I can’t believe 2021 is over. Where did the time go? In my last post of the year, I want to share my accomplishments for 2021. It was a busy and productive year. I hope you will check out the resources I developed, produced, and contributed to in 2021. Here you...
Wow, I can’t believe 2021 is over. Where did the time go? In my last post of the year, I want to share my accomplishments for 2021. It was a busy and productive year. I hope you will check out the resources I developed, produced, and contributed to in 2021. Here...
I am excited to share my new Special Report: We Are Made of Stories: Stories from a Nurse Advocate. The Report is a compilation of stories I have written in my Blog, Nurse Advocate over the past six years. I have used storytelling to share my experiences as a Brain...
If you are a reader of Nurse Advocate, you know that I share stories and situations that always ends with a reminder that everyone needs an advocate when they enter the healthcare system. I truly believe this because the system is complex, and unfamiliar for most...
This time of the year, November 24, 2014, to be specific, brings me back the day that rocked my world and changed my life as I knew it. I had just turned 60. I was healthy and living my best life, and then BAM…..I was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor. It was a scary time...
In this post, I have exciting News You Can Use that I wanted to share with the readers of Nurse Advocate. First, I was humbled to be inducted into the Case Management Society of America Fellowship Program. The Case Management Fellows represent a diverse community of...
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the 2021 International Nursing Congress. The theme was Nursing Around the World. More than 5500 nurses from 132 countries were registered to attend the biennial event, co-hosted this year by the Emirates Nursing Association....
Recently I led a webinar with two Case Management Leaders. Melanie Price is the President of CMSA, and Colleen Morley is the incoming president of CMSA. Colleen will take office at the June 2022 Annual Conference, which will take place in Orlando, June 1-4. Both have...
I was talking to my nephew over the weekend. He is a general manager at a restaurant in Philadelphia. As part of his role, he is responsible for hiring staff and overseeing the restaurant’s day-to-day operations. We were talking about how hard it is to...
Saw this image and message on LinkedIn recently and I thought I would share it in my Blog this week. I hope you take time to ponder the choices you make each day. What are you choosing?
Happy Case Management Week! This is a week that professionals specializing in case management take time to ‘toot’ their own horn. If you, a family member, or a friend ever had a case manager, you know they are special people. In this post, I want to...
Entering the healthcare system is challenging, intimidating, and stressful. In this post, I wanted to share some insights into who’s who and who you can depend on to answer your questions and help you make your hospital experience worthwhile. The Hospitalist: If you...
Caregivers are the unsung heroes of our healthcare system. This post shares a story shows that for those who are injured or have a chronic illness having a caregiver is critical! Recently I have been working with a patient named Troy who sustained a spinal cord injury...
I have been connected to Tom Dahlborg on Facebook and LinkedIn for the past few months and have found his posts thought-provoking and in line with many things that I see as distressing in our healthcare system. In one of our email discussions, I learned he recently...
There are a few events that people live through and remember where they were and what they were doing years after an event. September 11th is one of those events. On September 11, 2001, four coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States forever changed the...
As we leave for long Labor Day Weekend, I hope you take some time to read this poem and think about your life. The last year and a half has been difficult for all. The pandemic has made us question so much in our lives and rethink what is important. We have all...
Each year around this time, I share my Professional Reading List. I put this list together to highlight publications, e-letters, webinars, and special reports I use as a lifelong learner. Each of these resources help me keep up to date with the broad healthcare...
I love this photo as it proves the importance of timing and preparation. Imagine the work the photographer took to find this spot, set up, and wait for the sun to get to the perfect position so he could take this shot! How are you making the most of your life and...
