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Donning Our Gloves (by guest blogger Amber Williams )
A few years ago, I was writing a paper for a graduate class, I was asked to look at a health care issue that had changed over time. I asked a colleague what change she had noticed in her nursingcareer. …
What the World Needs Now (by Kathrynn Thompson)
“What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love” I think an important question we all need to ask ourselves is how does one meet hate with love, incivility with civility, unkindness with kindness? How do we as individuals and…
Stories Matter
The first story I remember being read to me was Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. I remember that green eggs and ham would not be eaten – no way – and not on a boat, a train, in…
Forgiveness: A Bridge to Civility (by Kathrynn Thompson)
I was going through some old papers recently and found an article written by an old friend of mine, Jacquelyn Madison APRN, a retired Mental Health CNS from the James. She wrote an article on Improving Health with Forgiveness for…
Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Conflict (by Ruth Frankenfield )
I spend quite a bit of time at work reading, writing, talking about and facilitating assertive communication. The DESC model, which we mental health CNSs are teaching and coaching throughout the James, is a simple one. Describe in…
Memorial Day – Remembrance & Renewal (by Amy Rettig)
We remember. We remember that first patient we were successful with an IV placement. We remember the patient that “just didn’t feel right”. We remember the patient that reached out, saying “Thank you, you are an angel”. We remember our…
Thoughts on “When Someone Threw Coffee on my Face” (by Ruth Frankenfield)
There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. –Martin Luther King, Jr. When Someone Threw Coffee on my Face–by…
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