If you’re like most nurses, you are well-trained in goal setting. You know that, to be meaningful, goals must be both specific and measurable. Have you ever considered that the same is true of compliments? In general, specific and measurable compliments accomplish...
It’s time for another installment from our guest blogger, Linda Shapiro, a.k.a. Meal Planning Maven. After all, none of us can maintain the energy for lifelong learning if we don’t nourish our bodies properly! For those of us who really don’t have...
Imagine that you are assessing a patient, Mary Smith, in order to come up with a nursing diagnosis and a plan of care. As you talk to Mary, with the nursing process in mind, you realize that she: Has trouble with problem solving and critical thinking. Can’t seem to...
At In the Know, we’re all about healthy eating. But, sometimes it seems like too much effort, right? That’s when we turn to Linda Shapiro, a.k.a. Meal Planning Maven, a personal meal planner, food coach and writer. Linda is excited to help time-crunched nurses like...
Did you know that, for many nursing assistants, their number one complaint about work is that they don’t feel appreciated? There’s an easy fix for that. On our sister blog, Embracing Civility, we’re offering a simple template for some cute...