MoLo

Where does nursing research fit in the day to day world of nurses?

Does training for holistic nursing address the nurse's need to actively care for themselves and how?

Then I am sad that your organization is not taking advantage of the front line knowledge and expereince. I was lucky.

Am curious - if you had to pick one thing related to the nursing practice that is the toughest, what would it be?

Get into administration, or on committees! It takes you away from patient care somewhat when you step into management roles, but then you can enact a lot of change, probably not everything you want, but a lot! Best decision I made in my nursing car...

thinking of personalities, I think of things I can and cannot change. I attempt to reality check some truly out there behavior, but other than that, knowing it may not make any difference, I have to decide where my own limits are, and when and how I ...

I have spend close to 40 years in psychiatric nursing, last 16 in administration, and have a completely subjective observation. Fewer nurses are interested in psychiatry, and often the interest is as a stepping stone to becoming a psychiatric nu...

Curious - how many years did you work as a nurse prior to NP, and how does it impact your NP practice?

Ideally I would like to see a set number of years as an RN prior to advanced practice. A lot depends on the person, but in the big picture, I think the value is worth it.

Luke, You are clearly experienced in this field, and your patients are lucky to have you. I would observe that what you do for yourself is to recognize the illness, the limitations on what the nurse can expect, and a way to conduct yourself that...

What is one thing that you do to maintain your personal strength, optimism, energy when working with this population?

There is a balance somewhere that says this is not OK, and I want to work with you on it. Unfortunately we cannot control their response. I'm a psych nurse, we process to the death!

Curious, where are the lines for calling out sick from work?

They look so pathetic when they are sick. Like when a child throws up for the first time, and they are so shocked.

A very smart thing, thank you! Should be in all nursing programs.

Bladder scanners! Why are they so hard to keep track of??? We are not talking about something the size of a dime!

Have you ever respectfully called her out? 1:1? "Debbie, I am doing my best for the patients, and I feel like you seem annoyed with me when I am giving report. Is there something I could do differently that would help?" (I would hope Debbie would re...

I thnk you are brilliant. I get so focused on the interventions to maintain your best health, I have not recognized the importance of finding the job/type of nursing/schedule/peer group that brings you passion and job satisfaction to help in the more...

I am so appreciative of the cat compassion! Have been on both sides, staff nursing and administration. As much as it can be challenging to manage call outs, it is both the right and the ethical expectation of the nurse to care for themselves. I ...

Curious if stress is more formally addressed and managed in other nursing cultures?

The benefits of having an advanced care directive, so you can control decisions even when you cannot. And Pondering - thanks for a laugh!

It has been interesting to be in the field as advanced practice RNs have come into existence. (Yes I am old). At first I thought that experienced nurses brought something to the profession that was missing otherwise, as it was a beautiful blend of nu...

Curious if we think we are still eating our young in nursing, or if we have progressed to a more welcoming, mentoring attitude in general?

I am encouraged!! There has been so much attention to peer behavior over the years, maybe we have finally turned most of this corner.

We need an education campaign for patients to realize what we are trying to do, and what we need from them (respect). And then a course for nurses on how to respond to it professionally patients just aren't able or willing, and JKL, I love the way yo...