10 Strategies for Nurses to Become More Influential
September 12, 2012 – The quickest way to frustrate Eleanor Sullivan, PhD, RN, is to utter these words: “What can I do? I’m just a nurse.”
View Article10 Strategies for Nurses to Become More Influential
September 12, 2012 – The quickest way to frustrate Eleanor Sullivan, PhD, RN, is to utter these words: “What can I do? I’m just a nurse.”
View ArticleNavigating Hospital Politics
October 18, 2012 – Nearly every work environment has stressors, difficult interpersonal dynamics and office politics, and in health care these issues are often intensified because of the life-and-death...
View ArticleNurse Breast Cancer Survivor Becomes Advocate for the Cause
October 18, 2012 – Along with all of nature’s beautiful fall colors on display this October, most of us have been seeing a lot of pink around us, as well. The reason, of course, is Breast Cancer...
View ArticleA Peek into the Future of Health Care Technology
October 26, 2012 – These days, it seems like there’s an app for almost everything–including health care.
View ArticleDeveloping Expertise in Pain Management Nursing
November 9, 2012 – Nearly every person who seeks medical attention experiences pain as one of his or her symptoms. Beyond asking standard questions such as “Where does it hurt?” “What kind of pain is...
View ArticleLong Hours Increase Nurse Burnout and Decrease Patient Satisfaction
November 17, 2012 – Like them or not, your 12-hour shifts may not be the best thing for your psyche and your patients’ ultimate satisfaction.
View ArticleLong Hours Increase Nurse Burnout and Decrease Patient Satisfaction
November 17, 2012 – Like them or not, your 12-hour shifts may not be the best thing for your psyche and your patients’ ultimate satisfaction.
View ArticleLong Hours Increase Nurse Burnout and Decrease Patient Satisfaction
November 17, 2012 – Like them or not, your 12-hour shifts may not be the best thing for your psyche and your patients’ ultimate satisfaction.
View ArticleLong Hours Increase Nurse Burnout and Decrease Patient Satisfaction
November 17, 2012 – Like them or not, your 12-hour shifts may not be the best thing for your psyche and your patients’ ultimate satisfaction.
View Article8 Ways to Make Friends with Food During the Holidays
November 30, 2012 – Food, and lots of it, is nearly synonymous with celebration. During the holiday season there are special treats set out at every gathering, in the break room and on desks. The...
View ArticleNurses Give Immunization Rates a Shot in the Arm
December 13, 2012 – Katherine Sebert, RN, never met her aunt because she died of diphtheria before Sebert was born. But Sebert keeps her aunt’s framed death certificate in her office to inspire her to...
View ArticleHow to Defeat Holiday Stress and Stay in Shape
December 13, 2012 – The holiday season is filled with friends, family, food, parties, presents and, well, stress. All of the extra activities and obligations at this time of year add to the stresses...
View ArticleNurses Give Immunization Rates a Shot in the Arm
December 13, 2012 – Katherine Sebert, RN, never met her aunt because she died of diphtheria before Sebert was born. But Sebert keeps her aunt’s framed death certificate in her office to inspire her to...
View ArticleHow to Defeat Holiday Stress and Stay in Shape
December 13, 2012 – The holiday season is filled with friends, family, food, parties, presents and, well, stress. All of the extra activities and obligations at this time of year add to the stresses...
View ArticleNew Laws Affecting Nurses in 2013 and Beyond
January 17, 2013 – What kinds of changes will you encounter this year in regards to your nursing duties, educational requirements and scope of practice? It depends on where you live. Some states have...
View ArticleNurse Coaching: Bringing Gridiron Principles to Patient Care
January 17, 2013 – Coaching others to better performance is a long-standing role for managers in sports and in the business world. Nurses are now discovering that coaching is also a role that they can...
View ArticleThe Power of Pre-op and Surgical Checklists
January 25, 2013 – Surgical teams learned several years ago that adhering to proven standards can improve safety and quality of care and employed checklists before starting a procedure to ensure...
View ArticleImproving Care to Elderly Hispanics
February 8, 2013 – That kindly Hispanic grandmother who smiles at you and nods in agreement may not understand the care instructions she was just given or why she shouldn’t eat certain foods that could...
View ArticlePassion Personified: Ora Strickland on the Nursing Profession
February 15, 2013 – During the month that we honor the achievements of African Americans in our nation’s history, we can also find a number of emerging leaders who are shaping the future of the nursing...
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