Yesterday was one of those days in nursing that will stick with me forever. Our patient holiday party was winding down. We’d all had our fill of good food and great music. After all, Austin is the Live Music Capital... Read More
Give. Freely. Give experiences freely. Give knowledge freely. Give money freely. Give smiles freely. Give hugs freely. Give time freely. Give love freely. It is not as tiring as it sounds; it is, however, far too rewarding to explain. Give... Read More
Evidence is king in health care. It hasn’t always been that way, but there’s no turning back now. Nurses must be comfortable searching, interpreting, and writing about research, which is why baccalaureate nursing programs focus so heavily on research, theorists,... Read More
A new study by Auerbach, Buerhaus, and Staiger (2011) reveals the cohort of nurses ages 23 to 26 entering the profession grew by 62% between 2002 to 2009, which was larger than the growth originally anticipated. A large proportion of... Read More
The Article: Mulder, B.J., Tzeng, H., & Vecchioni, N.D. (2012). Preventing avoidable rehospitalizations by understanding the characteristics of “frequent fliers”. Journal of Nursing Quality Care, 27(1): 77-82. Big Idea: The researchers reviewed the charts of 22 Michigan patients labeled as... Read More
Brain Pickings is one of my favorite curated blogs. I can always count on it for inspiration. (Thank you, Brain Pickings!) One book I’ve added to my “must read” list as a result of Brain Pickings is Science Ink. It... Read More
Seventy years later, we remember Pearl Harbor. Nurses played a large role that day. Thank you to those who served that day and continue to serve our Country at home and abroad. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWAPiW-4ysE... Read More
Giving is one of my favorite things to do. Anonymous giving is that much more of a thrill. I love it when people get anonymous gifts and ask me if I had anything to do with it. Many times I... Read More
I love writing. Every once in a while, though, I get a sinking feeling. Why? Because people – including those I know in real life (gasp!) – actually read what I write. It might sound silly. What writer doesn’t want... Read More
“Eat the frog” is a metaphor indicating you should do the worst thing of the day first. That way your day can only get better. Brian Tracy even has a book, Eat That Frog, all about how to stop procrastinating... Read More