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…
Mental Health
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…
The selflessness and dedication of military nurses
Thirty years ago, Brigadier General Sarah Wells began the tradition of gathering nurses together to place flowers on the graves of nurses who served in…
How to manage manipulative behavior in geriatric patients
Nursing is regularly rated as one of the most trusted professions, but nurses are also the target of allegations of abuse and negligence of…
Implementing purposeful daily leadership rounding: A broader approach to measuring quality
Patient satisfaction has long been one way that hospitals measured quality, albeit indirectly. The surgical services division of Rush University Medical Center, an academic…
Building moral resilience to neutralize moral distress
Moral distress occurs when one recognizes one’s moral responsibility in a situation; evaluates the various courses of action; and identifies, in accordance with one’s…
What the mirror doesn’t tell you
“I hate my body.” “I’m such a fat, worthless cow.” “Where did all these gray hairs and wrinkles come from?” “I have total thunder thighs.” “How could anyone find me attractive when…
Mindfulness reduces depression
Eight weeks of mindfulness training helped alleviate depression and reduce stress in African-American women with lower socioeconomic status, according to a study in Complementary…
Look for inspiration in your fellow nurses
In a perfect world, we nurses would be inspired daily by our patient experiences. They would come in such abundance that overtime, computer crashes,…
The power of Lean Six Sigma
Lean and Six Sigma are well-established quality improvement tools. Combining the two creates a synergistic effect, boosting effectiveness. In the hospital where I work,…
Keep kids moving
One-third of American children are overweight or obese. Although many factors contribute to this epidemic, one cause for the rise in childhood obesity is…
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…
The selflessness and dedication of military nurses
Thirty years ago, Brigadier General Sarah Wells began the tradition of gathering nurses together to place flowers on the graves of nurses who…
How to manage manipulative behavior in geriatric patients
Nursing is regularly rated as one of the most trusted professions, but nurses are also the target of allegations of abuse and…
Implementing purposeful daily leadership rounding: A broader approach to measuring quality
Patient satisfaction has long been one way that hospitals measured quality, albeit indirectly. The surgical services division of Rush University Medical Center,…
Building moral resilience to neutralize moral distress
Moral distress occurs when one recognizes one’s moral responsibility in a situation; evaluates the various courses of action; and identifies, in accordance…
What the mirror doesn’t tell you
“I hate my body.” “I’m such a fat, worthless cow.” “Where did all these gray hairs and wrinkles come from?” “I have total thunder thighs.” “How could anyone find…
Mindfulness reduces depression
Eight weeks of mindfulness training helped alleviate depression and reduce stress in African-American women with lower socioeconomic status, according to a study…
Look for inspiration in your fellow nurses
In a perfect world, we nurses would be inspired daily by our patient experiences. They would come in such abundance that overtime,…
The power of Lean Six Sigma
Lean and Six Sigma are well-established quality improvement tools. Combining the two creates a synergistic effect, boosting effectiveness. In the hospital where…
Keep kids moving
One-third of American children are overweight or obese. Although many factors contribute to this epidemic, one cause for the rise in childhood…