In CT Assured Quality Homecare Solely Provides Non-Medical Care
logo

NursePower Empowers Nurses

  • Home
  •  
  • NursePower Empowers Nurses
  • Fun Time for Nurses: Best Clam (and Lobster!) Shacks in Connecticut

    Fun Time for Nurses: Best Clam (and Lobster!) Shacks in Connecticut

    After a top-notch hot dog stand, a waterfront clam shack is my absolute favorite summer-time dining spot. And Connecticut’s shoreline has some incredible little clam — and lobster! — shacks that you have just got to try this summer.
    This is casual dining at its best — flip flops, bathing suit, floppy hat, sitting on a warm picnic bench devouring incredible seafood with a cold drink, and with an ocean view.
    Tell me you can’t smell the fried clam cakes already! Tell me you can’t taste that lobster roll already!

    Read more
  • 3 Daily Movements for Stronger, Healthier Shoulders

    3 Daily Movements for Stronger, Healthier Shoulders

    How many times have you finished a shift with aching, throbbing shoulder pain? Or maybe you have that near-constant stiffness in your shoulder that makes lifting or shifting a patient always a little dicey — will your shoulder hold or give out?
    As nurses, we all know how important our shoulders are as the link between our powerful back and core muscles and our less powerful arm muscles that do all our lifting. We know this not only because we learned it in nursing school, but also because we experience it every single day.
    Yet how many of us take care of our shoulders regularly?

    Read more
  • Stop Delaying a Career Move — 9 Resume Writing Tips to Make Your Job Search Easier

    Stop Delaying a Career Move — 9 Resume Writing Tips to Make Your Job Search Easier

    Dusting off your resume can be a daunting task — so much so that a lot of people stay in an unhappy or overly-stressful job just to avoid updating their resume.
    I know, that sounds silly, but finding a new position can sometimes feel like a full-time job in itself. So this month, we’re sharing 9 tips for writing a stellar resume so you can get better control of your life with a job that satisfies you.

    Read more
  • Grill Series: Super Delicious Seafood (that’s super easy to make!)

    Grill Series: Super Delicious Seafood (that’s super easy to make!)

    With over 600 miles of coastline, Connecticut ranks 21st in the nation for shoreline living. We have access to some of the best fresh seafood in the world, caught by the best New England fishermen.
    But for a lot of people, seafood can be intimidating to cook. It cooks faster than beef, chicken, or pork, so it can dry out quickly. It also smells up the house.
    Which is why we love to grill our seafood. Between the quick, high heat of the barbeque sealing in flavor and moisture, and the open-air dispelling of fishy smells, we love summertime seafood grilling.

    Read more
  • Fun Time for Nurses: Best Hot Dog Stands in Connecticut

    Fun Time for Nurses: Best Hot Dog Stands in Connecticut

    Hot dogs are my guilty pleasure. I love them.
    And hot dog stands — good hot dog stands — are something that make me smile and rub my hands together in anticipation.
    For one, hot dogs are just so summery. They epitomize summer nights and charcoal BBQ smells in neighborhood and a baseball game on the radio.
    For another, hot dogs are so versatile. You can dress them up, you can dress them down. You can grill them, griddle them, boil them, or roast them over a campfire.

    Read more
  • 3 Simple Stretches to Loosen Shoulders and Relieve Pain

    3 Simple Stretches to Loosen Shoulders and Relieve Pain

    Shoulder injuries and aches plague most nurses. We spend our shifts lifting patients, transferring patients, supporting patients — we’re using our shoulders, arms, and backs constantly in repetitive motions that wear and tear at the ligaments, tendons, joints, and muscles.
    And the longer we do our jobs, the worse the aches become and the greater our chances for shoulder injuries.

    Read more
  • Top Nursing Skills that Make Your Resume Pop to Employers

    Top Nursing Skills that Make Your Resume Pop to Employers

    Healthcare workers are in high demand all over the country, especially licensed and registered nurses. At the same time, nurses are feeling burnt out and unappreciated by their current employers.
    If you are starting to think that there is another position out there that will better fit the lifestyle you want, then it is time to update your resume.

    Read more
  • Grill Series: Mouthwatering Steak Marinades that Make You Go Mmmm…

    Grill Series: Mouthwatering Steak Marinades that Make You Go Mmmm…

    Okay, the price for steak nowadays is… pricey.
    But as expensive as steak is in the grocery store, it is outrageously expensive in restaurants. So I’ve got a handful of marinades for you that will absolutely elevate your grilled steak to restaurant-quality flavor.
    Whether you’re grilling for the fam or you’re throwing a swanky BBQ soiree, these marinades are going to impress the palate and have your diners asking for more.

    Read more
  • Fun Time for Nurses: Best Garden Centers and Nurseries in CT

    Fun Time for Nurses: Best Garden Centers and Nurseries in CT

    While I’m not a fan of yardwork, I am a big fan of gardening. Whether you are adding a new garden in your yard, swapping out new plants for old, or just doing up some containers for your front walk, you’re going to need a trip to the local garden center or nursery.
    Fortunately, Connecticut has dozens of these great, independently-owned plant extravaganzas that have gorgeous native plant species that you simply can’t find at the big home stores. So while your neighbors’ yards will all look generically the same, your yard will be the standout on the block.
    Let’s take a look at one of the best from every county in Connecticut, moving west to east.

    Read more
  • Preventing Shoulder Injuries: Exercises to Ease Bursitis Pain

    Preventing Shoulder Injuries: Exercises to Ease Bursitis Pain

    As nurses, we use our arms and shoulders a lot, transferring patients, supporting patients, lifting patients, performing routine functions over and over again. So it’s no surprise that many nurses suffer from bursitis pain. The longer we do the job, the more it just seems like a foregone conclusion, like back pain.
    But NursePower Empowers Nurses! isn’t ready to concede so quickly. There are simple exercises and stretches that we can do daily that will help us protect our shoulder joints from overuse. 

    Read more

Photostream

    © 2025 Assured Quality Homecare. All rights reserved.