From Arrested Hospital CEO to How Not to Say the Wrong Thing: A Nursetopia Reading and Education Mashup [Part 8]
Here’s a bit of what I’ve been reading the past few days: Mean Professor Tells Student to “Get Your Sh*t Together” by Things Doanie Likes Nurses Need a Long Drive to the Boardroom by HealthLeaders Media Are Your Genes Patented? by Slate... Read More
Bombarded by Free, Printable Nurses Week/Appreciation Cards
Nurses Week is May 6-12. I’m certain you know a nurse (likely a lot of ’em), and you need to start planning now if you want to let each of them know how important they are to you or to... Read More
Attend Part of the 38th Annual Oncology Nursing Society Congress Virtually, For Free
The countdown to the 38th ONS Congress is rapidly coming to an end. As Chair of the Congress Planning Team, I’ve been looking forward to this conference for over a year now, and it’s really nice to see the collective... Read More
Boston, Maybe
I couldn’t watch the television stories reporting the events of the Boston Marathon. I just couldn’t. I experienced this with the Newtown shooting, too. I’m not certain if I should be concerned if this is a pattern for me or... Read More
YMWB: You Make Work Better [Free, Printable Card]
I love sending notes to people I work with. They really do make work better. Just sayin’ it like it is! There’s probably someone around you that makes work better, too. Download and print this puppy out and let him... Read More
5-Minute Video Viewing to Increase Your Evidence-Based Practice on Sleep Deprivation and Cancer Patients
The nursing leaders over at UC San Diego Health System have done it again. They have yet another installment of Nursing Research News You Can Use, and this time the five-minute video – brimming with information – is on sleep deprivation and... Read More
The 7 Habits of Happy Kids [Book Review]
The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, written by Sean Covey, is an excellent children’s book. It follows the same seven habits presented by Stephen Covey in his 1989 published The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. I read the original book in graduate... Read More
From Plucking Images Out of Your Dreams to Pretending You Have Cancer: A Nursetopia Reading and Education Mashup [Part 7]
So a smidgen of my reading for the week included: A Texas Senate Bill Would Revise the State’s End-of-Life Procedure by The New York Times via The Texas Tribune Pretending that You Have Cancer – It Never Really Ends Well by Slate... Read More
A Little Bit of Frustration Goes A Long Way
A little bit of frustration – with the system, the “man,” or whatever – goes a long way. A little bit of frustration is healthy, in my opinion. It keeps us passionate. It keeps us advocating. It keeps us moving... Read More
Keeping Up with Pasteur, Mother Teresa, and Einstein
Uhm…ouch. Excuse me while I reprioritize…... Read More