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Your Guide to Cancer Prevention was awarded the 2018 Book of the Year by the American Journal of Nursing in the Consumer Health category. Writing is a work of creative love. Your Guide to Cancer Prevention is the result of two years of editorial effort alongside... Read More

Happy New Year! Each year I select one word to guide my efforts for the year. I believe this is my 8th year to publish this intention via Nursetopia, which is hard to believe I’ve been sharing that long! 2019’s one word is audacious. It’s... Read More

Each year, I select one word to guide my year and actions and intentions. It’s worked much better for me than resolutions, although I do resolve – in a way – with my one word. This year has focused on “circle,” and I have... Read More

Gratitude changes an environment because it changes peoples’ perspectives. It’s a key aspect of my leadership. Not only do I strive to give thanks each and every day at work, but I also try to instill that into my work... Read More

Johnson & Johnson, a Fortune 500 company, has proudly celebrated and propelled nursing forward. They celebrate nurses once again with their 2018 Nurses Change Lives video, reminding us how amazing this profession is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTMuh6AF3A0&feature=youtu.be  ... Read More

The National Rifle Association (NRA) tweeted November 7, 2018, that physicians should “stay in their lane,” indicating their voices in gun legislation is irrelevant. The NRA was “[upset]…the medical community…consulted NO ONE but themselves” in research e-published ahead of print... Read More

Medical Surgical Nurses Week is November 1 – 7. The breadth of their knowledge, the extent of their empathy, the time management and organizational skills, and let’s be real…the demand on their bodies – these nurses are ab.so.lute.ly a.maz.ing. It’s... Read More

I make healthcare Halloween cards each year. It just makes me happy, and I end up laughing at my own jokes. So, if you want to spread some holiday fun, download, print, and share the following cards with those around... Read More

Words have power. They have power even if you’re only telling them to yourself. Actually, I believe they hold even more power when you’re only telling them to yourself because self is usually the first person we naturally listen to and believe. Because of... Read More

Conflict. It’s inevitable as we work harder to build and maintain a diversified workforce. Some conflict is expected – even welcome – in work and care. With diverse backgrounds, we will not all think the same or work the same,... Read More