Posts tagged with: education

Giddy Up; Submit Your Abstract to the Cowtown Oncology Symposium

Yeehaaaw! It’s time for the 4th Annual Cowtown Oncology Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas. I am a Texan – born and bred. Contrary to popular belief and pervasive stereotypes, I don’t routinely say yeehaaaw, still, the Cowtown Oncology Symposium is so fun and... Read More

From A Map of the Uninsured to Unplugging Every 90 Minutes: A Nursetopia Reading and Education Mashup [Part 13]

Here’s a smidgen of the goodness I’ve been reading and watching this week: Volume 80, Number 84 by Quipsologies (a stopmotion video of the human body in paper cutouts) CDC’s Digital Library Stacks Up On Recommendations, Guidelines by PhysBizTech Making the... Read More

Own The Semester [Free, Printable Card]

I can’t help but think of all the nursing students beginning new semesters. I wish them all the best. Own it!               You can download this card for free. Sure can!... Read More

#BCSM: Like Epinephrine at 2100

Sure, you might be reading this at any hour of the day, but at my present writing time, I just finished an invigorating discussion with the amazing #BCSM community via Twitter. We specifically discussed nurses’ role in oncology care, and... Read More

Congratulations on Your Incredibly-Routine Outstanding Nursing Achievement

“Great job, Mom!” My 8-year-old son clutched a piece of paper in the backseat as we were thick in the midst of evening rush-hour traffic. I was perturbed with the stop-and-go-and-stop-again while thinking hard about work. “What’s up, Bud,” I... Read More

Attend Part of the 38th Annual Oncology Nursing Society Congress Virtually, For Free

The countdown to the 38th ONS Congress is rapidly coming to an end. As Chair of the Congress Planning Team, I’ve been looking forward to this conference for over a year now, and it’s really nice to see the collective... Read More

5-Minute Video Viewing to Increase Your Evidence-Based Practice on Sleep Deprivation and Cancer Patients

The nursing leaders over at UC San Diego Health System have done it again. They have yet another installment of Nursing Research News You Can Use, and this time the five-minute video – brimming with information – is on sleep deprivation and... Read More

The 7 Habits of Happy Kids [Book Review]

The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, written by Sean Covey, is an excellent children’s book. It follows the same seven habits presented by Stephen Covey in his 1989 published The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. I read the original book in graduate... Read More

Redefining Reading for Pleasure

This year marks 10 years as a registered nurse for me. If someone told me ten years ago I’d be reading this for fun (for FUN!!), I would have tried to look up their diagnosis in the DSM-IV. (See…I’m dating... Read More

Born to Stand Out

Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss! You might be asking yourself, “Does Dr. Seuss really have a place in healthcare?” Sure he does. His words remain as inspiration to those of us in service fields, and he absolutely has a unique connection... Read More