by Elizabeth | Mar 15, 2014 | Blog, Burnout, Nursing career
I’m getting really tired of hearing all of the negativity that’s associated with nursing. One that recently rubbed me the really wrong way: nursing obesity. There is an overwhelmingly amount of research out there describing the problem. There’s even...
by Elizabeth | Feb 4, 2014 | Blog, Burnout, Nursing career
It was exactly this day last year that I took the day ‘off’. All I did was lie around in my bathrobe, watching the Ravens Super Bowl party, reading my book, listening to music and doing self-Reiki all day long. The reason I remember this? The night before I was on a...
by Elizabeth | Dec 6, 2013 | Blog, Burnout
As a nurse do you ever feel as if the world is against you? Do you ever experience difficulties with balancing giving and receiving? In fact, do you secretly feel you give too much- too much time, energy, or effort? Are you always helping everyone and everybody?...
by Elizabeth | Oct 24, 2013 | Blog, Burnout
The month of October has been awesome! I’ve given five talks to groups of nurses, have one tonight, and one next week. While I visited with these nurses- and they were in three different states, with three different types of groups- a common theme came blaring...
by Elizabeth | Oct 5, 2013 | Blog, Burnout, Nursing career
“I didn’t want to get out of bed and come to work this morning,” said the nurse in the cubicle behind me. As many of you know, I work part-time at the hospital in a research role. I’m in an office space, but still surrounded by nurses that work...
by Elizabeth | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Burnout, Nursing career, Resilience
Sometimes we do all of the outer and inner work in the world and still don’t see or feel results. This can be so frustrating! It can make you want to scream, quit, or choose the unhealthy alternative. When you don’t feel the benefits of your efforts you’re more likely...
