By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN This week, as we celebrate Nurses Week around the world, it’s a good time to reflect on the vital,
When I first got out of nursing school, I envisioned myself always working in a hospital emergency room. That was my passion and my plan.
I love being a nurse. I have loved it every single day of the 30+ years I have been in it. Not because the
This post is sponsored by Capella University. There is plenty of compelling evidence these days to encourage nurses to further their education. And while many
I was speaking to an 81 year old physician who had been recently hospitalized after a bad fall. He told me that in all his
By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN National Nurses Week is celebrated each year starting on May 6 and ending on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s
Nursing is the most amazing profession. It will change you for the better as much as it will positively impact the lives of those you
Many of us hit low points in our life/career. I believe it is meant to shock us into action to build a bridge to a
Some people want to quit as soon as something seems hard or they can’t do it perfectly right away. But there is arrogance in that
There were many times in my career (still are) when I had to say to someone more experienced than I, ‘I haven’t done this before.
Don’t wait for circumstances to be perfect before moving forward in your life; they never will be. And so much can happen while you’re waiting.
It takes a village to “raise” a new nurse. Let’s all commit to “raising” the type of nurse we want to work side by side
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