Mind-Body-Spirit
Building a strong shared governance foundation
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them…
Achieving a work-life balance
Almost everyone agrees that achieving a work-life balance is a good thing. Without it, we risk long-term negative effects on our physical and mental…
Stopping the pain: The role of nurse leaders in providing organizational resources to reduce disruptive behavior
As articles ranging from those in American Nurse Today (“Civility starts with you”) to The New York Times (“When the Nurse is a Bully”)…
Providing workplace renewal opportunities for nurses
Stress among nurses is caused not only by the demands of clinical care, but also the continual outlay of compassion required to meet the…
Introverts can be nurse leaders, too
Natalie Sanchez recently was promoted to a nurse manager position. So far, she thinks, things are going well. She is starting to feel comfortable…
Eating better to help manage chronic stress
Like many nurses, you may experience stress frequently, both on and off the job. Chronic stress can alter your equilibrium (homeostasis), activating physiologic reactive…
Informal leaders and cultural change
Informal leaders are crucial to the success of a change involving the nursing team, yet they are often overlooked. A literature search of nursing…
From our readers: Resolving the forces of bias and duty in caring for incarcerated patients
In the nurses’ station of the 39-bed med-surg unit I double-checked my patient’s 2:00 PM medications against the pharmacy sheet and then started down…
Tired of caring? You may have compassion fatigue
Do you have trouble remembering what drew you to nursing? Do you take alternative paths through the unit to avoid running into a patient’s…
Battlefield nursing at the Boston Marathon
Three yellow balloons danced through the air, hovering over the finish line after being released by the bomb blast that brought the 2013 Boston…
Building a strong shared governance foundation
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead,…
Achieving a work-life balance
Almost everyone agrees that achieving a work-life balance is a good thing. Without it, we risk long-term negative effects on our physical…
Stopping the pain: The role of nurse leaders in providing organizational resources to reduce disruptive behavior
As articles ranging from those in American Nurse Today (“Civility starts with you”) to The New York Times (“When the Nurse is…
Providing workplace renewal opportunities for nurses
Stress among nurses is caused not only by the demands of clinical care, but also the continual outlay of compassion required to…
Introverts can be nurse leaders, too
Natalie Sanchez recently was promoted to a nurse manager position. So far, she thinks, things are going well. She is starting to…
Eating better to help manage chronic stress
Like many nurses, you may experience stress frequently, both on and off the job. Chronic stress can alter your equilibrium (homeostasis), activating…
Informal leaders and cultural change
Informal leaders are crucial to the success of a change involving the nursing team, yet they are often overlooked. A literature search…
From our readers: Resolving the forces of bias and duty in caring for incarcerated patients
In the nurses’ station of the 39-bed med-surg unit I double-checked my patient’s 2:00 PM medications against the pharmacy sheet and then…
Tired of caring? You may have compassion fatigue
Do you have trouble remembering what drew you to nursing? Do you take alternative paths through the unit to avoid running into…
Battlefield nursing at the Boston Marathon
Three yellow balloons danced through the air, hovering over the finish line after being released by the bomb blast that brought the…
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