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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNIHNCCIH/bulletins/2385cbc The link above will take you to a lecture and Q & A we should all listen to (you may have to copy and paste). The lecture, by Dr. Alan Leshner, was shared with the National Institute of Complementary and Integrative Health (NICIH) scientists. Nurses are scientists, we should not and cannot deny that […]

It’s 3:23 in the morning and I’m awake because my great great grandchildren won’t let me sleep my great great grandchildren ask me in dreams what did you do while the planet was plundered? what did you do when the earth was unraveling? surely you did something when the seasons started failing? as the mammals, […]

We have a magic place just north of Tucson; Picacho Peak National Park. In the spring, when our winter rains are plentiful, a burst of California Poppies & many other wildflowers bloom all over the mountain sides. My husband, dog, and I went this last Sunday. The wait to get into the park was over […]

Spring is in the air in Tucson, Arizona. The weather is beautiful and the wildflowers in the desert are blooming large from all the rain we had this winter. The washes around Tucson are filled with water from snow melt on Mt. Lemmon, a 10,000 foot high mountain, one hour drive to the top from […]

New Caring Science, Mindful Practice Website and Blog Hi Everyone,Dr. Stizman is a Professor, Undergraduate Nursing Science, at East Carolina University (NC). She created a beautiful website caringsciencemindfulpractice.com with a CSMP (Caring Science Mindful Practice) Blog that I want to share with you. Dr. Sitzman created this because so many of her colleagues, students, and […]