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...
