In honor of nursing graduations everywhere and the thousands of people who are preparing for the NCLEX…here’s a note of encouragement for you or others. Feel free to download, print, and encourage at random intentionally. The NCLEX is tough. And... Read More
Dr. Mukherjee used the story of the Red Queen’s race from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass in his best-seller The Emperor of all Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. The analogy burned a place in my mind, and I have been... Read More
Nurses deliver difficult news every day. Whether it’s reiterating exam results the physician explained earlier to the patient and now the family that was absent is suddenly present and the patient no longer remembers all the intricacies of the delicate... Read More
Article: Tschannen, D. and Lee, E. (2012) The impact of nursing characteristics and the work environment on perceptions of communication. Nursing Research and Practice, E-pub February 22, 2012, 1-7. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3316962/pdf/NRP2012-401905.pdf. Big Idea: Communication within health care is a... Read More
It seems as though I have been reading and hearing about courage a lot recently. Maybe it’s my subconscious. You know, when you want to buy a new car and then you start seeing that exact car all over the... Read More
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been a nurse for 40 years or 4 days. Every nurse is a leader. Once you earn the title of “nurse,” people trust you. I write about this topic a lot because I see nurses... Read More
The Article: Drenkard, K. (2012). Strategy as a solution: Developing a nursing strategic plan. Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(5): 242-243. Big Idea: Drenkard, Executive Director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center, explains the importance of developing a strategic plan for... Read More
I hope you have a leader around you that leads by example – letting his or her light shine brightly, encouraging you to do the same. If you do, congratulations. You are likely part of a “bright spot” in the... Read More
Whether you are a nurse or a nursing student, you need to take advantage of Lippincott NursingCenter.com’s nearly 50 nursing journals that are currently free during Nurses Week only. That means you have today and tomorrow to view the journals... Read More
Article: Lee, R. (2012). Family homelessness viewed through the lens of health and human rights. Advances in Nursing Science, 35(2): E47-E59. The Big Idea: This ethnographic study focuses on the viewpoints of health, human rights, and dignity as perceived by... Read More