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Sallie Jimenez

About Sallie

Sallie Jimenez writes content for Nurse.com, which covers industry news and trends in the nursing profession and healthcare. Sallie has more than 25 years of healthcare journalism, content marketing, and editing experience.

2025 Top Workplaces for Nursing Winners Deliver on What Nurses Want

By Sallie Jimenez

Learn about the 2025 Top Workplaces for Nursing — employers creating supportive environments where nurses feel valued, empowered, and inspired to stay.

Finding Fulfillment in Nursing: A Look at the Happiest Nursing Jobs

By Sallie Jimenez

Courtesy of: Mayo Clinic

Are nurses happy with their jobs? Happiness is subjective, but some specialties and settings are known for being particularly fulfilling. Let’s explore a few.

11 Books Nurses Are Reading Right Now

By Sallie Jimenez

Books offer nurses escape, connection, and self-care after long, demanding shifts. Here are some of their favorite reads — from thrillers to memoirs.

How Nurses Can Fit Professional Development Into a Busy Schedule

By Sallie Jimenez

Find practical ways to fit professional development into a nurse’s packed schedule, including continuing education courses and other learning opportunities.

More Than a Career: Why Becoming a PMHNP Changes Lives

By Sallie Jimenez

Discover how psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners are transforming mental healthcare. Explore the role, impact, and why nurses are choosing this path.

Beyond the Physical: How Addison’s Disease Impacts Mental Health

By Sallie Jimenez

Explore how Addison’s disease impacts mental health and discover the nurse’s role in comprehensive patient care.

Spotlighting Interventional Radiology and Cardiac Cath Lab Nurses

By Sallie Jimenez

Explore the exciting worlds of interventional radiology and cardiac cath lab nursing. Compare roles, skills, and career paths in these fast-paced specialties.

Navigating Disaster: Nurses' Role and Challenges During the California Wildfires

By Sallie Jimenez

The January 2025 California wildfires impacted thousands. Learn how nurses help patients while navigating their own challenges, fears, and personal struggles.

Top Workplaces Empower Their Nurses — Does Your Employer Fit the Bill?

By Sallie Jimenez

Professional fulfillment goes beyond salary and benefits. Top workplaces empower and support nurses. Does your employer measure up?

Top 10 Healthcare Documentaries You Need To Watch

By Sallie Jimenez

Looking for something new to watch? Try these 10 riveting documentaries that explore healthcare from all angles.

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By Elizabeth Campos

A nurse shares her journey through addiction and license suspension — and how recovery helped her reclaim her life, career, and purpose.

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By Alice Benjamin

Nurses are key in spotting clinical deterioration and preventing poor patient outcomes. Learn the steps for translating observations into life-saving care.

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By McKenzie Davis

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Nursing No Longer Classified as a Professional Degree: What’s at Stake?

By Zelda Meeker

A recent change by the U.S. Department of Education excludes nursing from its definition of “professional degrees.” Discover how this impacts student loans, graduate education, and more.