Happy 2018, Nursetopia! My one word for 2018 is circle. It’s an inconspicuous word, but it has significance to me in many ways, always has (Nursetopia’s logo and theme is full of circles). Much like the Israelites (yes, in the Bible), I feel... Read More
Since 2011, rather than selecting resolutions, I’ve chosen one word to help guide my year. It’s more than a ritual; it’s a word that is carefully selected and woven throughout my life for the year, and I think about it often. It’s... Read More
We couldn’t do healthcare without them…the incredible radiology professionals who are often hidden in basements and dark corridors. Take a moment this week and shine a light on their great work! Simply download the graphics, print on card stock, and... Read More
It’s easy to get wrapped up in thinking, Oh, we can do that! Can is a strong word, but it frequently gets interchanged with could, and that’s an alarm. If you hear the word can, think about how the word is intended. If it’s... Read More
For all my U.S. friends celebrating the wonder of the first solar eclipse visible from the lower 48 since 1979, here’s a special card to share with those around you. Even if you’re at work, how amazing that you get... Read More
It’s Laboratory Professionals Week, so break out the puns and celebrate these team members who remain so fluid, doing all the bloody work, making beautiful specimens of colleagues. Yeah, we love these people…even if they do have to tell us we need another sample... Read More
‘Tis the season for hiring graduate nurses. Staying connected to GNs prior to their start dates is vital for some work markets. Even if you’re not in a tight GN market, remaining connected with GNs after you extend an offer... Read More
Just because…here’s a cute little graphic you can print as mini cards to hand out or as a large poster to hang in a visible place on the unit. People make all the difference!... Read More
I’m a stationery gal…notepads, pens, markers, sticky notes, blank notecards and postcards of all kinds…they make me happy. Words of Affirmation is my work love language…big surprise there, huh? Interestingly, the majority of my team highly values words of affirmation, as well,... Read More
I’m enamored with “healthy work environments,” or HWEs…what makes them, how they form, how they disintegrate, how they change people, and how they impact the ultimate service or good and the financial bottom line. A key definition of HWEs... Read More