These are trying times. Whether you are in the midst of the pandemic or waiting for the next outbreak there is little time to care for yourself, even though it is the most important time. This came to me from the American Nurses Association and I thought of all of you. Leading Through Crises: A […]
Author: Kim
Welcome! I am an RN, MSN with an emphasis on leadership and integrative nursing. This blog site can be an educational site or a place of respite. I have 25 years of nursing experience including 10 of those years in leadership positions. I am now proudly a clinical instructor at the University of Arizona College of Nursing. I have a faculty position in the RN-MSN Online Clinical Leadership Program. We emphasize integrative nursing education to leave a graduate with tools to create healing environments for patients, families, and communities as well as providing tools for each graduate to learn to care for themselves.
I am also a fellow in the Integrative Nurse Faculty Fellowship.
Health care is a brutal business in many parts of this country. In these many corporate structures, it is easy to lose sight of our patients and most definitely, ourselves.
Guided Imagery Suggestion
Hello all nurse heroes! I think about your struggles during every waking moment, how difficult this pandemic must be for you. I have to say I was proud of the nurse practitioner who stood up to the President saying that her facility did not always have PPE. But that is us, isn’t it? We speak […]
COVID-19 SOME TOUGH LOVE
I hear the horror stories from my students about how COVID-19 is affecting their care for patients. Is this the smartest action we can take? Are we not as important as the patients we care for? Is our leadership of this country leading to care for us? We are the only people between death or […]
SEASONAL ALLERGIES MAY NOT HAVE MUCH TO OFFER WITH INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES
When your immune system reacts, and others immune systems do not, you have an allergy. This can be called hay fever, seasonal allergies, or allergic rhinitis. Symptoms include a runny or stuffy nose, itchy eyes, coughing, and sneezing. With the scare of coronavirus these symptoms can make you and others nervous. The National Center for […]
News from Arizona Nursing Association
COVID-19 Update: Transmission via Respiratory Droplet Update: March 4, 2020 Based on the available evidence, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 infection, is transmitted via respiratory droplets between people in close contact, not by airborne transmission. It is now recommended that healthcare providers: Use standard, contact, and droplet precautions with eye protection for suspect or confirmed COVID-19 cases. Use […]
Year of the Nurse!
Globally, the nursing profession is celebrating a milestone in 2020, as the World Health Organization declares it the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. From: https://anayearofthenurse.org/ NURSES MONTH Because one week is not enough, ANA will celebrate nurses for the entire month […]
Online Courses Available!
The University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine is offering online CNE courses about Integrative Health. I am currently taking a 5 CNE course, that was free, in Environmental Health. It is a great format with a lot of information I did not know about, for example, an environmental health assessment added to […]
Nurses with Lack of Support Experience More Muscle Soreness
Check out the link below: https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/18281-anger-about-lack-of-co-worker-support-puts-nurses-at-higher-risk-of-msds-study You will find an interesting study which makes a lot of sense. If you, nurse, are not getting support from colleagues not only will that anger you but could put you in jeopardy because you’ve given up asking for help (with lifts, transfers, emotional support, etc.) I ended up […]
Holistic Assessment from Around the World
I was going through some research on integrative nursing when I found this great essay by Sonya Wallace (2013) who, at the time, was in her first year for a Bachelor of Nursing Science degree at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. When I started to read I did not look where […]
A Gift for Yourself this Nurse’s Week
I am not a salesman for Dr. Jean Watson but I am going to share with you special offers and insights from her now and then. This deal seemed pretty reasonable to gift yourself this May. You deserve it!! How are you all holding up as Spring turns to Summer? In Arizona we treasure the […]
The Integrative Nurse 