Education & Career

By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Aug 5 2019

Shoe Shopping - Putting Your Best Foot Forward Page reviewed and updated: August 2023 As a nurse, you are constantly on the move. It is important to remember that wearing good shoes can help you to feel your best and help prevent injuries. We will look at some factors to consider before you...

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By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Aug 2 2019

What is a Nurse Care Coordinator? Imagine the following. Your grandmother was admitted to the hospital a few days ago for congestive heart failure exacerbation and is to be discharged from the hospital today. During her hospital admission, she was seen by many specialists that she...

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By: Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy Easter, MSN, RN, CCRN-K Jun 24 2019

Visionary Nurse Leader - Who Will You Nominate? The following excerpt was published in Nursing Management’s January 2019 issue. This winning 2018 Richard Hader Visionary Leader Award entry was submitted by Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, and Kathy...

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By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jun 12 2019

My Professional Poster Presentation I recently had the opportunity to create a professional poster for the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) conference in Baltimore, Maryland. CPC+ is a national advanced primary care medical home model that aims to strengthen primary care...

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By: Christina Gresh, MSN, RN Jun 10 2019

Creating a Professional Poster: Start to Finish Producing a professional poster is a wonderful opportunity to share your passions in nursing and have the opportunity to present your findings at conferences and your organization. The poster allows you to connect with professional healthcare...

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By: Lynne Centrella Rudderow, MSN, RN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, CCE Jun 5 2019

The Best Gift... My amazing niece graduated high school this past weekend and like thousands of other eager 18-year-olds, she will be heading off to college in the fall. The special thing about this situation though is that she will be starting her nursing career!...

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By: Janet S. Thomas, MS, RN-BC May 8 2019

Celebrate the Next Generation of Nurses When we Baby Boomers think about the new nursing graduates coming into our workplaces, we tend to envision a group of young, fresh-faced women who are eagerly awaiting the chance to work hard to provide the best in patient care. While that may...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 3 2019

4 Million Reasons to Celebrate – National Nurses Week 2019 National Nurses Week is almost here! Our numbers are vast, our knowledge and skills are top-notch, and our compassion is unparalleled. We have much to celebrate! We asked Wolters Kluwer nurses what they celebrate, and the answers are inspiring...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Feb 22 2019

Does Nursing ‘Spark Joy’ For You? Have you seen the Netflix show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo? If you’re like me and need inspiration and guidance to get – and stay – organized, you may want to check it out. In the show, Ms. Kondo has a set strategy for...

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By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Dec 12 2018

2018 Gift Guide for Nurses What will you get for that special nurse in your life? Whether it’s a colleague, family member, friend, or a nurse who cares for you or your loved one, finding the perfect gift doesn’t have to be a challenge. Fifteen great ideas are...

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By: Nov 9 2018

An Interview with U.S. Navy Nurse Lieutenant, Ashley Flynn, RN Born and raised in Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. Navy Nurse Lieutenant Ashley Flynn, RN has chartered a nursing career anything but ordinary. As the first in her family to graduate from college and the first to join the Navy, Flynn had led an...

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By: Jack Davis, MSN, RN, ONC Oct 23 2018

Enhancing the Health Care Landscape One Ortho Nurse At a Time Each year on October 30, orthopaedic nurses everywhere celebrate International Orthopaedic Nurses Day. The tradition began in the United States’ Senate with a proclamation presented by Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) in 1990 to then-President...

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By: Margaret Smith, MJ, BSN, RN, CRNI Oct 11 2018

Top 10 Things to Remember When Precepting a Nursing Student We’ve all been nursing students – some more recently than others – but it shouldn’t be too hard to recall those first clinical experiences and the impact of our clinical preceptors. If you find yourself precepting a student...

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