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From Studying ‘Virtual Afterlives’ to the Workings of Creative Companies: A Nursetopia Reading & Education Mashup [Part 26]

Just like I do with hardcopy journals and books, I tend to save up articles in my email box until I get time to binge-read. Here’s some of what I’ve been reading that I’ve saved for a while. There’s some... Read More

Mess with a Good Thing

Why mess with a good thing? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.  Our system works.  But can it be better? When is the last time any part of the system has been improved? Does it function optimally for everyone... Read More

From Breaking Destructive Patterns to Nursing Nurses: A Nursetopia Reading & Education Mashup [Part 25]

I’m forever saving articles, hoarding items in my RSS feed, favoring tweets, and emailing myself with items to look up. I’m never short of reading material, and many times I am overloaded with information that is just collecting electronic dust. This... Read More

Everything I Know About Lean I Learned in First Grade [Book Review]

I spent the majority of last week at a training about lean tools and concepts. At the beginning of the class, the instructor asked how many people volunteered for the class as opposed to how many were “voluntold” to attend... Read More

From Underestimated Cervical Cancer Rates to Handling Haters: A Nursetopia Reading & Education Mashup [Part 23]

Here’s a little of what I’ve been reading recently: Cervical Cancer Rates Underestimated. Study Says by Huffington Post Health Insurance Company CEOs Total Compensation in 2013 via @firefighterAB from @NHLABOR_NEWS 30 Simple Tools for Data Visualization by Fast Company The... Read More

From Where Innovation Begins to Lessons From A Bad Boss: A Nursetopia Reading & Education Mashup [Part 22]

My reading list is filling back up again, and I’m absolutely loving it. I’m squeezing in chapters here and there, and you better believe free moments in between meetings and snippets of downtime have their fair share of bit-sized information... Read More

Sheet Cake and Meringue Pie Leadership

Some days I feel like all I do is smooth things out with team members, patients, providers, collaborators. I joke with others that I have a leadership “spatula” – an off-set one – that smooths the rough and bumpy places... Read More

Give Grace to Grow

Grace.  It’s a beautiful word. I use it a lot in health care – to talk about professionals in their work in addition to encouraging professionals as they learn. We live and work in an immediate culture. We have to have and... Read More