by Elizabeth | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Resilience
Nurse burnout affects the whole person. Physically, mentally, emotionally, and energetically the nurse can be depleted from the long hours, heavy workload, and taxing environment. Unsurprisingly, The Bureau of Labor Statistics ranked nurses fifth of all occupations in...
by Elizabeth | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Resilience
Recently I received a very alarming email from a nurse who was extremely upset. She had made a mistake at work and was experiencing negative repercussions from her coworkers. In fact, the nurse shared with me how abandoned and isolated she felt. She asked me what she...
by Elizabeth | Apr 11, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Nursing career
Nurse leaders are often challenged with retaining quality nursing staff. In fact, national turnover rates are on the rise. In 2015 the bedside RN turnover rate increased to, 16.4%, up from 11.2% in 2011 (2015 National Healthcare Retention & RN Staffing Report)....
by Elizabeth | Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Leadership, Nursing career
Guest Post by Beth Boynton Nurses are very smart professionals who provide highly skilled service and navigate complex workplace dynamics. Nursing school is tough to get into and the academic and clinical demands are extraordinarily rigorous. The public ranks us as...
by Elizabeth | Apr 1, 2016 | Art of Nursing, Blog, Resilience
In healthcare we often operate within certain structures. For example, we are employed overall by an organization. Within that institution, we may find ourselves working in a department of nursing. Each department often houses many nursing units. And then nursing...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2016 | Blog, nurse entrepreneur, Nursing career
The field of healthcare has certainly been experiencing great change over the last decade. As care moves out of hospitals, back into the community setting, nurses are finding themselves in new and different roles. Many of these shifts come with great excitement, as a...
