by Elizabeth | Jun 23, 2014 | Nursing career
Last week I wrote about nurses are blessed with a variety of nursing career options. In my article, ‘A Fork in the Road: Nursing Education, Speciality and Certification’, I pointed out how a complementary modality like Reiki practice could be beneficial in...
by Elizabeth | Jun 21, 2014 | Nursing career
I am constantly getting asked from nurses around the country all of the time: “Elizabeth, how did you get to where you are at? What degrees did you get? Do I need to get more training? Is my certification the right one?” The list goes on and on… and...
by Elizabeth | Jun 19, 2014 | Blog, Nursing career
As a nurse professional you have probably been wrapped up in the perfect storm situation before. Here’s the paradox that is typically tipped in the wrong direction. It goes like this: Nurses often have no time AND Nurses usually have too much stress When we put...
by Elizabeth | Jun 17, 2014 | Blog, Leadership
While drafting my educational planning table document for the South Dakota Nurse Association (SDNA) convention keynote address, I spent some time in reflection on what makes a nursing leader. The SDNA requested that my talk focus on nursing leadership and so I decided...
by Elizabeth | Jun 13, 2014 | Blog, Resilience
I have had a challenging week. And yes, while this is a nursing blog today’s post is about a personal story of letting go. My family and I went to see Nancy Williams (applied animal behavioral psychologist) on Thursday, June 5. When my husband looked at me in...