation
- The Making of a Leader
- Listen Up!
- Master The Scholarship Game
- Acknowledge, Appreciate, and Be Grateful
- Moving Past Fear
- To Act or Not – the Decision is Yours
- Excuses, Excuses
- Focus on the Positive
- In Praise of Public Libraries
- High Tech Etiquette
- Seven Strategies for Managing Conflict
- Accepting Compliments
- The Write Way
- Set Goals and Change Your Life
- Develop the Writer in You
- Age is a State of Mind
Miscellaneous
- 9 Ways Nurses Work for You
- How to Welcome Newly Licensed Nurses into the Fold
- Just a Nurse? No Such Thing
- Promote – Don’t Pummel – Your Profession
- Talk About What You Do
- With Office Politics, It’s Smart to Be Savvy
- Considering Consulting?
- Closing the Generation Gap in Nursing
- How to Run an Effective Meeting
- Nursing and Entrepreneurship: Perfect Together
- Do Nurses Really Eat Their Young?
- Celebrate the Diversity of Nursing
- Harness the Power of the Media
- Dear Editor: Writing Letters to the Media
- Lights, Camera, Action!
- End Workplace Abuse
- First Things First
- This is Not Your Mom’s (or Dad’s) Profession
- In Nursing, Pay It Forward
- Show Support for Military Nurses
- Nurses, Politics, Power
- Get Ready to Relocate
- Foster Horizontal Respect
- “I Save Lives. You?”
- Make the Connection
- Celebrate Nursing – All Year Long!
- Zen and the Art of Nursing
- How Nancy Nurse got her groove back
- Entrepreneurship -The Road Less Traveled
- To create nursing’s future, today’s RNs must look to great leaders of the past
Career Management
- Time to Refocus Your Career Lens
- Nursing – A New Paradigm
- Ten Tips to Help You Reboot Your Nursing Career
- How to Get the Most Out of Attending a Career Fair
- Career Management Is a State of Mind
- The Value of Volunteering
- Knowing When It’s Time to Move on
- Is Your Career on Target?
- How to Find Your Forte
- How to Resign With Style
- How to Change Specialties
- Picking Up the Pieces of Your Career
- Give Yourself a Career Makeover
- Get the Scoop with Informational Interviewing
- Six Steps to Getting the Most from Your Job
- Gearing Up for Management
- Make the Most of Your Employee Evaluation
- Six Strategies for Starting a New Job
- How to Handle Layoffs
Can This Career Be Saved?
- Retirement. Now What?
- Career Transition
- Working with a Disability
- Reentering the Workforce
- The Entrepreneurial Fire
- New Grad Woes
- Is Retirement an Ending or New Beginning?
- Broadening His Horizons
- Coming Back From the Brink
- I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up!
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Midlife Makeover
Career Alternatives
Job Finding Skills
Interviewing
Resume Writing
- Keywords Are Key To Getting Your Online Resume Read
- Seven Strategies for Sending Out Your Resume
- Resume Writing Do’s and Don’ts
- Resume Writing Tips for Nurses
- Most Frequently Asked Questions About Resume Writing
- Resume versus CV – what’s the difference?
- What Not to Put on Your Resume
- Resume versus CV: Which Is Right for You?
- Seven Myths About Resume Writing
- FAQs About Student Nurse Résumés
Advanced Practice Nurses
New Graduates/Students
Nurses Week Articles
Health
- Volunteering Is Good For Your Health… And Your Career
- 5 Tips to Enhance Your Happiness and Improve Your Health
- Nature Calls: 5 Health Benefits That Will Do Your Body Good
- Aromatherapy: The Hidden Gem of Health Care?
- Why You Should Add a Dose of Gratitude to Your Day
- Easy Ways to Cultivate Good Health in the Garden
- Avoiding Caregiver Burnout
- How to Support Someone with a Serious Illness
- 7 Ways to Advocate for a Hospitalized Loved One
- Helping Kids Cope With a Hospital Stay
- Is Your Diet Soda the Reason You’re Not Feeling Well?
- Gluten Free for Health: Fad or Fact?
- Summer Injury Cheat Sheet
- When Dining Out, Is Ignorance Bliss … or Bad For Your Health?
- Meditation Not Your Thing? Debunking the Myths
- Sun 101: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe This Summer
- Before You Grab That Sleeping Pill…
- 7 Tips for Eating Healthy On a Budget
- Smile: It’s Good For You
- Is Retirement Bad for Your Health?
- Can Too Much Sitting Make You Sick or Worse?
- Write Your Way to Well-Being
- Can a College Degree Make You Healthier and Happier?
- Keep Your Family Healthy This Fall
- 11 Ways to Avert the Flu
- Cold and Flu Home Remedies
- In Sickness and in Health, Animals Really Are Man’s Best Friend
- Lifestyle Changes, Long-Term Benefits
- 5 “Bad” Foods That Can Be Good For You
- You Got to Have Friends to Be Healthy
- 5 Healthy Ways to Start Your Day in 5 Minutes or Less
- Why You Should Organize Your Health Records
- Your First Line of Defense to Prevent the Spread of Viruses
- 5 Myths About Ebola
- Top Warning Signs You Could Be Dehydrated (and Why It Matters)
- Prescription Safety: How To Store and Dispose of Your Medications
- Medicine Cabinet Basics: Your Shopping List
