My Summer Reading List is an annual post that I put together through the contributions of family, friends, and colleagues. I started doing my Summer Reading List in 2016 and have continued it to the present as so many people look forward to it. Feel free to click on...
As we enter the summer months, many of you will be taking a vacation or at least time off from work. In this week’s post, I wanted to share the book and Special Reports I wrote over the past year. If you are looking for something to read, feel free to download these...
Last week I attended the 29th Annual Case Management Society of America Conference. This is an event that I look forward to each year since I entered the practice of case management in 1988. CMSA is the professional organization for those working in the area of case...
As my post from last week said, I took some time off to recharge and rejuvenate. Well, I am back this week, rested and recharged! My husband and I took a Viking River Cruise to Paris and Normandy! We had a wonderful time, met some interesting people from around the...
I took some time off to disconnect and recharge. While I am away, I wanted to ask you to help me to put together my 2019 Summer Reading List. If you have a suggestion, email me at allewellyn48@gmail.com a book or two that you read this year that you loved, moved you...
Everyone needs to be their own Best Advocate when they enter the healthcare system. Why? Let me provide a few reasons: Medical Errors are the 3 rd Leading Cause of Death in the United States Medical Care is Expensive YOU are paying more and more of the cost of...
It is hard to say you are sorry. Many of us struggle to find the best way to say we are sorry when something happens in our lives. Some people lose years of their lives being estranged from a friend or family member because they don’t know how to say they are sorry. ...
Not many of us take the time to prepare for a life-changing event. We live our lives, take care of ourselves as best we can and don’t think about challenges that can occur. If you have ever experienced a life-changing event, you shift your thinking and begin to...
In honor of National Nurses Week, I am sharing my new Special Report: Second Acts: Reflections from Nurses to Inspire the Next Generation of Nurses. This report was written by Nurses for Nurses. I hope you will take a few minutes to read this the report and pick up a...
Keeping up to date is important to me as a nurse, case manager and as a Nurse Advocate. That is why each year I put together my Professional Reading List to assist you, the readers of Nurse Advocate to keep up with your continuous learning efforts. There is a lot of...
This week, I have been very aware of the importance of time on healing. We have all heard the term, Time Heals. We say it to people when they have a loss, and we tell ourselves when we are worried…give yourself this time. You will be amazed at how things WILL work...
I recently completed a project that I have been working on for just about one year. It was a labor of love that I would like to share with you, the readers and followers of Nurse Advocate around the world. I am calling this project, 2nd Acts. As you will read, a 2nd...
Going to Capitol Hill when advocating for a cause or working to get a Bill passed is critical. Being visible on the Hill allows you to meet and talk face to face with Legislative Aides, Legislative Directors and sometimes if they are in town, the actual Members of...
Recently I attended the 19th Population Health Colloquium in Philadelphia PA. The conference is an annual event and brings together leaders from the Population Health world to learn, network and share ideas on issues impacting the health of the population. The format...
We have all heard the quote, “To err is human, to forgive divine.” It was first talked about in an Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope in 1711. The term, To Err, Is Human, surfaced again in November 1999 when the U.S. Institute of Medicine wrote the report...
Last week, I attended the CCMC New World Symposium at the Gaylord Palms Hotel. The conference was interesting and allowed me to catch up with colleagues and friends in the area of case management. Today, case management professionals are in a position to effect change...
If you have read Nurse Advocate before, you might recall me mentioning in previous posts that I belong to a service organization known as Quota International. I am a member of the local Club, Quota of Plantation FL. Each year, the members choose a Sunday in February...
February is the month for lovers and it also American Heart Month. To recognize Heart Month, I invited a friend and nurse colleague, Rajitha Bommakanti, RN, CCM, Health Coach, and Patient Advocate to be a guest writer for this week’s post. Rajitha has been...
