500,000 Nurses Strong
Nursegrid Team
Nursegrid hits 500,000 nurses strong 🥹 🥳 🥰. Thanks for trusting Nursegrid to keep your schedule on track.
Meet your new career companion, Nursegrid Learn.
Meet your new career companion, Nursegrid Learn.
Nursegrid hits 500,000 nurses strong 🥹 🥳 🥰. Thanks for trusting Nursegrid to keep your schedule on track.
Thousands of nurse professionals joined the conversation on Nurse Well-Being Week. Nursegrid™ by HealthStream™ hosted the third Nurse Well-Being Week to help nurses create habits and boundaries of self-care. Watch the recap and join us for an interactive conversation on self-care.
When it comes to self-care habits, it can be hard to build one that sticks. However, there are a few tricks you can do to create a long-lasting habit for your well-being.
Learn how one simple habit can help you refocus and stay motivated in your nursing career. Developing a habit of self-care and reflection after each shift can help cultivate positive emotions that work to counter burnout and support your well-being and mental health. Try Nursegrid’s new Shift Reflection tool to get started.
Nursegrid Gets Personal! Already the most preferred way for tracking work shifts, Nursegrid’s newest feature allows users to create personal calendars in the app.
Nurse mentorship programs can be a rewarding experience for both mentees and experienced nurses. We as nurses need to end the culture of bullying each other and eradicate “nurses eating their young” to ensure a safe environment for both nurses and patients.
“Crossing professional boundaries or engaging in improper use of social media are violations of the nurse practice act and can be the cause of professional discipline and termination of employment.” The repercussions for violating professional boundaries can also go beyond professional chastisement and lead to nurse burnout and turnover, compassion fatigue, moral distress, and negative mental health outcomes.
Proving you are a lifelong learner is a simple but continuous process. Here we list ways to demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and improving healthcare and the benefits you will experience as a result.
There are many compelling reasons to become certified in a specialty to further your nursing career; from earning more money to showing commitment to your specialty, nursing certifications allow nurses to be more confident in clinical decision making. Here we outline steps to certification, how to test and what to consider.
After graduating with a 3.83 GPA in Biology, I struggled to find a job. I had a friend who had been caught in a similar situation who went through an accelerated nursing program, was working as a nurse and was loving it! Motivated by my love for healthcare and, to be honest, better wages, I decided to go to nursing school.
Nursing is a journey, one with many rewarding moments and difficult lessons. As a nurse, you are likely to grow and change as your career develops. In my experience, there are several stages that nurses go through – each as exciting as the next.
COVID-19 has presented new opportunities in the work world, and remote work is here to stay. As a nurse, you should look forward to more flexible opportunities to work from anywhere while getting paid the same amount you would if you worked in a physical location.
After passing your NCLEX, receiving your nursing license, and accepting a nursing job offer, you are ready to jump into practicing as a nurse! Here are some common pitfalls that new nurses should avoid.
Rising to the top of your nursing profession could be as simple as mastering these three essential skills: attitude, cooperation and professionalism.
Many useful apps have been released for nurses, so we have compiled a list based on input from our friends. Without further adieu, here are our Top 7 Apps For Nurses, updated for 2021.
My role hasn’t changed, but my workload has… I felt burnout looming with no light at the end of the tunnel.
It shocked me that only 27.2% of respondents expressed a high level of comfort taking a COVID-19 vaccine. I view mass immunization as fundamental to overcoming the pandemic…
After reading “A Pandemic’s Toll on Nurses”, my heart is heavy. But, I am also hopeful because we have a voice, and we are having these conversations.
I write today with a sore right arm. My arm though is sore from the best possible thing…
Nursing is an excellent profession full of flexible, hardworking, and compassionate people who are devoted to the service of others; this is why we say once a nurse, always a nurse.
Healthcare is reaching a crisis as a dramatic increase in burnout will drive more than one in five nurses to leave bedside care or change professions by 2021.
We surveyed 15,000+ Nursegrid Mobile users on PPE and COVID-19. This is what they had to say. #helpnursesnow
It’s hard to know how nurses are truly feeling when the volume of praise can feel like it’s drowning out their own voices. We decided to survey our large network of nurses and hand the microphone back to them…
In my career, I have studied thousands of employee survey results from hospitals all around the country. As I consider Nursegrid’s survey results from more
Every nursing position is challenging, whether you are in a hospital, long-term care, or the VA. The life of a cruise ship nurse is no less interesting.
Short-staffed shifts are not uncommon. No medical professional should ever have to choose between their own health and providing basic patient care.
Learn more about how nurses should approach caring for immigrant populations by
Nursegrid Mobile’s most requested feature, Shift Comparison, is here! Instantly compare schedules with your friends and colleagues. Shift Comparison makes coordinating availability effortless – plan days off with your bestie or find a coworker to swap with in a single tap.
Nursing is a demanding job and should be compensated accordingly. Nurses are often burdened with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt, so finding
At Nursegrid, we believe in the power of community. To us, community means sharing experiences, offering support, and making connections. We created these monthly Spotlights for that reason – to showcase you, share your stories, and ensure your voice is heard.
If you’re interested in healthcare and the criminal justice system, you might be interested in forensic nursing. Forensic nurses observe, record and preserve evidence of wrongdoing that will eventually be used in court. As grueling as this work can be, it comes with many benefits including fighting for victims of abuse and earning a higher salary than most registered nurses. Take a moment to learn about forensic nursing and see if it’s the right career for you.
When you’re in charge of dozens of nurses and you’re responsible for just about everything that happens on the hospital floor, you need to stay on your toes if you want to be an effective nurse manager.
At Nursegrid, we believe in the power of community. To us, community means sharing experiences, offering support, and making connections. We created these monthly Spotlights for that reason – to showcase you, share your stories, and ensure your voice is heard.
When you’re a nurse, you always have something to do or somewhere to be. With so many patients to care for, you never know when you might need to reach for some medical supplies or a little something to get you through the day. You might not have time to run back to your locker or the break room when the going gets tough, so make sure your bag is stocked with these nursing essentials.
It’s our favorite time of year here at Nursegrid, a whole week to celebrate YOU! We are constantly inspired by the dedication of all nurses going above and beyond . Your endless dedication to providing flawless care to patients is what sets you apart and changes lives.
Charting the condition and treatment of patients is a fundamental part of being a nurse. Use these tips to learn how to chart like a pro without endangering you or your patients.
Patients and even healthcare providers have a bad habit of confusing a heart attack with cardiac arrest, two serious, if not fatal, heart conditions. But these two terms describe different medical conditions and each one requires a different approach to care.
At Nursegrid, we believe in the power of community. To us, community means sharing experiences, offering support, and making connections. We created these monthly Spotlights for that reason – to showcase you, share your stories, and ensure your voice is heard.
As a nurse manager, you are responsible for creating a professional workplace for you and your staff. In addition to supervising your employees, you need to make sure that they are keeping a professional demeanor during their time on the job.
We at Nursegrid are proud to announce that our #1 Nurse App, Nursegrid Mobile, has officially hit 1,000,000 downloads! We want to take this moment to celebrate your support of Nursegrid and thank you for helping to make the Nursegrid community what it is today.
If you’re a seasoned nurse, you’ve probably dealt with your fair share of recent nursing school grads and new hires looking to find their way in the world of healthcare. If you’re tasked with helping a young nurse, you have to find a way to challenge them while still giving them the support they need to succeed. Learn more about mentoring a recent nursing school grad.
If you’ve been assigned to care for a terminally-ill patient, you may have to contend with some difficult situations. Instead of doing everything you can to treat a patient, palliative care typically means relieving the patient’s symptoms and helping them feel as comfortable as possible towards the end of their life.
Are you a nursing student or starting fresh on your first nursing job? Checkout these 4 tips and tricks to help you our in your first few days as a nurse!
At Nursegrid, we believe in the power of community. To us, community means sharing experiences, offering support, and making connections. We created these monthly Spotlights for that reason – to showcase you, share your stories, and ensure your voice is heard.
Nursegrid’s 2019 U.S. Nursing Insights Study highlights several trends occurring in the nursing profession surrounding scheduling, staffing, and job satisfaction.
It’s important to understand the boundaries of posting on social media as a nurse. The government has strict laws in place that protect a patient’s right to privacy.
As a nurse manager, you are responsible for creating a professional workplace for you and your staff.
If you’re tired of working in the same hospital day after day, you might be interested in taking your career in a new direction.
At Nursegrid, we believe in the power of community. To us, community means sharing experiences, offering support, and making connections. We created these monthly Spotlights for that reason – to showcase you, share your stories, and ensure your voice is heard.
Deciding when to discharge a patient isn’t always a straightforward decision. While many healthcare providers will use precedent when figuring out the right time to discharge a patient, there are many variables at play