Happy Certified Nurses Day to all the OCN®, AOCN®, APHN, APRN-BC, RN-BC, CCRN®, and all the many other certified nurses who rock healthcare! I have held my certification (OCN®) for five years now, and I have enjoyed the sense of... Read More
If your state’s budget is anything like the Texas state budget, your legislators are likely facing large budget deficits, causing them to carve funds from anywhere and everywhere – including healthcare and education. Of great healthcare concern, Texas legislators are... Read More
Sometimes I want to ask people – professionals – what I am really thinking. Whaaaat? Are you serious? Did you really just [fill in the blank]. But I don’t. At least not in that manner. Professionals. People who work in... Read More
Just in case you were wondering if Nursing Idea’s Nursing Research Challenge is evidence-based or not – it is. Proof is in my second article of the challenge: The Article: Lehna, C., Berger, J., Truman, A., Goldman, M., & Topp,... Read More
Here it is – the first nursing journal article in response to Nursing Idea’s Research Challenge. I really enjoyed this one. The Article: Lewis, P. S. and Malecha, A. (2011). The impact of workplace incivility on the work environment, manager... Read More
A recent story of a dress code policy impacting Ottawa nurses has me thinking about planning again. In short, a hospital implemented a new dress code designed to make it easier for patients to identify nurses from other hospital staff.... Read More
I previously asked nursing colleagues if they had the opportunity to go back in time and choose their profession all over again, would they still choose nursing. While the responses were few – three to be exact – all three... Read More
The story of four nursing students expelled from Johnson County Community College for taking pictures with a human placenta (without any patient identifiers) is, by all standards, viral in the media and nursing blogosphere. I am truly sorry for the... Read More
I’ve been running for about six weeks now. (I’m up to 19 to 20 miles per week!) I’m training for my very first half-marathon alongside my most awesome husband who is training for his very first whole marathon. Every night... Read More