Healing Is Not a Straight Line: What Nurses Forget to Give Themselves

Jeanese Ex, RN, BSN | Altruistic Nurse Writer

Published on: 03/08/2026

Nurses teach patients that healing takes time, then hold themselves to impossible timelines. An OB nurse shares what recovery taught her about rest, boundaries, asking for help, and letting go of productivity as a measure of worth.

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When Caring Starts to Cost Too Much

Jeanese Ex, RN, BSN | Altruistic Nurse Writer

Published on: 22/07/2026

Compassion fatigue often slips in quietly. Learn how it differs from burnout, why 77.6% of OB and GYN nurses report moderate to severe compassion fatigue, how to recognize the pattern early, and why self-care can’t replace system change.

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Building Nurse-Led Education with What Nurses Actually Need

Jeanese Ex, RN, BSN | Altruistic Nurse Writer

Published on: 26/03/2026

What do nurses actually want from continuing education? Here’s what nurses shared about time, relevance, and burnout, and how their feedback shaped nurse-led CE courses built for real clinical practice.

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Behind the Scenes at Altruistic Nurse Writer

Jeanese Ex, RN, BSN | Altruistic Nurse Writer

Published on: 10/03/2026

How a Florida Board of Nursing approved CE provider was built from years of bedside teaching. A behind-the-scenes look at creating nurse-led continuing education, starting with a course on neonatal grief in clinical practice.

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