Bringing nursing orientation back to life
Our hospital systems’ journey to obtain Magnet® recognition led to an excellent opportunity: the chance to revamp and improve our nursing orientation program as part…
Mental Health
How to ease conflict and experience greater harmony at work
Jeanette manages to beat traffic, clock-in on time, and begin her day. Everything is running smoothly. Then she and another nurse argue over who should…
Intimate partner violence: When closeness turns deadly
A patient who experiences violence at the hands of a spouse or partner may think of it as a personal and private matter, but intimate…
Clinical humility: A humbled patient care
There’s a story that goes something like this: An elderly man falls down a flight of stairs at home. In the emergency department, he’s…
Gen Y to Take Over. Prepare
In a previous blog post, we wrote about nurse managers being caught in the middle of a tug-of-war, trying to balance competing priorities: the need…
Choosing your political battles
Mary*, a new manager in the operating room, prides herself on being a strong advocate for her staff, quickly acting on every issue with…
Empowering nurses to transform health care globally: A United States-Haiti nursing partnership
Since the Magnet® Vision was published in 2008, it has inspired actions by nurses at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH), a Magnet-recognized academic community hospital…
A nurse-driven community education program for older adults
Organizational involvement in community service is a key component of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program®. Healthcare organizations with Magnet® recognition can address…
Subduing stress: A physiology-based approach
Stress can influence disease development and exacerbation—but managing it effectively can reduce its effects. To promote our own wellness, we need to develop strategies…
Give yourself the gift of self-affirmation
We’ve all had days that push us toward the edge. The chaos likely starts around mid-shift and may go something like this: Radiology calls for…
Nurses with disabilities: Know their rights
Registered nurses (RNs) with physical disabilities experience discrimination in the workplace. Researchers have found that nurses with disabilities often leave the nursing profession because…
Principled leadership and the imperative for workplace civility
Civility is not situational. What a leader must manifest all day, every day, is civility, because civility is—or at least should be—an expectation and…
Bringing nursing orientation back to life
Our hospital systems’ journey to obtain Magnet® recognition led to an excellent opportunity: the chance to revamp and improve our nursing orientation program…
How to ease conflict and experience greater harmony at work
Jeanette manages to beat traffic, clock-in on time, and begin her day. Everything is running smoothly. Then she and another nurse argue over…
Intimate partner violence: When closeness turns deadly
A patient who experiences violence at the hands of a spouse or partner may think of it as a personal and private matter,…
Clinical humility: A humbled patient care
There’s a story that goes something like this: An elderly man falls down a flight of stairs at home. In the emergency…
Gen Y to Take Over. Prepare
In a previous blog post, we wrote about nurse managers being caught in the middle of a tug-of-war, trying to balance competing priorities:…
Choosing your political battles
Mary*, a new manager in the operating room, prides herself on being a strong advocate for her staff, quickly acting on every…
Empowering nurses to transform health care globally: A United States-Haiti nursing partnership
Since the Magnet® Vision was published in 2008, it has inspired actions by nurses at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH), a Magnet-recognized academic…
A nurse-driven community education program for older adults
Organizational involvement in community service is a key component of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program®. Healthcare organizations with Magnet® recognition…
Subduing stress: A physiology-based approach
Stress can influence disease development and exacerbation—but managing it effectively can reduce its effects. To promote our own wellness, we need to…
Give yourself the gift of self-affirmation
We’ve all had days that push us toward the edge. The chaos likely starts around mid-shift and may go something like this: Radiology…
Nurses with disabilities: Know their rights
Registered nurses (RNs) with physical disabilities experience discrimination in the workplace. Researchers have found that nurses with disabilities often leave the nursing…
Principled leadership and the imperative for workplace civility
Civility is not situational. What a leader must manifest all day, every day, is civility, because civility is—or at least should be—an…
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