Empowering Nurses at the Bedside and in Business

Archive: Aug 2024

Are You Proactive or Reactive?

“The best defense is a good offense” is a maxim that everyone has heard. But a better position to come from is to never have the problem in the first place. How do you do this? By being proactive. Proactive means that if you smell the handwriting on the wall: leave! Leave before you get fired. As I often say, […]

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What If Time Were Money

  What if time were money? The only non-renewable asset that we have is our time. We can always make more money, right? What differentiates us from Oprah Winfrey or Tony Robbins is how we spend our most valuable asset: our time. Are we spending our time watching Netflix and scrolling on social media or are we spending our time […]

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Indiana APRN Audit

According to Indiana Code § 25-23-1-19.8, before December 31st of every even numbered year, the Board is required to randomly audit at least one per cent (1%) but not more than ten per cent (10%) of the APRNs with authority to prescribe legend drugs. This was enacted last year, and the board is still in the process of auditing. Currently, […]

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In the Skies: The Unseen Heroes – Nurses on Airplanes

As a nurse, we’re trained to handle emergencies in various settings—from the controlled environment of a hospital to the unpredictable chaos of an accident scene. However, one of the most challenging and unique situations I’ve encountered happened not on the ground but 35,000 feet in the air. Imagine this: you’re seated comfortably on a plane, finally taking a break from […]

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Nurse Reveals Patients MyChart on Social Media

  Little Rock, Arkansas nurse Amber Nelson had been caring for a patient she had previously known when, for some reason, she chose to reveal the patient’s MyChart on the social medium, Snapchat. There are all kinds of misinformation out there about this case, including the patient whose confidential information was disclosed. I’m not sure exactly when this happened and […]

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A Word of Caution for Future Nurse Practitioners

In a recent article, the number of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) is rapidly growing in healthcare right now. There are more than 300,000 nurse practitioners and this figure is expected to climb 45.7%. This is the fastest growing profession outpacing the growth of physicians. However, with the increase in nurse practitioners, there has been an increase in the number of programs […]

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