Posts Tagged ‘Nurses’
Your Well-Being Determines Your Wellness
When I ask nurses and nurse leaders, “How do you support Nurse Well-Being?” they often talk about their Wellness Programs, like LiveWell, Code Lavender, Peer Support, and Zen Rooms. These are all great approaches to support Nurse Wellness, but not necessarily Nurse Well-Being. Wellness and Well-Being are often used synonymously, and while they influence each…
Keep Reading...Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Your Nurses
How are you celebrating your nurses during National Nurses Week this year? With all the uncertainties in healthcare today, it can be challenging to even think about celebrations, let alone pay for them. The chaos we are feeling these days makes it even MORE important that your nurses are acknowledged and appreciated for all they do. Here are my…
Keep Reading...Aging Parents 101: What Mayo can teach about humanizing the patient experience
My good friend recently received the call that a lot of us baby boomers are dreading. Her mother, who had been ill for several weeks, was diagnosed with cancer. Molly did what a lot of us would do and flew back home to with her mom for additional testing and recommendations. First stop, Mayo Clinic,…
Keep Reading...Happy Nurses Week!
Happy Nurses Week! Every year, May 6-12 we take a week out to celebrate nurses, in accordance with Florence Nightengale’s birthday. My favorite quote from Florence is “The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower.” WOW. Florence…
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