by Elizabeth | Jul 17, 2017 | Blog, Resilience
Four Bad Habits that Drive Resilient Nurses Crazy Resilient nurses. What does that mean? I am sure as soon as you hear the term, an image -or person- comes to mind. To me, resilience means going through a difficult situation and being able to bounce back from...
by Elizabeth | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog, Burnout
http://traffic.libsyn.com/yournextshiftnursingcareershow/YNS-Mini-Series-EP05.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPutting a Band-Aid on Nurse Burnout? Despite what some nursing leaders will tell you, nurse burnout is real. In fact, all we have to do is take the...
by Elizabeth | Jun 26, 2017 | Blog, Nursing career
How to Deal with Negativity at the Nurses Station The nurses station. A breeding ground, metaphorically speaking, for negative nurses. From personal experience… When I worked as an inpatient psych nurse, I would literally LEAVE the nurses station. I would...
by Elizabeth | Jun 19, 2017 | Blog, Nursing career, Resilience
Nurses, What Keeps You Resilient in Your Nursing Career? We asked. You answered. We listened. Resilience in nursing is crucial. With the stresses facing today’s nurse, many nurses are wondering if they should give up and quite nursing altogether. My answer to...
by Elizabeth | Jun 5, 2017 | Blog, Nursing career
Are you and your nursing colleagues butting your heads up against the wall when it comes to making change? Do you attend meeting after meeting, but feel when you leave that nothing was accomplished? Does the group have ideas about changes, but get stuck talking about...
by Elizabeth | May 30, 2017 | Blog, Nursing career
Nurses Do Weird Things I imagine anyone who knows you, knows that as a nurse, you do some weird things. I mean, let’s be honest. How many of you love to go home and just gross your family out with a story from the workplace? Don’t be shy! I know that each...