Category: Empowered Nurses

I know how difficult it can be to be understaffed on a busy medical surgical unit or for that matter, any unit and I know that hospitals and nursing homes discourage overtime.  Unfortunately, most state laws do not have any minimum staffing requirements.  You’re in between a rock and a hard place because you are required to accept the assignment […]

At this time of year where we give gratitude and thanks for our life and families, it is also a great time to remember to be kind to yourself. If you are struggling with your career or have been at it for a while and do not see that you are making any progress, remember to be kind to yourself. […]

This first video is me interviewing Renee about what is bullying and what can be done about it.   This second video is Renee interviewing me about the legal aspects of bullying and what we can do in negative employment situations.

In the time when I was growing up, the goal of my parents’ generation was to get a job and stay there for life. It would be a job for which you could contribute to a retirement so that someday you would be able to retire. So, when I got out of nursing school, it became my goal to find […]

Sometimes in nursing all we seem to be able to focus on is “lack.” Lack of staff, lack of time, lack of equipment and so on. In reality, the world has an abundance of everything. There is more than enough water and more than enough food. Perhaps you know of “Parkinson’s Law” which says that work expands to fill the […]

An interview with Lorie Brown, Brittney Wilson, + Jamie Davis

An interview with Dr. Elvira Bercochea

My daughter chose to be a nurse in costume for Halloween.  Of course she looks amazing cute in the outfit but it did make me question “what if she really wanted to be a nurse?” How do I feel about that?  Well, if my daughter wanted to be a nurse, there is no doubt that I would support her.  However, […]

Click below to listen to my audio interview with nurse author Elizabeth Scala about her new book Nursing from Within™ is an innovative and uplifting guide for nurses at all levels of the profession. Learn how to shift your inner perspective so you can enjoy the work of helping others, regardless of how stressful or challenging the environment you are […]

There is little doubt these days that one of the most important questions on the minds of nurses is “if I am assigned a patient infected with the Ebola virus, can I refuse to take care of that patient?” The answer is “no!” I know how scary it can be to take care of a patient with a highly contagious […]