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I was fortunate enough to review the book Your Next Shift by Elizabeth Scala before it was released to the public. Now, I have the opportunity to share with you in more detail my thoughts about her book as it is now available. http://bit.ly/ESCALA.  Elizabeth was a psychiatric nurse who, like many of us, experienced stress and burnout on the […]

I am constantly amazed at the number of nurses I meet who do not know their facilities policies and procedures. The policies and procedures are your “bible” in the nursing profession. You are required to know and follow these policies and procedures. Just because people always do things a certain way does not necessarily mean that it’s proper. The policies […]

In this week’s video, I interview attorney Corey Walker from Iowa. Corey practices in the area of workers compensation. He says that the nursing active practice is one of the highest for injuries and workers comp claims. In fact, he wrote a book, titled “Iowa Nurse Employment Guide: Your A to Z Nursing Handbook.” Corey and I discuss worker compensation […]

I recently attended the Indiana State Nurses Assistance Program quarterly provider meeting. This was an opportunity where people who serve nurses with substance abuse issues can get together. Representing and being an advocate for nurses, I attended the session which included the Executive Director of the Indiana State Board of Nursing, the President of the Indiana State Board of Nurses […]

There are three types of law, well, really four, which fall under either the Federal or the State governments. The first is “criminal law.” If there is a criminal issue against you, it will affect your freedom. These are very serious situations in which your freedom is at stake. In a State case, a County Prosecutor determines whether charges may […]

The number one reason that I see nurses get in trouble is due to lack of focus and follow through. There are many reasons why nurses can be unfocused and do not follow through. Our mind is designed to go on autopilot. If we were conscious and present 24 hours a day and had to make sure that everything in […]

Guest post by Beth Boynton RN, MS I’ve been teaching, studying, and developing my own communication skills professionally for about ten years and personally, for a lot longer!  And still, I’m learning.  Assertiveness fascinating to me and although often considered a communication skill or style, is much much more. Assertiveness definitions vary from being firm and confident to being aggressive […]

Recently I learned that nurses at a major health care system in my home State of Indiana are organizing a union. I am most bothered by the fact that the nurses in this health system are so dissatisfied that they believe a union is necessary. I have trepidations in writing this post but feel it is necessary to make some […]