by Elizabeth | Feb 26, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career |
Boss. Co-Worker. Preceptor. Colleague… You name it; we’ve all had someone that we work with who we cannot stand to be around. Here’s an email I received from a nurse in Texas. Dear Elizabeth, Hi my name is Teddy. I’m not sure if you can help...
by Elizabeth | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career |
According to Wikipedia, patient-centered care supports active involvement of patients and their families in the design of new care models and in decision-making about individual options for treatment. The Institute of Medicine defines patient-centered care as:...
by Elizabeth | Feb 20, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career |
Here’s a note I recently received from a new graduate asking about how to deal with stress in her role as a RN on a busy medicine unit… Dear Elizabeth, I graduated from nursing school about eight months ago. I was fortunate to find a job very quickly and...
by Elizabeth | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career |
“I think people are as individual as snowflakes, they kinda look alike but no two are the exactly the same, and all classification is the root of prejudice.” -unknown Just as snowflakes and people, no two nurses are exactly the same. There are so many...
by Elizabeth | Feb 13, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career |
I grew up in a beautiful neighborhood. We had a lovely four bedroom home with lots of outside space. My parents both had good jobs and made quite a bit of money. We never went hungry; we always had clothes on our backs; we didn’t have to struggle for money....
by Elizabeth | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career |
I’ve often said/written that being a nurse entrepreneur is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Yet when I really think about that statement, you could potentially argue that your nursing role (whichever nursing career you find yourself in at present...
