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  • A cluttered coffee table featuring a "Nurse’s Survival Kit" mug filled with espresso pods, a notebook titled "Nurse Thoughts," medical-themed glass jars with humorous labels like "Sanity Pills," empty soda cans, and snacks. In the blurred background, a woman in blue scrubs sits on a couch smiling and hugging a cream-colored Goldendoodle.
    Humor & Stories

    How Nursing Schooled Me in Humor and Survival

    February 12, 2026 - By NurseThoughts.com

    If you’ve ever found an alcohol swab in your pocket three days after a shift, welcome to the weird, wonderful survival sport that is nursing.

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  • Infographic comparing the top 10 highest-paying nursing specialties in 2025, including CRNA, PMHNP, ACNP, Nurse Administrator, Neonatal NP, Nurse Researcher, FNP, Nurse Educator, Nurse Informatics Specialist, and Nurse Midwife with salary ranges from $90,000 to $250,000.
    Career Building

    Top 10 Highest-Paying Nursing Specialties Right Now:

    September 16, 2025 - By NurseThoughts.com

    Discover the 10 highest-paying nursing specialties in 2025 and learn which ones can finally fund that car upgrade you've been eyeing.

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  • A nurse mentor and mentee sit together at a table, smiling and talking, symbolizing the importance of mentorship in nursing.
    Career Building - Tips & Clinical Tools

    Positive Powers of Nursing Mentorship in the World: Why Every Nurse Needs a Mentor for Career Growth

    September 12, 2025 - By NurseThoughts.com

    Behind every resilient nurse is a mentor who believed in them—discover how mentorship turns overwhelm into confidence.

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  • “Humorous promotional graphic for blog post ‘If Nurses Had Superpowers: The Funny Truth,’ featuring a nurse in scrubs with a red cape and a list of funny imagined powers like silencing alarms and endless coffee.”
    Humor & Stories

    When Nurses Get Superpowers: A Hilarious Look at Healthcare Heroes

    September 11, 2025 - By NurseThoughts.com

    Nurses may not wear capes, but with a pocketful of stale coffee and an iron will they perform daily miracles—this post imagines what happens when those miracles become actual superpowers.

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  • “Promotional graphic for blog post ‘Nursing Confessions: Wrong Room Edition’ with humorous scenarios like IV mix-ups and vital signs mistakes, featuring a nurse illustration and a ‘Read More’ button.”
    Humor & Stories

    Wrong Patient, but Right Lesson:

    September 11, 2025 - By NurseThoughts.com

    We've all pushed open the wrong door with confidence—this collection of cringe-worthy nurse confessions proves you're not alone and offers the laughs every shift needs.

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  • Humor & Stories

    Great Nurse Math: Why 12 Hours is Never 12 Hours

    September 11, 2025 - By NurseThoughts.com

    Twelve-hour shifts on paper, twenty-hour days in practice—charting, alarms, and last-minute crises turn "three days a week" into a comforting fiction.

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  • Graphic showing a teal background with bold text that reads “Things Patients Always Call Nurses (Besides Our Actual Names)” above an illustrated nurse in scrubs with glasses and a stethoscope, and the website nursethoughts.com at the bottom.
    Humor & Stories

    Fascinating Names Given to Nurses:

    September 11, 2025 - By NurseThoughts.com

    Nurses get called everything from “sweetie” to “doctor.” Here’s a funny list of what patients call us (that’s NOT our real names), plus nurse humor and stories from the floor.

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  • Free NurseThoughts brain sheet download graphic with organized sections for patient info, vitals, meds, and tasks, plus a bold ‘Download PDF’ button
    Tips & Clinical Tools

    A Survival Secret For Your Shift Is The Brain Sheet

    September 11, 2025 - By NurseThoughts.com

    Discover why nurse brain sheets are essential for surviving a 12-hour shift. Free templates, survival hacks, and funny fails every nurse will relate to.

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  • Cartoon-style illustration of a nurse in scrubs acting as a DJ, using a stethoscope as headphones, surrounded by IV pump beeps, call lights, and monitor alarms transformed into musical notes.
    Humor & Stories

    The Nurse DJ is Bringing Down The House!

    September 10, 2025 - By NurseThoughts.com

    When the clock hits 2 a.m., the ICU’s blips and beeps become a secret soundtrack—meet the Nurse DJ who remixes alarms into a midnight groove.

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  • Cartoon illustration of a nurse in scrubs showing different emotions about time: charting, waiting for lab results, working a 12-hour shift, and taking a short break.
    Humor & Stories

    The Nurse’s Strange Relationship with Time:

    September 10, 2025 - By NurseThoughts.com

    Time moves differently for nurses. Explore the hilarious reality of a 12-hour shift with nurse humor, funny stories, and shift survival tips.

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