New “Healthcare Travelers Take San Diego” Conference Set for Late April 2022
Travel healthcare professionals often find that pursuing a travel career can be a lonely experience…
Nursing Resources
Cultural Competency and Implicit Bias
By Sheryl Ness, MA, BSN, ADN, RN
Nurses work in an ever-changing environment with many nuances to manage. Each person brings their own values, beliefs, and unique culture with them to work each day….
Finding Time for Work-Life Balance
By Sheryl Ness, MA, BSN, ADN, RN
Do you find that you’re having problems finding just the right balance between your work and life responsibilities? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone…
Emotions in Healthcare
What stirs our souls when we watch a glorious sunrise, depresses our mood when facing a disappointment, enflames our passion when we see injustice, or sickens us when we see repulsive behavior? Emotions do. But what are emotions…
Service and Assistance Animals
A variety of animals lend themselves as assistance animals—whether as a service animal, an emotional support animal (ESA), or therapy animal—to provide various services and comfort to humans…
How Nurses Can Boost Support for Family Caregivers
Today 40+ million family caregivers in the United States perform home healthcare for their loved ones. The burden on family caregivers has become increasingly heavy over the years, with many taking on complex medical responsibilities….
New Features in Your Wild Iris Medical Education Account
Now celebrating its 21st year in business, Wild Iris Medical Education is an ANCC accredited provider of nursing CEU courses and more than 80 online continuing education courses…
A Nurse’s Story from California’s Camp Fire Disaster
As I lay awake and read so many others posts about not being able to sleep and how unreal what happened yesterday is, I realize I’m not alone. So many of my friends and family have lost…
20 Years of Wild Iris Medical Education
June 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Wild Iris Medical Education’s founding. Since 1998, the company has been providing excellent online continuing education to nurses, occupational therapists, and other…
Dealing with Workplace Bullying in Nursing and Healthcare
Physical and verbal abuse against nurses is a serious problem in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare settings across the country. The likelihood of healthcare workers being exposed to violence…