September 30, 2019 —  I hope you’ve attended a Pathway to Unparalleled session on Innovation. One of the activities focuses on “yes, and” and this got my wheels turning! On September 17, 30 of our graduate nurses presented nine innovative evidence-based projects that create “yes, and” thoughts.  Here are the projects: Admission interventions using a patient onboarding … [Read more...]

September 23, 2019 – Everyday leaders inspire others to discover their purpose, act with courage, demonstrate compassion, provide comfort, offer hope, love and healing, and identify their strengths to be the everyday heroes for our patients and families. I think Charles Dickens said it best, “have a heart that never hardens, a love that never tires, and a touch that never … [Read more...]

September 16, 2019 – I hope you’ve taken the time this past week to reflect on consistency and how it can lead to becoming unparalleled. Here’s quote from Conrad Hilton to think about, “Success seems to be connected with action.  Successful people keep moving.  They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” The cost of regret far exceeds the price of discipline.  At the end of … [Read more...]

September 9, 2019- I heard a great quote last week that I want to share with you. Great leaders do consistently what others do occasionally. As we all seek to be everyday leaders that seek to be well and do good, what is one area where you can strive to be consistent? The synonyms for consistent are reliable, steady, dependable, constant, and unswerving. Becoming … [Read more...]

September 2, 2019 – Paying it forward and doing good are two benefit mindset principles. I want to share how Christine Reid, BSN, RN, CEN, emergency department educator, applied a benefit mindset when she went to Kenya on a medical mission trip this year with Kenya Relief. In Kenya, HIV is still prevalent and many parents either die of HIV or are killed by violence. This … [Read more...]