Top 8 Activities For Caregivers to Enjoy With Those They Care For: A Guest Post by Anna
Being a caregiver means not only taking care for someone’s physical needs, but also communicating effectively with this person. No one wants to be sick and/or old and you need to cheer up the one you want to help. Since caregiving is not an easy task, here is a list [...]
Dear Nurses Your are Appreciated: A Ballad by a Physician
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHwFuksUvYE Dear Nurses, Thank you. For doing what you do, and for doing it even when understaffed, exhausted, and set upon on all sides by the assembly line machinery of Healthcare 2.0. Thank you. For living up to the ancient Latin meaning of your chosen profession’s name, to nourish. Even when you yourselves go [...]
Thank you Alice: Nurse Makes History Retiring At 93-Years-Old After Working For 72 Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm72aVctQQI Published on Jul 20, 2016 93-year-old Alice Graber has been patient her whole life. She just decided to finally retire after spending her entire career caring for others as a nurse.150 people came out to eat celebratory cake at her retirement party. Alice, born in Nebraska, landed [...]
6 Ways to Restore Your Nursing Resilience: An Interview with Phyllis
Publish Date: July 20, 2016 in Periop Insider by AORN written by Carina Stanton Nursing in the twenty-first century requires a new set of tools to go the distance, according to nursing Career Coach Phyllis Quinlan, PhD, RN-BC. “To have the vitality and resilience to practice nursing today, we need to [...]
5 Warning Signs of Bad Nursing Home Care A Guest Post by Samantha Stein
We live in very busy times where we are ruled by our own schedules. When this happens, we often have little time to care for our aging loved ones. Luckily, nursing homes are an option for many of us. When we cannot provide the care that our elderly [...]
The Profession of Nursing is Not a Sprint, It is a Marathon
the best vision is insight phrase on a vintage slate blackboard Understand the Emotional Intelligence need to stay connected to the joy of your nursing practice. It takes: The ability to adapt The ability to make ans sustain relationships The ability to be resilient https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg6XboIJLSQ [...]
5 Products to Help An Elder Stay at Home Rather than Move to a Aged Care Facility A Guest Post by Andy Caton
For many elderly people, the thought of moving out of their beloved house and into an aged care facility or retirement home is repellent. Not only do elderly people want to remain in homes in which they may have lived for decades and which are full of memories, they [...]
Video Tribute: It’s A Nurse
Please remember that The Universe only asked a very special few to dedicate their lives in the service of caring for other...and you said Yes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64EiIXiMQxk Healthcare professionals across the country give of themselves every day. They are dedicated to serving you—our neighbors, friends and family. Their [...]
SINGING NURSE RAISES THE SPIRITS OF HER PATIENTS ON STATEN ISLAND GUEST POST BY STACEY SAGER EYE WITNESS NEWS
Self-Empathy word cloud on a white background. http://abc7ny.com/health/singing-nurse-raises-the-spirits-of-her-patients-on-staten-island/1335466/ One nurse is using her talent to bring out smiles and make connections with her patients. Whether it's Elvis or Italian, 33-year-old Kathleen Sarnes is nursing her patients back to health one note at a time. "She diverts your [...]
Veterans Benefits: Paying for Senior Care Guest Post by Jeff Anderson Originally Post in Senior Living Blog
Are you a senior veteran or an immediate family member of a veteran? Do you know about the veterans benefits you or a loved one have earned? Learn about the top secrets to paying for senior care. A Place for Mom has helped guide more than 410,000 veterans in their searches [...]
Caring Is a Delicate Balance: Cohen Children’s Medical Center is Now a Magnet Facility
On April 27, 2016, the Cohen Children's Medical Center got the call that their Magnet Journey was now over. CCMC has officially attained Magnet Status as awarded by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center. Congratulations! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re1Gaq2DiAY&feature=youtu.be
