If you’ve ever been a patient, you know that you immediately become more vulnerable when in a healthcare environment. Whether entering a primary care office or a tertiary care medical center, the vulnerability presents itself for all of us (even the healthcare professionals). I believe that there will always be a sense of vulnerability for… Read more
May you find the opportunity in every challenge.
April 21, 2019
The internet erupted on Saturday about something that Senator Walsh in Washington State said in a hearing about nurses. Her tone and underlying assumptions about our ability to play cards while at work were very disrespectful to the 4 million of us in the United States. This is the second time in a few years… Read more
Acknowledging Personal Growth through Public Speaking
February 16, 2019 |
Last week I had some major flashbacks this afternoon as I approached the Northeastern campus. I was invited to speak on innovation in nursing and healthcare to graduate nursing students. I’ve done this annually for the last several years. As I approached the classroom, I had memories of rushing to class two nights a week… Read more
Workarounds and their power for finding Innovative Solutions
February 16, 2019 |
If you are anything like me, you see ways to make improvements wherever you go and wonder why something is the way it is… As nurses and healthcare professionals we need to make improvements often through workarounds to get our work done. In this piece, I describe those innovative behaviors through workarounds in the context… Read more
February 11th was National Inventor’s Day!
February 16, 2019 |
Last Monday was National Inventor’s Day! To celebrate the day, I attended an event held on behalf of UCONN at the Mark Twain House in Hartford CT. I learned quite a bit… February 11th is National Inventor’s Day because it is Thomas Edison’s birthday (inventor of the ?). The first patent issued from the USPTO was… Read more
