Best Nursing Blogs

Read nursing blogs for what news and magazines cannot give you: a real nurse on the floor talking straight about the work. You learn something, you get a laugh, and you pick up on where the profession is heading. Here are fifteen worth your time, including podcasts and Instagram accounts, drawn from working RNs who follow them.

Nurse Blake

Steady comic relief for nurses and students. He also runs NurseCon, a community offering free continuing education, and tours his standup live.

Bundle Birth Nurses

Education and support for labor and delivery nurses, including images and stories sent in from L&D nurses nationwide. Founder Sarah Lavonne runs a YouTube channel and offers birth coaching and classes.

Nurses of Instagram

A curated feed of memes, TikToks, and blog posts that runs funny, sarcastic, inspirational, and tender. A little of everything.

Kati Kleber, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, The FreshRN Podcast

Seasoned nurses cover what you actually need to know in your first year as an RN. Kleber has written several books for nursing students and built online courses, including one on growing a brand and income as a nurse.

Maureen (Nurse Mo), MSN, RN, CCRN, Straight A Nursing

An experienced ICU and PACU nurse who started blogging in 2014 and wrote a book on thriving in nursing school. She hosts two podcasts, Straight A Nursing and the study-technique show Study Sesh.

Nurse Nacole, RN, BSN

A board-certified critical care advanced practice nurse with an MSN and MBA. She speaks to students and new nurses on passing the NCLEX, advancing your education, and staying focused, with a daily tip and a YouTube channel.

ANS: Advances in Nursing Science Blog

Posts from the Advances in Nursing Science journal covering clinical and legislative issues across the profession. Subscribe so you do not miss one.

Diversity Nursing Blog

News and insight for nurses across the U.S., with a focus on inclusion. It connects nurses with employers and hosts a forum, job board, and podcasts.

Julianna Paradisi, RN, OCN

An oncology-certified nurse and artist whose site is where science, humanity, and art meet. Her paintings have shown in Pacific Northwest galleries and her writing has run nationally. She also writes and illustrates for the American Journal of Nursing blog.

American Journal of Nursing Blog, Off the Charts

The AJN blog covers research, nursing history, public health, technology, ethics, and patient concerns. Sign up to get every new post.

Lori Roscoe, DNP, PhD, APRN, ANP-C, CCHP-RN, Correctional Nurse

Focused on nurses in correctional facilities. Roscoe consults for jails and prisons on operations and practice and runs an education program built for correctional nurses.

Brittney Wilson, RN, BSN, The Nerdy Nurse

Running since 2010, focused on nursing and technology, personal branding, lifestyle, and healthcare products. Wilson has worked in med-surg, clinical informatics, and community strategy.

Kathy Quan, RN, BSN, PHN

A nurse of more than 35 years who writes two blogs. TheNursingSite covers nursing school, stress, travel, and life as a new grad. AboutAgingParents supports people caring for aging parents.

Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC, Digital Doorway

A holistic career coach who produces a weekly podcast and blog on career advice and healthcare news, coaching nurses through burnout, self-care, and entrepreneurship.

Jerome Stone, RN, Minding the Bedside

An RN with more than 30 years in pain management, hospice, ICU, and research. A longtime meditation practitioner, he draws on backgrounds in environmental education, comparative mythology, and depth psychology to share self-care and meditation resources for nurses.