Wisdom

Stories, however short, are a powerful way to define and delineate the real value of what nurses do. This piece by Lynn Visser, RN beautifully

I was speaking to an 81 year old physician who had been recently hospitalized after a bad fall. He told me that in all his

By Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP, FAAN National Nurses Week is celebrated each year starting on May 6 and ending on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s

When we go through difficult times, it is easy to feel sorry for ourselves and ask, “Why me?” This type of thinking creates resistance and

Some people want to quit as soon as something seems hard or they can’t do it perfectly right away. But there is arrogance in that

There were many times in my career (still are) when I had to say to someone more experienced than I, ‘I haven’t done this before.

It takes a village to “raise” a new nurse. Let’s all commit to “raising” the type of nurse we want to work side by side

When I was younger, I was afraid to ask questions. I feared it would show my ignorance, and I thought people would look down on

Self-care for nurses is not pampering, a luxury, or an extravagance. Plain and simple, it is routine maintenance for the body, mind, and spirit. If

I am often asked who my mentor was. I usually chuckle and say, “I didn’t have a mentor. If I had, I probably would have

“When something bad happens, you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen

My yoga instructor usually imparts some ‘yogic’ wisdom at the end of each class. This week he said, “We have two hands. One is to