From dream to realityAppreciative inquiry can give your organization a fresh approach to change. In this affirmative process, everyone’s opinions, thoughts, and ideas count.
Sacred cow round-upEvidence-based nursing practice obliges us to embrace innovation and let go of our sacred cows.
The voice of the consumerThis month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) begin reporting patient experience data from its Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems…
Professional dress: Keep it simple and functionalAt the first mention of writing or revising a dress code, my blood pressure rises. My view is that nurses should be responsible for…
SiCKO – A call to actionIn 1991, the American Nurses Association published its Nursing Agenda for Health Care Reform, which gained the support of 76 nursing and healthcare organizations.…
Work/life balance? Yes, please!The young nurses now entering our profession have a lot to teach us veterans about the value of balancing work and home life.
Tomorrow’s HopeTwice a year, I meet with the new graduates in my hospital and am encouraged by their expectations and their questions. They expect to…
Stop, look and listen to your patients and their familiesProviding family-centered care means listening to, engaging, and collaborating with patients and their families.
Celebrating the art and science of nursingThe day before undergoing lifesaving, high-risk surgery, a young woman sat with her fiancé by her side. The charge nurse, who learned that they…
Passion – the ultimate motivatorI didn’t grow up wanting to be a nurse. No one in my family had any occupational connection with healthcare. After starting college en…
Making resolutions, making meaningful changesDid you make a New Year’s resolution? If so, how’s your resolve holding up? According to researchers, after 1 month, 75% of resolutions are…
From dream to realityAppreciative inquiry can give your organization a fresh approach to change. In this affirmative process, everyone’s opinions, thoughts, and ideas count.
Sacred cow round-upEvidence-based nursing practice obliges us to embrace innovation and let go of our sacred cows.
The voice of the consumerThis month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) begin reporting patient experience data from its Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers…
Professional dress: Keep it simple and functionalAt the first mention of writing or revising a dress code, my blood pressure rises. My view is that nurses should be…
SiCKO – A call to actionIn 1991, the American Nurses Association published its Nursing Agenda for Health Care Reform, which gained the support of 76 nursing and…
Work/life balance? Yes, please!The young nurses now entering our profession have a lot to teach us veterans about the value of balancing work and home…
Tomorrow’s HopeTwice a year, I meet with the new graduates in my hospital and am encouraged by their expectations and their questions. They…
Stop, look and listen to your patients and their familiesProviding family-centered care means listening to, engaging, and collaborating with patients and their families.
Celebrating the art and science of nursingThe day before undergoing lifesaving, high-risk surgery, a young woman sat with her fiancé by her side. The charge nurse, who learned…
Passion – the ultimate motivatorI didn’t grow up wanting to be a nurse. No one in my family had any occupational connection with healthcare. After starting…
Making resolutions, making meaningful changesDid you make a New Year’s resolution? If so, how’s your resolve holding up? According to researchers, after 1 month, 75% of…
