Nursing
The Article: Johnson, J.E., Mastro, K.A., & Smith, A.L. (2012). From Toyota to the bedside: Nurses can lead the lean way in health care reform. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 36(3), 234-42. Big Idea: The Toyota Production System of the 1960’s produced a new quality and... Read More
Love isn’t in the falling; it’s in the staying. I fell in love with nursing in nursing school. At one point in my career, I despised it, though. It was right around the infamous two-year mark. I questioned whether I... Read More
Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation will being quarterly publishing in June 2013. The journal, touted as the first of its kind to offer research on direct clinical care innovation, or the “how” of healthcare, will be free online... Read More
Rob Fraser, MN, RN, over at NursingIdeas is fanning the nursing learning-sharing-learning cycle flames through his Nursing Research Challenge. I’m absolutely recommitting my passion for The Challenge. I hope you do the same. I want to learn from you!... Read More
It’s an insidious, torturous death. I’m neither willing to be its victim nor will I allow its chilling fate for those around me.... Read More
Researchers at Northwestern University would like to talk with adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors about their experiences with thinking about whether or how to have a family. Cancer survivors eligible include those: Diagnosed after age 16 Who have... Read More
Ah, the ever-present badge reel and lanyard. We wear them every single day in healthcare and business, yet we rarely pay attention to them. They’re often some boldly-branded things we picked up from an exhibit table at a conference four... Read More
Today is the Union for International Cancer Control‘s (IUCC) World Cancer Day. A lot of myths surround cancer. As healthcare professionals, it is our duty to help dispel these myths. Often, though, we are part of the perpetual myth-movement, standing... Read More
Why wear red today? What’s the big deal about women and heart disease? Heart disease causes 1 out of every 3 deaths among women in the U.S. – one death every minute. 1 in 31 American women die from breast... Read More
This poster is yours if you’d like it. Download it here. ... Read More