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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…

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…

Grill Recipe Series: Get Creative with Your Burgers!

Now that grilling season has returned, it’s time to talk about hamburgers. Grilling hamburgers is one of my favorite meals for 4 reasons: They are quick and easy The whole family loves them They are affordable (compared to other meats…) They are ridiculously versatile

Proactive Stress Relieving Techniques for Nurses — Social Media Detox

We only get 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week. How are you spending yours?  If social media is taking up too many of your hours, then you really need to make a change because social media is a detrimental way to spend your time. It is more often than not hurting you rather than helping you.…

Back Stretches and Exercises for Nurses with BEFORE Back Issues — Part 3

The Spine Institute of America recommends strengthening pelvic, abdominal, and lumbar muscles as preventative measures to avoid the common back pains and injuries that so many nurses suffer. While most of us are familiar with ab exercises — even if we don’t like doing them! — we’re less familiar…

Fun Time for Nurses: Early Spring Activities to Make You Feel Alive Again

It’s been a long winter of snow storms, ice storms, and Covid conditions. But Spring is back and that means warmer weather, longer days, and lighter hearts. This month, we’re focusing on activities that will lift all of our spirits and fill our hearts with good feelings.