Insights & Stories The Nurse Blake Blogs

Hey there! Welcome to my blog, where I get to share stories, tips, and a lot of laughs just for nurses. Dive in and join me as we celebrate, support, and bring a little fun to the world of nursing!

Category Is: Nurse Lunch Box

AH, THE SACRED NURSE LUNCH BOX! That trusty companion on countless shifts, keeper of abandoned snacks, and occasional biohazard container. If you know, you know! Ever noticed how much your...

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Nursing News: Can Nurses Become a Valuable Source of Revenue?

By Nurse Blake Instead of being an expense to cut, could nurses become a valuable source of revenue? WHY NURSES CAN'T BILL FOR THEIR SERVICES Did you know that nurses...

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Off The Clock: Nurse Joelle Changes Lives Through Humanitarian Nursing

By Maggie Aime, MSN, RN Joelle teaching ACLS and advanced airway skills to medical students, nurses, and doctors in a bomb shelter at a hospital in Rivne, Ukraine.HUMANITARIAN GOALS You...

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Nurse of the Quarter: Dr. Marie O. Etienne Proves Nursing Has No Limits

By Maggie Aime, MSN, RN A JOURNEY THAT PROVES NURSING HAS NO LIMITS A HUMBLE START TO A TRAILBLAZING JOURNEY Dr. Marie O. Etienne proudly stands at her installation as...

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Exposing A Dark Reality: A Nurse’s Story Of Addiction, Diversion & Recovery

By April Rowe, BSN, RN AN UNLIKELY ADDICT LET’S HAVE AN OPEN AND CANDID DISCUSSION about a sensitive yet pertinent issue that affects our healthcare community—substance use disorders among nurses....

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Ask Nurse Blake: Answers To Readers' Questions

GROWTH OF THE PROFESSION First, let me say that you've done more for nursing since you started than Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has done for them...

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L&D VS Postpartum Nursnig: From First Contractions To First Diaper Change

By Sara Egnatz, BSN, RN-BC Labor and Delivery and Postpartum Nurses Find Joy in New Beginnings DO YOU LOVE BIRTHDAY BASHES? How about celebrating a birthday each time you work?...

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Nurse Of The Quarter: Connecticut Nurses Honor Guard Unite to Pay Tribute to Fallen Nurses

By April Rowe, BSN, RN CT Honor Guard Nurses: Shelley Bayer, Beth Boyd, Lynn Veccharelli, Irene Lambert, Laura Crean, Jodi Palmieri, Cheryl Raab, Yolanda Cotela, Chris White & Julie Marcus....

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