So, you’ve thought about writing your stories, but you certainly don’t have time. And you have no idea how to start anyway. Excuses. Last Wednesday at the Palos Heights Public Library (IL), participants in Caregivers Share Your Story learned they could start writing their stories in only ten minutes. Caregivers can include all of us–we …
Nurses Week 2012: Florence Nightingale’s Birthday (1820-1910)
You may have more in common with Florence Nightingale than you think! To honor this "founder of modern nursing" on her birthday, I'd like to share Ms. Nightingale's view of life as a woman in her Victorian era: "The morning is spent sitting round a table in the drawing room looking at prints, doing worsted …
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Nurses Week 2012: Free Chance to View Nursing Journals!
Here's an opportunity to peruse an array of nursing journals for free! Scroll through NOW--you may find one or a few helpful to you in your practice. This free offer ends on May 12, the final day of Nurses Week. Thanks to publishers Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for this professional recognition during …
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Nurses Week 2012 / A Nurse Practitioner in Reiki Practice
Jane Van De Velde, nurse practitioner, writes this week on "Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse" on my friend Marianna Crane's blog. Click to read how Dr. Van De Velde incorporates the skills she's learned in nursing into her holistic practice of Reiki. And learn more about the healing power of Reiki at her Reiki …
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Nurses Week 2012: What do nurses do?
Source: History of Care shared from youtube.com
Caregivers Share Your Stories
Calling all caregivers. At one time or another, each of us has cared for a loved one or paid special attention to ourselves. Nurses Week is next week, an appropriate time for a program at Palos Heights Library that honors all caregivers. ~~~ From the library's newsletter: Caregivers Share Your Stories - Wednesday, May 9 …
“Got drugs?”
Clean out your medicine cabinets. Dispose of your unwanted or expired medications safely. Take part in the DEA's take-back program tomorrow, Saturday. Here's the information: April 28, 2012 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, April 28, 2012, …
What ever happenned to wearing white?
My first nursing uniform as an aide was a green dress. Starched. With a belt. The next, as a nursing student, was a blue and white striped dress, covered with a white starched apron. And, finally, how good it was three years later as a graduate to wear white--a long-sleeved, knee-length dress with French cuffs. …
Caring Lessons is “not just for nurses!” (a letter from a new friend in Lafayette, LA)
Lois, I was the single woman at [your grandniece's] wedding last fall. You sat at my table. As a 65-year-old, I quickly find a place to sit rather than stand in high-heels. I enjoyed our visit at the restaurant. When [your niece] gave me your book to read, I was quite impressed. I loved it! …
Writing as a Ministry
One day I was lamenting that I wasn't giving of myself like I used to do when I was teaching nursing. I felt pretty self-centered spending much of my day sequestered in my study. It was Amy, my volunteer publicist, that corrected me: "You're writing is your ministry now." Writing as my ministry. I'd never …
Write Along with Me 