by Elizabeth | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog, Leadership
We’ve all heard the saying: [Tweet “Happy Nurses Make Happy Patients”] It makes total sense that this is true. Nurses, especially in the hospital setting, are with the patient around-the-clock. When the patient wakes up, guess who they see? The...
by Elizabeth | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog, Nursing career
I don’t know about you, but nursing is a busy career. Working 12 hour (OK, let’s be honest… who gets out in twelve hours anymore?) shifts, taking calls at home, covering short staffing… I mean the list goes on and on (and on). In fact, a few...
by Elizabeth | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Nursing career
As a nurse, how do you handle change? I’m sure you’ve looked around the workplace once or twice in your life and realized that things are way different than they were ten years, five years, three years, or even six months ago! The healthcare environment is...
by Elizabeth | Jun 27, 2016 | Blog, Resilience
A nurse at any stage of their career can experience feelings of overwhelm in nursing. Maybe it’s a nursing student who has the pressure of final exams, papers, and clinicals all at the same time. Or a new graduate nurse who’s just trying to learn the ins...
by Elizabeth | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog, Burnout
A nurse emailed me with a dilemma. She shared that she went into the field of nursing to be able to use holistic modalities and integrative therapies for patient healing. While she lived in a progressive geographic area who readily accepts complementary therapies, the...
by Elizabeth | Jun 13, 2016 | Blog, Leadership
So you’ve found yourself in a leadership role. Maybe you’re the most senior nurse on your unit and the director suggested you become nurse manager. Or, even informally, you’re the most experienced nurse working the night shift, so they’ve put...
