Sunday, April 30, 2017
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Just when you think you have it all figured out
In the early 2000s, when I was working a progressive yet conservative financial company, we talked about the business book, Who Moved My Cheese. In a way, in the years before 9/11 it made sense.
Then 9/11 happened, and that brighter, shinier future dulled and disappeared in a cloud of smoke and fire.
As I'm finishing up my work as a volunteer for a nursing organization this week (Happy Volunteers' Week!), I thought, "Wow. I've made it. There's really been nothing extraordinary that's happened while I've been the chairperson, so I can at least say, I did it. Add this prestigious title to the list. Check."
Until recently, when that "all set scenario" changed. It might have seemed like one meeting with some organization folks and some of us nurses, but as I look back, it could be the start of something big. We are changing things in the group that could change how people join the organization and get certified.
We are looking forward to how we can change to make things better, to help a younger generation grow and prosper in rehab. To me, it's as exciting as anything.
I can't wait to say one day, "Yes, I was there when..."
Hope you have your own moments of clarity this week, too. Stay tuned...
Then 9/11 happened, and that brighter, shinier future dulled and disappeared in a cloud of smoke and fire.
As I'm finishing up my work as a volunteer for a nursing organization this week (Happy Volunteers' Week!), I thought, "Wow. I've made it. There's really been nothing extraordinary that's happened while I've been the chairperson, so I can at least say, I did it. Add this prestigious title to the list. Check."
Until recently, when that "all set scenario" changed. It might have seemed like one meeting with some organization folks and some of us nurses, but as I look back, it could be the start of something big. We are changing things in the group that could change how people join the organization and get certified.
We are looking forward to how we can change to make things better, to help a younger generation grow and prosper in rehab. To me, it's as exciting as anything.
I can't wait to say one day, "Yes, I was there when..."
Hope you have your own moments of clarity this week, too. Stay tuned...
Monday, April 17, 2017
It's the truth
Thank you KevinMD for this one. I need it.
I'm at a point in my life that I'm tired of putting up with bullshit. I entrenched myself at the Hotel to succeed at my goals: getting more education and getting a good job. But the view from here right now is annoying.
via GIPHY
“Physicians, nurses, and other health professionals must work together to break down the walls of hierarchal silos and hold each other accountable for improving quality and decreasing preventable adverse events and medication errors.”
I need a couple more doctors who listen to nurses in my life right now. There just aren't enough at the Hotel.
Stay tuned...
I'm at a point in my life that I'm tired of putting up with bullshit. I entrenched myself at the Hotel to succeed at my goals: getting more education and getting a good job. But the view from here right now is annoying.
via GIPHY
In 2011, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called upon
nurses to participate in their publication, Transforming Leadership: Leading
Change, Advancing Health:
“Physicians, nurses, and other health professionals must work together to break down the walls of hierarchal silos and hold each other accountable for improving quality and decreasing preventable adverse events and medication errors.”
I need a couple more doctors who listen to nurses in my life right now. There just aren't enough at the Hotel.
Stay tuned...
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