Patient or nurse, no one chooses to be in the hospital over the holidays—but sometimes it can’t be helped. If you’d like to help cheer up your patients but aren’t sure how, we’ve rounded up eight ideas to help you perk them up over the holidays. And don’t be surprised if these acts of kindness make you feel better as well. Helping others release neurotransmitters can contribute to positive feelings, so put on those holiday scrubs and get in the spirit of the season! Try to keep a positive attitude. Yes, it sucks to work on a holiday, especially when everyone else you know is at home with family…
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Giving Thanks
I have been missing for a few weeks now. My hometown was pillaged by a mass murder followed less than 12 hours by fires on both sides that devastated an acreage larger than the city of Denver. The fires are finally 100% contained and the healing and rebuilding begins. My home was safe and my family unharmed. Others were not so blessed. We had no time to grieve for the 12 people senselessly murdered on November 7 at 11:19 PM. But our community is STRONG and we began almost immediately to come together to support each other and the families who suffered such devastating loss. Six degrees of separation holds…
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Please VOTE
There is much at stake in any election, but this one has a whole LOT at stake. Health care is one of the main issues and what happens to it in the next 2 years is up to us now. What happens to our health care affects our jobs, our practice, our patients, our loved ones and all of our LIVES. Take a LONG hard look at your candidates and how they will vote on critical health care issues. VOTE on Nov. 6 like your life depends on it, BECAUSE IT DOES!!! Encourage a friend to vote, and if you can, help drive those who have no transportation to the…
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We’re Transitioning
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NurseCEO Success Summit a Huge Hit!
Yesterday I had the honor of participating in the NurseCEO Success Summit in Los Angeles. The discussion centered around nurses building businesses beyond the bedside. The mission was “to educate, inspire, and empower nurses to be successful entrepreneurs, business owners, and business leaders.” It was clearly fulfilled, and then some! Several of the participants and attendees are not nurses, but their stories were most certainly relevant. The only negative was there was so much more to say and time ran out. Let’s do it again soon! In fact, there is another session booked for Nov. 17 in Atlanta and those of you who can, should make plans now to attend!…