Succeeding In the Time You Have Been Given
Nurses have “experiences” in their career that will stay with them long after their careers are complete. “Seasoned” nurses will
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Are You Fit for Duty?
While it may sound like a term out of the military, fitness for duty is an increasing matter of concern
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How the Nurse Shortage Will Affect Your Recruitment Process Part 1 of 10
This video article explains the current nurse recruitment landscape based on metrics pulled from various reliable sources. Subsequent videos will
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To Be a Nurse: Mortality, Sadness, and Other Things You Don’t See on TV
Nursing isn’t easy. It isn’t all pillow fluffing, injection giving and comforting people when they’re sick. It isn’t glamorous like
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Nursing: The Art of Making People Feel Better
Every shift isn’t going to be rewarding. Every patient isn’t going to be grateful, or even kind. Every boss isn’t
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The Angel In The Room
After multiple cups of coffee and the morning report over, I was walking toward my patient rooms to do a
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Abandonment: What It Is And Is Not
Over the years I have seen and heard many nurse leaders threaten to report nurses for patient abandonment. State boards
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Nursing 101: Back to Basics
There are two things you learn immediately upon entering nursing school: 1) You’ll never stop learning. 2) Always look at
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Ellen’s New Journey…..
In my last article, we talked about COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and how it had affected one of my
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Leading with Reflection
I was working as a hospice nurse and enjoying the freedom of being able to be out on the road
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