Claiming Resilience
Resilience is a “hot topic” in our world. Resilience means that we recover or adjust to stress and/or change. We assess our patients for resilience throughout their cancer journey with us: How are they coping with this new diagnosis…
Crafting a Cure
Is now on display in Graves Hall through June! Check out the beautiful, creative ways of caring! This display highlights crafts made by James staff for their patients.
Remembrance and Renewal Rooms (by Ruth Frankenfield)
“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never the same.” C.C. Scott As a way of caring for you and honoring the many…
Social Media Tips (by Ruth Frankenfield)
Several years ago, a nurse was fired from her job for posting a photo on Instagram of a trauma room with the caption, “Man vs 6train…”. Before posting she made sure that it didn’t violate HIPPA laws or hospital…
Taking Brouhaha’s by the Horns (by Ruth Frankenfield)
Last month I addressed the importance of addressing conflict. This week, I’m offering the DESC process to help. This model, originally developed by Sharon A. and Gordon H. Bower, has been proven over time to be a highly effective conflict…
“Oh No, a brouhaha!!”
“Oh No, a brouhaha !!” One of our great challenges in life is coping the inevitable clashes which occur in our relationships whether it’s with our spouse, best friend, relatives, co-workers, or boss; it could be with anyone. Unfortunately,…
How to be an “Essence of Nursing” guest blogger
Essence of Nursing (EON) BLOGGER GUIDELINES FY 2016-2017 How to write a blog post for The James MH CNS Service Blog. Thank you for your interest in writing a blog post for The Essence on Nursing (EON). The idea behind…
Commitment
I was searching through some old files and I came across something brilliant from one of our Physical Therapists in Oncology Rehab. With her permission, here is the email where she shared quotes from Healing with Heart that were meaningful to her: From:…
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