5 Things Worth the Investment: Apple Edition

July 29, 2026

If you scrolled on any social platform over the last week or two, you may have seen a trend emerging on: “5 things worth the money”. People are sharing their 5 things they find worth the investment for a variety of areas in life. 

I decided to offer my 5 things worth the investment focused on work and life technology needs. I am an Apple user and there are several products and services that I depend on each day. 

Below are my top 5 things worth the investment: Apple Edition

(ps… this is not an ad, just me sharing my preferences)

1.MacBook Pro (over Air): 

The Air is lighter and that is an advantage. However, I often feel limited in what I can accomplish with the Air in terms of connecting to other devices. I prefer the Pro. The Pro has more ports to connect devices such as display monitors, charging cables, headphones and more. 

2. iCloud Drive: 

Sync your files to iCloud and pay for the extra storage. Keep everything in one location that is accessible from any Apple device. Nothing should be kept on your hard drive that is not also backed up somewhere else. The Cloud allows for greater flexibility than an external hard drive. (However, both are valuable if you want a 3rd back up). 

3. Apple Care: 

Apple Care is similar to insurance but for your tech needs. You likely have a deductible for each item that needs assistance with some things covered at no cost. A check in at the Genius Bar and evaluation will tell you what you need. In the last few months, I have needed Apple Care for both my MacBook Pro and one of my iPhones. I recently learned that you can bundle several items for a condensed price each month. 

4. Air Tags: 

I love these little discs! How many times have you traveled and wondered:

  • “What do I do if my bag doesn’t make it off the baggage claim belt?” 

or 

  • “Where did I leave my keys?”

or

  • “What floor did I park my car on (after entering a massive parking lot)?”

Well, now I have an Air Tag in my car, attached to my keychain and also in the car. When I need to, I can go to “Find My” on my iPhone and search for the item (or device). These are well worth the expense. 

(I would love to see these also applied to hospital equipment when nurses are looking for pumps, poles, wheelchairs, tubes for the tube system and more).

5. iPhone: Choose your preferred model

I am a double iPhone user with a 13 Pro Max and a 17 Pro Max. However, I have had many of the iPhones over the years. I do not buy a new one each year but do upgrade after a few years as the software ages out and the camera usually gets better. 

There are now multiple models and different sizes on the iPhone. The integration with the apps and my MacBook Pro, iCloud Drive, Find My, Air Tags and more make it all an integrated system. 

There are a few other Apple products I depend on each day, but these are my top 5! (There are also a couple I have but never really adopted however those items are much fewer in number).

Sincerely, 

~ Dr. Tiffany Kelley PhD MBA RN NI-BC FNAP FAAN

Induction into the American Academy of Nursing

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On Saturday, October 18th, 2025, I had the honor of being inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing in Washington DC. I was honored alongside 300 other talented nurses from across the globe to join the 3400 Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).

The American Academy of Nursing (AAN)’s purpose is to serve, “the public by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. Academy Fellows are inducted into the organization for their extraordinary contributions to improve health locally and globally.” During the ceremony, I learned that there are over 3400 Fellows in the Academy who are accomplished and recognized leaders in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia. 

When speaking, teaching, or writing about nursing and associated topics of interest, I will often be sure to mention that nurses belong in all places where healthcare decisions are made. I share this statement so that one can imagine a career path that both suits the talents and interests while matching an aligned expertise need for society.

As I listened to my fellow inductee introductions, it was clear to me that the statement I have shared in an aspirational way to encourage others, is not only possible, but it is happening all around us across the globe.

There will always be new needs for nursing knowledge, expertise, interests, products, processes, services, roles. How we, as nurses, care will continue to shift as society evolves to further digitize healthcare. Yet, people need the care, knowledge, and expertise of nurses and healthcare professionals to truly deliver human centered care.

“If it is not documented, it is not done.”

October 16, 2025

As a nurse, this phrase holds the same meaning regardless of the clinical area where you may be providing direct care. The phrase is reflecting on the role of nursing documentation in nursing care delivery.

I am one of the nurses who began my nursing career using paper based charts and documentation records. Little time was spent on learning how to chart on the paper flowsheets, medication administration record (MAR) and nursing notes. The same is true of getting and giving report.

I learned from my preceptor during my first Registered Nurse (RN) role as a new graduate nurse. As a travel nurse, the orientation time was at most a day or two with another nurse. Thus, little focus was placed on how to document on the paper record for the patient.

Many of the nurses working today began their career on electronic nursing documentation. The choices of what one can document far exceeds what was visible on a paper based flowsheet. For a new graduate nurse, differentiating between all of the different fields and deciding which must be completed and/or which are not necessary for that patient is not easy to decipher when there is an underlying thought of:

“If it is not documented, it is not done.”

In Episode 8 of KnowMyVoice®, I discuss the context behind this phrase. I also explore how we may begin to shift away from something that feels like a “have to do” toward something that resembles a way to communicate through a digital form for the benefit of the patient.

Nursing documentation is a requirement but it is a requirement because of what the documentation provides to deliver the care patients need to make the best informed decisions as well as monitor progress and intervene as necessary.

Take a listen when time permits. Subscribe to the podcast and stay tuned for the next episode.

American Business Women’s Day

September 22, 2025

Today, September 22nd, is American Business Women’s Day!


Here you see me headed off to my 1st day of Kindergarten. However, the way I am carrying that Care Bear lunchbox may have been be a foreshadowing to the future.


I pursued an MBA at Northeastern while working on my MS in Nursing Administration to understand healthcare from a business perspective.

Why did care delivery feel so hard as a nurse? The time I got to spend with patients was never the incredibly challenging part. The challenging part was trying to get to the patient to deliver the necessary care. There was always some form of a barrier that made even the simplest of acts more challenging than they needed to be. I would often wonder why other industries did not appear as chaotic in the day to day.

I imagined that if I pursued an MBA and understood healthcare from the business lens, perhaps I could better make an impact on the nurses who are in the direct care delivery roles in the future.

All of that being said, I never imagined going on to start businesses after obtaining the degree.

Yet, it happened and the mindset instilled from my MBA Program at Northeastern helped me in so many ways both in and out of my entrepreneurial endeavors.

From a national historical perspective, there were over 12 million women who owned businesses in the U.S as of 2024. The day was formally recognized in 1986, nearly 40 years ago now.

~ Dr. Kelley

‘Dare to Dream’

September 21, 2025

I am in the heart of marathon training at the current moment. Thankfully, the humidity and outright heat has largely passed in Boston to better support the longer runs that are needed to prepare.

Yesterday, I geared my mind up for the longest run yet this season, somewhere between 10-12 miles. So, I planned a route that would support such distance and picked an area by the ocean.

Sometimes the mental lift of knowing that distance, time requirements and overall physical demands on the body could absolutely psych you out. I find this to often be the hardest part.

Starting, and knowing the challenge ahead for any big goal, can be paralyzing at the beginning. Paralyzing to the point that maybe you do not even start.

In the example of my run, the whole time I ran, I kept having to keep my mind on the goal, even when I thought it was hard. (Spoiler alert: it is ALWAYS hard for me ). I wanted to stop after 1 mile but if I did, I would then need to make up the distance today or tomorrow. I would then start down a spiral of discouragement, and disbelief in whether or not I could make the half marathon in 3 weeks.

It becomes a cycle. I am using running as an example here but apply it to any large goal.

You are often capable of more than you think. However, to hit that upper limit, sometimes referred to as a ‘ceiling’, of what is possible for your goals, you must depend on several different internal characteristics.

Some of these include:

  • A willingness to try,
  • Determination,
  • Discomfort in the work,
  • An ability to let the naysayers say what they might say to you or around you, and keep going anyway,
  • A desire to see what your ceiling may be at that time,
  • and so many others that do not photograph well for social media platforms 🙂 .

As I was running around the Marina yesterday, at a point where there was not a single human around me, I looked up and noticed this boat.

The boat’s name is ‘Dare to Dream’. I stopped, took a picture and then kept going.

Daring to dream includes the ability to think beyond your current moment and envision the future, no matter how big or small the goal may be. However, it also includes moving forward, both physically and mentally forward.

Sometimes, to begin to bring those dreams into fruition, it is literally taking one step in front of the other, embracing the uncomfortable stretch of the ind and body for whatever it may be…. Dare to Dream

Enjoy your Sunday,

~ Dr. Kelley

Reflections on the GenAI Divide Report from MIT

September 07, 2025

In Episode 7 of KnowMyVoice®, I reflect on the recent report from MIT: The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025 that was highlighted in a recent Fortune’s article. I examined key findings from the report and reflect on the findings in the context of innovative change in healthcare delivery.

Take a listen and if you have an idea for a podcast episode topics to cover or questions of curiosity, send us an email at either contact@nightingaleapps.com or contactus@icarenursingsolutions.com.

Enjoy your start to September. Be well and take care, ~ Dr. Kelley