The Snickers “you’re not you when you’re hungry” commercials crack me up. Because it’s true! We all tend to turn into different people when we reach that beyond-hungry point. Maybe that’s partly why so many people working in healthcare are a little perturbed.... Read More
Valentine’s Day is an “easy” day to thank those around you at work, no matter your role. Gratitude is contagious, and you might be surprised how great you feel after thanking those around you and watching them light up with... Read More
I bet you work with or live around some amazing nurses. I certainly do. Why not honor their great work and nominate them for an actual award like Nurse.com’s Gem Awards? With six categories, there’s one to honor all of... Read More
Leader, Leader quite legendary, How do your nurses grow? With sharing wells, and mentor swells, And encouragements that overflow.... Read More
Knowing I’ll live with my one word for a full year, I take quite a bit of time to consider my next one word. After much consideration, I’m drawn to stretch. [Gulp] As much as I tried to move in a different direction, I feel it... Read More
Each year I select one word to help guide my efforts throughout the year. It’s my form of a resolution, I guess. It’s quite amazing to think of the word weekly or daily in some cases and actually implement it in various... Read More
I’m not an expert on time management, but over the course of 10 years in leadership, I have never had an assistant manage my schedule or emails. I squeeze a lot of goodness into jam-packed days. Students, new leaders, and... Read More
Oncology nurses experience grief. All nurses experience grief. It’s part of the job we agreed to as life also encompasses death. As a nurse leader, grief over a patient death is very similar to the grief I experienced as a... Read More
Long time no see! Yes, I am still alive. And well. I always wonder when blogs – in general – suddenly stop. What happened? Is that it? Well, I could share reason after reason for not writing over the last two months. I’ll... Read More
There once was a time in my life that I would assume some of my ideas or requests would automatically be squelched with a “no” answer. My assumption would actually limit me from even asking or discussing the request or... Read More