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Nursing New "Normal" nurse leadership self care

Hey,

Angie here! Watch this quick video where I talk about what the new nursing normal can look like for a better future. 

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I Don't Remember Her Name

Last week my 42 yr. old cousin Patrick, shared some of his memories of his 69 day stay in the hospitals for 2 organ transplants. His now fiancee Wendy, was there with him as his +one per covid protocol, sharing the family watch time with Patrick's sister, Sarah.

The following is a bit of...

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To the Nurses Who Saved Patrick nurse leadership story

FROM PATRICK TO THE NURSES THAT SAVED HIS LIFE

Patrick is 42 yrs. old with 2 young children, now engaged to his love, Wendy, and gets to love her 2 kiddos too. A year ago, his health crashed and his organs shut down in a matter of hours. With liver and kidney transplants, he is a miracle made...

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Nursing is in a Full Blown Crisis nurse leadership

Nursing is experiencing a full blown crisis

For as long as I can remember there's never been enough nurses to do all that's asked and expected. In a broken system struggling with an all time turnover high and retention low, Covid19 has brought what was already under pressure, to a boiling...

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The Best Hardest Thing We've Ever Done personal relationships

Hello Beautiful people!

For 30 years of our marriage, Todd and I cycled through the same challenge.

He Said, She Said

For Todd and I, communication has never been easy.

Many conversations, especially the ones where we had differing opinions, would lead to me feeling hurt and shutting down, and...

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The Future of Nursing Is You nurse leadership

Nursing has never been easy, but it's off-the-charts hard these days.

More and more responsibility is added to your plate everyday. Endless paperwork, constant changes, not enough time for patient/family care, relationships at work are challenging, and you have no energy left for the ones at home...

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My Marriage Changing 'Nugget' awareness personal relationships

Hello beautiful people,

Many years ago I was given a nugget of wisdom by an amazing woman and therapist named Carol. This beautiful nugget saved me from many years of disappointment.

The “nugget”

Carol told me, and this is the nugget, “There are no supposed to...

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Why Am I Feeling Hurt? awareness

I’ve read several books by, Gary Zukav, spiritual pioneer, master teacher and author of four consecutive New York Times best sellers.

Several years ago I listened to a podcast from 2016 and recently listened to it again.

The discussion and wisdom made a huge impact on my life then and it...

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How Do I Get It All In? self care

Hi Beautiful People 

This weekend I had the honor of presenting at a health and fitness fest.

Before I began to teach–as we  waited for the event to begin, I introduced myself to a group of ladies at the table. I asked them “ What do you hope to learn or hear more about from...

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