by Elizabeth | Jun 25, 2014 | Blog, Nursing career
Are you a busy nurse who can’t seem to find the time for exercise? Or what about this: you just don’t enjoy it!?! I get asked all of the time, “Elizabeth- how do I fit in exercise as a busy nurse? Especially I’m on my feet all day, putting out...
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...
by Elizabeth | Jun 11, 2014 | Blog, Nursing career
Those who have worked for any length of time in their nursing careers know that there are moments that can be painful and there are times of great joy. Being a nurse, we experience life, death and everything in between. It can be quite difficult to keep that...
by Elizabeth | Jun 9, 2014 | Blog, Nursing career
I started sobbing on my meditation block this morning, which was something I had not done ever before. Yes, I sometimes sit there distracted in thought. Occasionally I will get sleepy and my head feels heavy. Other times I feel a tightness pinching underneath my right...
