It’s easy to lose hope. Every news article, journal, and blog I read these days has a litany of the issues facing the nursing profession, from widespread burnout, surging resignations, underprepared novices replacing seasoned practitioners, and increasing violence in the workplace.
It’s easy to lose hope. Every news article, journal, and blog I read these days has a litany of the issues facing the nursing profession, from widespread burnout, surging resignations, underprepared novices replacing seasoned...
For part of my career, I worked as a consultant, visiting hospitals around the country to help improve nurse staffing. The night before a consultation, I would make it a point to stop by the hospital to familiarize myself with where I...
Everywhere I look, people are talking about the issue of nurse staffing. While it’s obvious nurse staffing is essential, I think we need to also start talking about nurse intellectual capital....
One thing we have learned over the past few years is that as we strive to deliver exceptional care to our patients, we somehow forget to pay attention to our own well-being....
We know it—nurse managers are the linchpin in making health care hum. Nurses will always care for their patients and perform what is expected of them day in, day out....
Years ago, a colleague of mine described her new job to me as having great work-life balance. She went on to detail how the work was easy and gave her so much time to focus on non-work aspects of her life....
