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The Article: Berry, D., Costanzo, D., Elliott, B., Miller, A., Miller, J., Quackenbush, P., & Su, Y. (2011). Preventing avoidable hospitalizations. Home Healthcare Nurse, 29(9): 540-549. The Big Idea: Patients are being discharged from the hospital earlier and earlier, making... Read More

Day 10: Our work is hard enough, but when you lack resources – whatever they may be – it compounds difficulties. Today, I am thankful for current resources, future resources, and organizations willing to share resources freely in the spirit... Read More

Day 9: I am really thankful for blood donors. They save lives without ever meeting their donation recipients. It takes time and effort (and courage) to donate blood. Thank you!... Read More

Yesterday my friend, Ellen Carr, RN, MSN, AOCN®, and her colleagues (whom I’ve blogged about before), launched the 6th “Nursing Research News You Can Use” (NRNYCU) video. NRNYCU is designed as an e-journal club for UC San Diego Health Systems... Read More

Day 7: I am so thankful for multidisciplinary teams and for professionals who advocate for them as central to quality patient care. We each bring our own perspectives, our own trainings, our own experiences to the table; when we all... Read More

It’s important to pay attention to every aspect of the interview process. Be mindful of your resume and the telephone interview, which is often the first screening interview. I am always surprised by job candidates who rush through their resumes,... Read More

Day 7: I am thankful for first responders. My family and I passed a terrible three-vehicle accident yesterday morning. Uniformed people walked around the masses of mangled metal. The back of one SUV was completely sawed off, and EMT’s were... Read More

I have used Evernote for a while now to help me collect ideas and thoughts for a few writing projects, including daily blog posts. It’s the “new” file drawer or folder. It has easy categorization options, lets me email and... Read More

Day 6: I am thankful for Daylight Savings time – falling back – receiving the precious gift of one more hour of sleep. Similarly, I am thankful for all the night shift folks who worked one more hour last night.... Read More

Day 5: I am thankful for nursing colleagues who dare to raise their voices – which are often echos of patients’ voices – time and time again as advocates for change. Sometimes processes or “powerful” people drown out their voices,... Read More