Positive, Assertive “Pushback” For Nurses
On one of her evening shifts, Nurse Sally Stevens, an R.N. with 17 years of nursing experience, was caring for a new patient, a 46-year-old female diabetic, who was suffering from tremors due to a bout of Lithium toxicity. After an i.v. was started, the patient, Miss Hawkins, developed some kidney complications, prompting doctors to bring in a renal specialist. After reviewing her charts, the specialist ordered an i.v. containing dextrose.
See Yourself In 4-D – How to Use Appreciative Inquiry To Ignite Positive Change
Is your organization currently in the midst of making changes? Are you looking for ideas to improve your practices while increasing employee satisfaction and retention? If you are ready to discover new ways to maximize your organization’s productivity and efficiency, then all you need to do is ask the right questions. Appreciative Inquiry allows you to do just that.
Appreciative Inquiry is a verbal science developed by professors David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva at Case Western Reserve University in the 1980’s. The model shows us how to ask questions in a way that will elicit positive responses. By seeking positive responses, users gain a fresh new perspective, and spur positive change within their organization. The reality is, wonderful things can begin to happen when you stop focusing on the negative and start focusing on the positive.
Nursing That Works – How to Ask for Help and Increase Your Odds of Getting It
Asking for help is beneficial:
You save time. When you ask for help, a natural synergy is created.
So why spend precious time spinning your wheels trying to come up with a solution on your own? By asking for help, you can reduce the amount of time needed to complete any task.
Pumping Up Your Nursing Self-Discipline Muscle by Flexing Your Will (and Won’t) Power
Like an athlete in training for a major competition, it took several long years of study, self-discipline and financial sacrifice to train to be RN. In order to study and pass your nursing exams, you made many disciplined decisions to dedicate your time, money and effort in order to achieve this goal. And now that you’ve achieved your admirable objective, do you find that you’re still showing that same steely resolve and fierce willpower in your job?
Getting The Upper Hand – Prescriptions for A Great Handshake
The knucke cruncher. The cold fish. The limp wrist. The pincher. At one time or another, you have more than likely experienced handshakes like these – handshakes that could benefit from an all-hands-on-deck makeover. With this in mind, here are some quick tips to make sure you’ll have the “upper hand” when shaking hands:
