by Elizabeth | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog, Nursing career, Resilience
Prayer with a Patient? About a month ago, I posted a question to nurses and nursing students on social media. It raised a lot of interesting and diverse discussion. The question was: [Tweet “”How do you feel when a patient asks you to pray with them? Is it...
by Elizabeth | Jun 27, 2016 | Blog, Resilience
A nurse at any stage of their career can experience feelings of overwhelm in nursing. Maybe it’s a nursing student who has the pressure of final exams, papers, and clinicals all at the same time. Or a new graduate nurse who’s just trying to learn the ins...
by Elizabeth | May 2, 2016 | Blog, Nursing career, Resilience
Nurse Cathy was sitting in the break room early one Saturday, waiting for report. She got to work extra early since this was her weekend to round with the weekend attending. She wanted time to review the charts, check in with the night shift staff, and get something...
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 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...
