Proper charting is a vital way to communicate among clinical professionals. It follows medical and legal guidelines, and all clinicians and students must be able to write SOAP notes effectively. Remember: if you don’t chart it, you didn’t do it. Good documentation ensures you get credit for your work and protects your patients. Learn how…
Ever finish a shift, but texts, pages, and drop-ins keep coming? I wrapped up my charge nurse night shift with two patients, stayed late to cover a birth, and then opened my laptop to renew my neonatal resuscitation license—only to be reminded that my mandatory learning modules were due the next day.When I returned to…
Want more control over your time without picking up extra shifts? Many nurses make extra money working from home and build a side income from a laptop, often after the kids are in bed. Remote roles can fit around a full-time job and protect your energy. I left bedside nursing to write and edit as…
I took my children to see Fantastic Four. I didn’t expect to order the unlimited popcorn bucket. I also didn’t expect to tear up at the symbolism of birth and motherhood, but here I was. It made me realize how the resilience of labor echoes the resilience nurses need when facing burnout. According to the…
Many nurses exploring non-bedside or remote roles wonder what a typical day actually looks like. As a nurse-midwife and professional medical writer, this is an honest look at my daily schedule as a nurse writer, including how I structure work, rest, and flexibility outside the bedside. I quit bedside nursing after needing a break for…
Four years ago, I stepped away from full-time bedside nursing to pursue flexible, nontraditional nursing work and haven’t looked back. Plenty of nurses dream about nontraditional roles, but many think they are impossible to achieve. Nurse writing jobs might not fall into your lap, but they’re possible with the right plan. How I Left Midwifery…
