CeBee Blog: Clinical Insights
Top 6 Nursing Trends and Predictions for 2026
Every January, people all around the world start talking about fresh beginnings and big predictions, but nurses know that the calendar rarely offers a proper reset. The new year usually shows up in th . . .
Surge in 'Walking Pneumonia' Cases Among Young Children
As schools have reopened and colder weather has begun, respiratory infections in school-aged children are becoming more common. However, a recent trend is emerging in pediatric care: cases of “walking . . .
Resigning with Grace: Nurse's Resignation Letter Guide
If you’ve never had to resign from a job, consider yourself fortunate. However, for the millions of other employees worldwide who have had to leave their jobs for one reason or another, it is usually . . .
First Severe H5N1 Case in U.S.: Key Information for Healthcare Workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the first confirmed severe case of H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) in a human within the United States (U.S.) after exposure to a bac . . .
Navigating the IV Fluid Shortage
As if Hurricane Helene didn’t do enough damage to the southeast, it also dealt a heavy blow to the nation's healthcare system, crippling the production of IV fluids and leaving hospitals scrambling to . . .
LGBTQ+ Resources for Families
Supporting LGBTQ+ individuals and families is really important for making our society fair and welcoming to everyone. It's more than just being OK with different people; it's about actively accepting . . .
Understanding the Mpox Outbreak: Key Facts for Healthcare Workers
The recent increase in Monkeypox (Mpox) cases has captured the global healthcare community's attention. Once thought to be a rare zoonotic disease, the current outbreak has quickly spread across conti . . .
Innovative Healthcare Tech for Patient Empowerment
People around the world face various health challenges that turn simple daily activities into daunting tasks. Overcoming these obstacles often requires more than medical treatments, such as innovative . . .
Breaking the Stigma: Substance Use Disorder in the Hospital Setting
Nursing stands out as one of the most demanding occupations, especially over the past few years, where nurses have faced nearly impossible odds – surviving a pandemic and enduring countless hours of o . . .
Leprosy: An Ancient Disease in Modern Medicine
With a historical background shrouded in myth, stigma, and dread, leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a bacterial illness that has recently made headlines in the news. Though mostly eradicated . . .
Malaria: The Silent Threat to Public Health
A large portion of the Sunshine State comprises natural wetland habitats that create a soggy, swampy environment – perfect for breeding pesky mosquitoes that enjoy the warm, humid weather in the summe . . .
Mastering Success: Empowering Nursing Practice with SMART Goals
As healthcare professionals, nurses play a vital role in patients' well-being, delivering quality care, and advancing the nursing profession as a whole. Setting goals is a fundamental aspect of person . . .
A Postpartum Guide to Practical Self Care for New Mothers
Regardless of if you're at the end of your first pregnancy or your third, self-care is crucial to your recovery and mental and physical well-being. Most new mothers find it challenging to make time fo . . .
Personalities in Nursing
Yin and Yang, light and dark, are two very different sides of the same coin. Personalities in nursing are diverse and represented by a wide spectrum. But does your underlying personality impact what a . . .
Supporting Filipino Nurses: A History of Good Works at Home and Abroad
Filipinos make up a little over 1% of the U.S. population; however, they account for 4% of all registered nurses in the country. This is no fluke - nursing culture in the Philippines has a rich histo . . .
The Case Against Crocs
Big, roomy, comfortable, and absolutely unfashionable, Crocs. Wear them everywhere, or only around the home, but if you are a Crocs person, you can’t imagine your life without them. If you aren’t a . . .
Complete Guide to Nursing Specialties
Nursing is a career choice with a wide range of possibilities. It can give you the flexibility to work in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other health-care facilities as well as in private prac . . .
Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Guide for Parents
When a child is officially diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, there's a lot for their parents to process and accept. Every parent wants their child to be happy and well-adjusted, and for people . . .
Time Well Spent – How Nurses Impact Patient Diagnosis and Satisfaction
A recent study published in The American Journal of Medicine looked at the amount of time nurses spend with patients versus the assigned physician. The study determined, unsurprisingly, that nurses sp . . .
A Nurse's Guide to Sports Concussions
Any nurse that regularly interacts with student-athletes needs to be aware of how to identify a concussion. School nurses are especially important when it comes to evaluating and treating head injurie . . .
Suicide Prevention Guide for Youth and Young Adults
Life can be overwhelming, filled with feelings of sadness, anger, and doubt. For children especially, these feelings can be so strong that suicide may seem like the only way to make them stop. No matt . . .
Avoiding Burnout in Nursing
Burnout is a common consequence of working in a high-stress, fast-paced environment, especially in the healthcare industry. Nursing is a highly demanding and challenging profession and thus nurses bec . . .
A Nurse's Guide to Spotting Preeclampsia in Patients
Nurses are an integral part of patient care, especially for pregnant patients. Many nurses have the opportunity to form strong bonds with patients during the many monthly checkups, labor and delivery, . . .
Nursing Your Mental Health: A Resource Guide to Anxiety and Depression
Depression and anxiety are two conditions that affect a large part of the population. One survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) showed that 8.4 percent of ad . . .
What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Why Does It Happen and How To Avoid It
Have you ever had this weird and unusual pain going through your hand and/or fingers when you are picking something up or opening a box? Well that tingling, numbness, or burning sensation that you mig . . .
A Nurse's Guide to Outdoor First Aid
At first glance, camping probably sounds like a relatively safe activity. However, being out in the wilderness has its shares of risks, and it's best to be prepared for accidents and mishaps. Bring al . . .
Most Common Injuries Seen in the ER
If you work in the emergency room, there probably isn’t much that you haven’t seen before. Although it’s an emergency room where each case is different and you have to be ready for whatever comes thro . . .
Preeclampsia: What You Need to Know
You may have known someone who experienced a complication during their pregnancy and delivery called Preeclampsia. And hopefully, whoever that person was, received the proper medical care they needed . . .
Extraordinary Nurses: A Historical Timeline
Nursing is the largest segment of the health-care industry and shows no signs of slowing down. Nurses play key roles in taking care of patients, ensuring that hospitals run smoothly, and supporting pa . . .
A Look at the Origins of Nursing
Nursing is an integral part of the health-care system. It encompasses the care of individuals who are sick as well as their families. The role promotes wellness, prevention of illness, caring for thos . . .
The Degrees of Nursing Education
It's no secret that nursing is one of the most challenging and rewarding career fields. Nurses stand on the front lines of patient care, healing bodies and minds for a wide variety of patients. As nur . . .
COVID-19 Resources for Nurses
During the COVID-19 crisis, nurses are heroes. It is crucial that these healthcare workers, who are vital to society, carve some time out for self-care. After all, you cannot pour from an empty cup. H . . .
A Nurse's ADHD Resource Library
ADHD, short for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a mental health condition that may be diagnosed in children or adults, so it's important that it be included in education for nurses who wo . . .
Tips for Postpartum Care
We often get so consumed with the excitement and joy that a newly born baby brings us that we forget that there’s an entire recovery process women must go through after giving birth. It’s common to he . . .
A History of Nursing Education
The nursing field has changed significantly over time to take into account the changing landscape of the health-care industry. The field has also adapted to add new professional standards and academic . . .
Miraculous Recoveries
Sometimes, horrible and terrifying injuries happen from accidents that leave us a stone’s throw away from death, and a trip to the emergency room is the best bet to staying alive. When you work in the . . .
Advancing Your Nursing Career
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Maybe you feel like you need to take on more challenging tasks or even take on more responsibility? Or, perhaps you feel like you need to take your . . .
Balancing Life as a Nurse
Maintaining a good balance of work and everyday life can sometimes be a difficult task, especially in today’s world where the Internet has made it easy to keep a steady stream of emails popping into o . . .
Working as a Nurse in a Nursing Home
One of the fastest growing job opportunities seen in the nursing industry lately has been centered on working at nursing homes and long-term care facilities. As the elderly population continues to gro . . .
The COVID Delta Variant: What you Need to Know
As if one strain of the coronavirus wasn’t enough, recent headlines have swept the nation about a “Delta variant” and possible other variants of the Coronavirus going around. This highly contagious st . . .
Do You Need a Break from Work?
When we live in a society that works to make a living, it’s difficult to take a day off – let alone taking it off to focus on yourself. Working a job can be consuming, especially when you work long sh . . .
Medical Professionals at the Olympics Games & the Worst Injuries They’ve Treated
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games – which was postponed until this year due to the pandemic – are set to begin near the end of July, making it one of the biggest events that have happened since the . . .
The Relationship Between a Nurse & Coffee: The good & the bad
It’s no secret that some people can’t start their day without a fresh cup of coffee. And when you’re a nurse working a night shift, it may be the only thing keeping you on your feet. According to the . . .
School Nurses: Helping Students Stay Healthy
If you have ever felt sick at school or injured yourself on the playground, there’s a good chance that you made a little trip to the school nurse’s office to either take some medicine or get an injury . . .
Working Through the Back Pain
As we age through life, one of the most common medical problems we may experience is having some type of back pain. Whether it’s acute pain that suddenly happens and only lasts a few days or it’s chro . . .
Providing Advocacy & Support for People on the Spectrum
As society continues to evolve, so does our understanding of how certain disorders impact the way we function in life. We have come a long way in recognizing disorders such as autism and are better ab . . .
Work from Home: Nurse Edition
When the global pandemic began to spread across cities and towns around the country back in early 2020, many businesses closed down and people were asked to stay home as much as possible. When this ha . . .
The Evolution of Blood Pressure Measuring
Having your blood pressure checked and monitored by a medical professional is an essential part of your general health. When you go for a check-up or appointment, getting your blood pressure checked i . . .
Side Effect or Allergic Reaction? Learn the Difference!
Have you ever been prescribed a medication that brought on unpleasant side effects? We’ve all been there, right? We’ve all experienced an upset stomach, diarrhea, dry mouth, excessive sleepiness, etc. . . .
Living with Bipolar Disorder
Recently, a mental health condition known as bipolar disorder made front headlines when an “A-list” celebrity came forward and made his diagnosis known to the world. And although it’s been around for . . .
Dealing with Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
People have been dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace for decades. Recently however, more individuals have started to shed light on this issue, which has prompted a strong movement of putti . . .
What do you know about Human Trafficking?
In recent days, social media and the 24-hour news cycle has paid more attention to a horrendous act sweeping our country that’s impacting children around the world. Although human trafficking has been . . .
Emergency and Medical Workers Across America
When you imagine the intense, hustle and bustle of a major metropolitan area, such as New York City or Miami, it’s typical to hear a constant roar of a fire truck siren or sounds of police cars in the . . .
To All the Nurses Out There – How Are You Feeling?
We just finished with the month of April, which might have felt like one of the longest months of the year. Many nurses and healthcare professionals were placed on the front lines, battling something . . .
Top Growing Professions in the U.S.
After a long hard day on the job, do you ever wonder about whether or not you chose the right career path? Well, we are here to tell you that being in the medical industry has its perks! One being tha . . .
Heroes on the Frontline of the Pandemic
While many Americans, and people around the world, have been asked to stay home in self-isolation to combat the ever-spreading coronavirus or COVID-19, healthcare workers have been placed on the front . . .
A Positive Outlook for Future Nurse Opportunities
As with any industry, the job market tends to fluctuate from year to year with employment numbers, salary rates, and the future outlook for that particular job occupation. For the nursing industry, ho . . .
Why Choose Nursing as a Career Path?
As a youth, it’s fun to fantasize about what you want to be when you grow up, such as a doctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse, or entrepreneur. While it seems like a far stretch at the time, the p . . .
Healthy Sleep Habits for Nurses
With the New Year starting recently, maybe you’ve made a resolution to try to get better and more efficient hours of sleeping during the night. As a working professional in the nursing industry, it’s . . .
How Canine Companions Benefit Your Health
There’s no secret when they say, “dogs are man’s best friend”. Whether it’s providing some type of therapy, becoming a traveling companion, or even sniffing out cancer-related illnesses, our canine fr . . .
PTSD in Nursing: Are you experiencing on-the-job trauma?
For nurses, especially working in the critical care unit, experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event during a shift can be fairly common. In fact, a recent study showed that as many as 48 percent of . . .
The Importance of Self-Care Among Nurses
Near the end of a long, demanding shift, do you ever contemplate why you got into the nursing profession in the first place? Sometimes, it’s good to reflect on your life and make sure that you’re taki . . .
Benefits of Massage Therapy for Nurses
Nurses suffer from back pain, neck pain, stress and anxiety on a daily basis. A relaxing massage might just be the trick to rejuvenate and energyze a worn down nurse during this holiday season.
The Wonder Years-Working with Adolescents
Adolescents pose a challenge to health care professionals. Whether it be stubbornness or unwillingness to accept that their actions have consequences, or difficulty to communicate clear and factual in . . .
Poor Mental Health Among Nurses Linked to Medical Errors, study finds
It’s a nurse’s duty to care for patients and improve the overall health of others, but how often do you stop to think about your own health? If you’re in the majority of nurses, you don’t focus on you . . .
5 Best Gifts for Nurses
Ah, the holiday season. The Christmas trees are up, hot cocoa is out and the hectic shopping begins. Of course we all want to give original gifts to our friends and family, but what can we give to the . . .
Helping Hands Improve Health Worldwide With Volunteer Abroad Organization
Conducting an eye exam in Nepal, organizing medical outreach brigades to rural towns in Guatemala and assisting a dental clinic in Peru are just a few ways volunteers are helping understaffed medical . . .
Know Your Legal Rights as a Nurse
Im just trying to do what Im supposed to do. That’s all. Spoken by Utah nurse Alex Wubbels moments before she was arrested, these words echo a fundamental truth about nurses. Nurses are supposed to pr . . .
New App Gives Texas Nurses Shift Flexibility
While hospitals continue to face a nationwide nursing shortage, a Texas-based startup created an on-demand solution to transforming healthcare staffing. The Praos Health app gives Texas nurses and hea . . .
Do Your Job and See the World: Opportunities to Nurse Abroad
Nursing abroad offers an extraordinary nursing experience with “touristy” activities on the side. Practicing nursing abroad not only means you provide help to those who desperately need it — it makes . . .
Men in Nursing: Breaking Stereotypes
Whether you are a male nurse or work by their side, here are a couple helpful reminders that break the all-too-common stereotypes about men in nursing.
Powerful Ways Working in Hospice Shows How to Live Life to the Fullest
Treating patients facing the twilight moments of their lives shares a valuable perspective with those who care for them. If you desire to learn how to live life more fully, take some lessons from peop . . .
Nurses Cashing In On Nursing Shortage, Earning Higher Salary, Better Perks
With hospitals offering great compensation packages, huge signing bonuses and luxury services for employees, it’s a good time to be a nurse.
Dear Introverts: You Don’t Have to Be Extroverted to Enjoy a Career in Nursing
If you aren’t much of a chatterbox and constant socializing sucks the energy out of you, you’re not alone.
Nurses: Bedside Manner Matters
Difficult patients are nothing nice to deal with as a nurse, but it isn’t easy for patients to deal with cold, indifferent health professionals either.
Taking Off into a Travel Nursing Career
Did you know October 14 is National Travel Nurse Day? If you are a travel nurse, we salute you’re adventurous spirit, and if ever considered becoming one, it’s a great idea.
8 Things New Nurses Should Know
Getting your license is one of the most exciting moments of a new nurse’s life, but that’s obviously just the beginning of your career. There are many ups and downs you will face, and mistakes you wil . . .
Night Shift Nurses May have Higher Breast Cancer Risk
September is breast cancer awareness month, a condition that many nurses have treated. But did you know that working the night for an extended period of time increases your chances of developing bre . . .
Nurses Uniting To Put an End to Short Staffing, Safety Issues
Nursing may be considered the most ethical and honest profession in America, but that honor and recognition doesn’t always translate into a happy, fulfilling career.
Dealing With Nursing School Debt
A nurse’s education is one of the most precious things he or she can have, but one thing’s for certain: it isn’t free. While some people are fortunate enough to have paid for school through scholarsh . . .
The Lowdown on the Nurse License Compact (Multi-State License)
If you are an LPN, RN or APRN who is interested in travel nursing, or even if you’re a nursing student who wants to keep your options open, you should consider getting a multi-state license.
Nurse Chronicles Volume 5: Essay - Today, I am Your Nurse
Welcome to the first 2016 installment of Nurse Chronicles. Today, nurse and author Cindy Balch shares her perspective on how nurses embrace what often feels the worst moments of their patients’ lives, . . .
Combat the Health Dangers of Being a Nightshift Nurse
One of the most challenging schedules a nurse can do is the night shift. U.S. Nurses are among the 15 million employees in the country who have this kind of schedule, referred to as shift work. It c . . .
Body Mechanics Won't Cut It: Dealing with Nurse Back Injuries
Nurses work hard to take care of their patients every day. Unfortunately, many of them pay for it with back pain. Nursing is a physically demanding career, and with the lifting, transferring and repo . . .
Nurse Chronicles, Volume 4
You may have heard of people working from home and thought, “that’d be a great opportunity to spend time with my family,” or “I could use the extra cash”, but then dismissed that option as a nurse. . . .
Nurse Chronicles, Volume 3: Funny & Touching Stories From the Lives of Passionate Nurses
Welcome to the third installment of Nurse Chronicles. Nurse Chronicles is about creating a space where nurses can talk about the good the bad and the ugly. You can tell us who you are or you can remai . . .
5 Reasons Why New Nurses Should Wait Before Going After Management Roles
So, you’re barely out of nursing school and you’re interested getting a nurse management role. While you may wish to dive right into nursing management or administration after receiving your asn, bsn . . .
Moving on UP: Transitioning from CNA to LPN, LPN to RN
If you are thinking about advancing your nursing career from a CNA to an LPN, or an LPN to an RN and beyond, kudos to you. While going to school and studying for nurse exams is no easy feat, CNAs make . . .
Nurse Chronicles, Volume 2: Funny & Touching Stories From the Lives of Passionate Nurses
Nurse Chronicles is a place where you can share any and all confessions, from the heart of a nurse. This series is about creating a space where nurses can talk about the good the bad and the ugly. You . . .
Nurse Chronicles, Part 1: Funny & Touching Stories From the Lives of Passionate Nurses
Nursing isn’t the easiest profession in the world, but it’s one of the most rewarding professions by far. Over the last few weeks, we were fortunate enough to receive several dozen stories from nurses . . .
Male Nurses Getting Paid More? What Female Nurses Can Do About It
There’s no question about it, nursing is a predominately female industry. Not only do women make up the majority of staff nursing positions, they’re also Chief Nursing Officers 90 percent of the time.
NurseGrid SmartPhone App Modernizes Scheduling, Communication For Nurses
Advancements in technology have been a boon to just about every industry, especially medicine. From improvements in treatment to tracking details about patients with electronic health records, the dig . . .
What Nurses Love about Being Nurses
Nurses often experience more blood, stress and trauma in a week then most people can say they’ve experienced in a lifetime. They’re constantly on their feet, putting out fires, and dealing with diffic . . .
Researchers Find 'Off Switch' To Chronic Pain
From debilitating injuries to crippling cancers, millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain.
Dealing With Hard To Please, Difficult Patients
If there’s one thing that every nurse will come across in his or her career, it’s a difficult patient.
Get More Zzzzs: Why Less than 7 Hours of Sleep Can Hurt Your Nursing Career
You may be working in the healthcare profession, but that doesn’t mean you always take care of your health. But believe us, we aren’t judging, with long work hours and a laundry list of things to do, . . .
A Nurse's Checklist For Donning and Doffing Procedures
In a continued effort to keep nurses safe when treating patients with Ebola, the Center for Disease Control recently updated their personal protective equipment procedures.
Nurses: Feeling Unprepared To Handle Ebola? Education is Key
When the 2014 outbreak of Ebola began to wreak havoc in West Africa back in February, multiple reports stated that health care givers attempting to treat patients became infected with the disease them . . .
The Top 10 Mistakes Made By New Nurses
You've just graduated from nursing school. You've earned well-deserved congratulations, so congratulations, graduate! Nursing school taught you many, many things. At times, you most likely felt as if . . .
Celebrating National Nurses Week
CeBee would like to join the American Nurses Association in celebrating National Nurses Week.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Nurses
Learn to recognize the signs of PTSD so you can get help if you need it.
A History of Feminism and Midwifery
The word midwife comes from Old English, with the prefix 'mid' meaning with and 'wif' or 'wife' meaning woman.
How To Successfully Carry Code of Ethics for Nurses
We are bound by our nursing code to work in tandem with other medical professionals effectively and ethically.
What Is Right and Wrong When It Comes to Posting Medical Pictures Online?
As a medical professional, you deal with confidential information every day. People come in for a medical exam because they are concerned about
A Guide To Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Many people around the world associate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with soldiers returning from war. The horrors that soldiers experience on the battleground often do cause PTSD, but the dis . . .
10 Study Tips to Simplify Nursing School
When becoming a nursing student, you will be faced with learning a massive amount of crucial information within a couple of years. Glancing at the course outline isn't going to give you the tools nece . . .
America's First Trained Nurse Linda Richards
Linda Richards pioneered the way for individuals interested in the field of nursing. Despite being christened Malinda Ann Judson Sinclair Richards after a missionary, she found her niche with taking c . . .
The Scoop on the Registered Nurse Staffing Bill
In recent posts, I’ve talked briefly about the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2013. This important Act has the potential to save lives
Reducing Nurse Fatigue
The phrase 'health care' is very important to nurses. We got into the health care industry because we 'care'; it’s definitely ...
How Nurses Are Promoting Good Health to Kids
One of the saddest things I currently see in health care is America's childhood obesity epidemic. Our children are suffering from...
Least Favorite Nursing Duties
For the most part, I think all of us nurses love what we do. We wouldn't have become nurses in the first place if we didn't.
Best Places to be a Nurse
Longer life expectancies and health care advancements are just a couple factors contributing to the growing need for nurses. With more qualified professionals entering the field, nurses are searching . . .
How to Prepare for the NCLEX Exam with BoardVitals
You may have graduated nursing school, but now you have another step before you can start saving lives. There’s only one thing standing between you and your goal of becoming a nurse: the NCLEX RN exam . . .
Nurses Behaving Badly: When You Witness Co-worker Drug Abuse (Impaired Nurse)
Have you ever witnessed a fellow nurse put patients in danger because they were drunk or under the influence of some sort of substance? Without taking a formal poll from our readers, we’re pretty con . . .