The Year of The Nurse

Happy New Year & hello 2020! January marks my 1.5 years as a practicing RN & I thought it would be fitting to discuss the Year of the Nurse for my first post of the decade ;). The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 2020 the years of the nurse. Their website notes they have…

Do Ya’ll Really Wanna Be Nurses?

What is with the recent devaluing of nurses that I've seen lately on social media? More specifically on black twitter. Why is it a problem that black women want to be nurses? Why am I seeing tweets like the ones pictured? Has the black community tricked people into becoming nurses? Is something wrong with wanting…

Nurses Leaving the Profession

Nursing can be a great career, & in my eyes has the potential to be much better. Those of us who become nurses know the blood sweat & tears that go into achieving those letters behind our names, so why is it that nurses are leaving the profession? A survey done by RN network (view…