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Fear. Surprise. Sadness. Joy. Trust. Disgust. Awe.   Hectic code room. Excitement about an upcoming project. Anxiety over deadlines. Encouragement to overcome obstacles. Angered answers. Optimistic forecasting.   Emotions are virulent. What contagion will you start this week?... Read More

In Marty Neumeier’s book, The Designful Company, he describes a phenomenon coined “third brain thinking.” We each have two brains – a left and right brain. The left brain controls word and language functions, is logic-based, comprehends facts, focuses on... Read More

Here it is – the first nursing journal article in response to Nursing Idea’s Research Challenge. I really enjoyed this one. The Article: Lewis, P. S. and Malecha, A. (2011). The impact of workplace incivility on the work environment, manager... Read More

A recent story of a dress code policy impacting Ottawa nurses has me thinking about planning again. In short, a hospital implemented a new dress code designed to make it easier for patients to identify nurses from other hospital staff.... Read More

Ms. D. was never my “regular” patient. I did answer her call lights, adjust her IV pumps, and help with other activities as I saw the need or colleagues – Ms. D.’s “regular” nurses – asked. Ms. D. had terminal... Read More

I previously asked nursing colleagues if they had the opportunity to go back in time and choose their profession all over again, would they still choose nursing. While the responses were few – three to be exact – all three... Read More

I previously posted an article from Marcia Zidle’s Making Waves: Leaders at All Levels e-newsletter. I received a lot of great feedback from that post mainly because Marcia’s words were spot on. I’m delighted to share that Marcia will answer... Read More

Undergraduate and graduate nursing students, break keep out the pen and paper laptops and iPads. A great thought on the next steps of health reform and no more than 1,000 words could mean a win for you. And a win... Read More

As a nurse, I routinely tell friends who inquire of a diagnosis that it’s okay to get a second opinion. As an oncology nurse, if one of my friends or family received a cancer diagnosis, I’d definitely say see another... Read More

In the 30 seconds it takes for you to read this post, it will have claimed 135 lives. Think a communicable disease is the number one killer globally? Think again. Cancer kills more people annually than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria... Read More