Top 50 RN Blogs

If you are looking to be a registered nurse — or if you already are — you might feel the need to have someone who understands you. Across the blogosphere, nurses are sharing their stories and telling it like it is. Many of the blogs are available are insightful, funny and informational. If you are looking to connect with other nurses, here are some of the top RN blogs:

General Nursing

These blogs are written by those who have a great deal of experience with nursing. Get helpful insights on the generalities of being an RN.

1. Nursing Law and Order: This is an interesting blog about the legal and ethical issues that face nurses.
2. Death Maiden: This is a fascinating look at death from a nurse’s perspective. A good way to prepare yourself for this unpleasant part of nursing.
3. In Our Own Words: Blog submissions from a number of RNs about the professional and matters of interest to nurses.
4. Nurse Ratched’s Place: A spunky look at nursing from the perspective of an active RN.
5. Evidence Based Nursing: A look at nursing research and information to help nurses.
6. Online Nursing: Inside scoop on nursing at this blog. Includes nursing issues from around the world.
7. Emergiblog: The ins and outs of life as an emergency room RN.
8. Gotham Nurse: Blog from a murse who shares insight into life as a critical care nurse in Manhattan after being an RN in Canada.
9. Digital Doorway: The stories of an RN on the road around the country, looking for a place to settle down.
10. Night Time Nursing: Read about the adventures of a night-shift nurse.
11. The Nursing Site Blog: Learn about nursing, and issues related to health care.

Labor and Midwife Nursing

If you are interested in the miracle of birth, you can read some of these blogs to learn a little more about what it’s like to be an OBGYN nurse or a nurse midwife.

12. At Your Cervix: A great blog about what it’s like to help usher babies into this world.
13. Rebirth: The blog of a former labor nurse who is now a nurse midwife.
14. Navelgazing Midwife: Insight into birthing and midwifery.
15. 10 centimeters and beyond: Interesting stories and insights from a labor nurse.
16. Hands for Catching: This blog is written by a woman who is training as a nurse midwife.
17. Nurse Anesthetist: An interesting look at what goes on with a nurse anesthetist. While not strictly related to labor and delivery, this blog does include those who get pain management while giving birth.
18. Tales of a Labor Nurse: Stories and information on birth from a labor nurse perspective.
19. Empowering Birth Blog: Stories and information on midwifery and nurse midwives.

Nurse Practitioner

If you plan to take things a step further, beyond the RN label, you might consider becoming a nurse practitioner. Here are some great practitioner blogs.

20. The Nurse Practitioner’s Place: A helpful resource for all things related to being a nurse practitioner.
21. What school doesn’t teach about being a nurse practitioner: A down-to-earth look at what it’s really like to be a nurse practitioner.
22. A Nurse Practitioner’s View: Get the inside scoop on different issues related to health care and nursing.
23. New NP: This blog is a great look at what it is like to be a nurse practitioner for a newbie’s points of view.
24. Nurse Practitioner Business Owner Blog: A practical blog for those who want to start their own practice as a nurse practitioner.
25. The Nervewracking Nurse Practitioner: Learn about what it’s like down in the trenches when it comes to being a nurse practitioner.
26. Advanced Clinical Consultant’s Blog: This nurse practitioner writes about advanced clinical care and other issues.
27. www.npplace.com: Learn about life as a nurse practitioner.

Specialty Nursing

Many nurses have specialties, whether it is cancer, emergency room, intensive care or other types of health care. Here are some specialty RN blogs.

28. oncRN: Learn about what it’s like to be an oncology nurse, dealing with people who have cancer.
29. The Intensive Art: Musings from a male RN working in intensive care.
30. On Touching and Saving Lives!: One cancer nurse’s experiences and insights.
31. The Cancer Journey: This nurse writes about cancer and caring for patients.
32. Crass-Pollination: An ER nurse’s blog with some perspective on working as an emergency room RN.
33. ER RN: A funny look at what life is like as an emergency room nurse.
34. Madness: Tales of an Emergency Room Nurse: This look at the madness of the emergency room is a bit cynical, but full of insight.
35. Code Blog – Tales of a Nurse: The adventures of an intensive car nurse.

Travel Nursing

One of the fields of growing interest is travel nursing. Learn more about these nurses who travel while taking care of others.

36. Ask Conrad!: If you have any question about travel nursing, this blog is devoted to answering it.
37. The Travel Nurse: First-hand knowledge of travel nursing who gave up staff nursing for the freedom of the road.
38. Travel Nurse Aim: This mom brings her family on the road as she does her job as a travel nurse.
39. Have RN Will Travel: Great blog on what’s like to be a travel nurse — and how you can be one yourself.
40. I Love Travel Nursing: Everything you need to know about various subjects related to being a travel RN.
41. Travel Nurse Source: Get valuable insight on travel nursing, as well as nursing programs that can help you get your RN.
42. Go Travel Nursing: Helpful tidbits and tips on being a travel RN.
43. Highway Hypodermics: A fun look at life on the road as a travel nurse.

Nursing Students

Sometimes it can help to have a little perspective on what is going on for nursing students today. Here are some great student RN blogs.

44. Naughty Mursing: The adventures of an alpha-male English major who has decided to go RN.
45. Student Nurses’ Notes: Helpful hints on reducing the stress of nursing school.
46. Life of a Male Nursing Student: Learn about nursing from the perspective of a wannabe murse.
47. RnLife.com: This is the blog of nursing student learning the ropes.
48. Not Another Nursing Student Blog…: This mental health nursing student writes about the challenges of learning to be an RN.
49. Dear Nurses: Helpful hints for nursing students and for professional nurses.
50. The Makings of a Nurse: Follow the journey of someone who wanted to be a nurse, but, after 10 years is finally going to school to be an RN.