by Elizabeth | Sep 4, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career, Resilience
Recently I went to the beach with my husband and two nephews (ages 8 and 10). It was perfect beach weather and even more perfect surf for boogie boarding (I had to look up the spelling, LOL). Anyway, they were in the water non-stop… all three of them. And it...
by Elizabeth | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Burnout
Not only do we have to deal with the organizational demands of nursing (think staffing patterns, the schedule, and patient acuity) we have challenges like compassion fatigue and nurse burnout to cope with. These terms are thrown around interchangeably at times, so...
by Elizabeth | Aug 21, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career
I often hear similar struggles from nurses I meet online, in person, and via email. To help with one aspect of nurse burnout- the drained energy it can produce- I’d like to share an excerpt from my bestselling book, ‘Nursing from Within’. I hope this...
by Elizabeth | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career
One of my number one values is fun. That’s right, I want to have a good time. And I thoroughly believe that in enjoying ourselves we can relieve some of this nasty stuff we call stress in nursing. I recently posted an intentional action item in the Your Next...
by Elizabeth | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Nursing career
If you’ve been following my work, I’m sure you’ve heard me say I never wanted to be a nurse. It wasn’t one of the jobs I responded to: ‘What do you want to do when you grow up?’ as a child. Interestingly enough, here I am. And as a...
by Elizabeth | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Burnout
Nurse burnout is no joke. And what’s more… I am sure we’ve all experienced it at one time or another. Whether we feel tired while at work or overwhelmed at the thought of going back in during our day off- having a nursing career can be tough. A...
