Access to high quality professional development programs can improve job satisfaction and retention in Long Term Care nursing staff

Access to high quality professional development programs can improve job satisfaction and retention in Long Term Care nursing staff

by | Mar 24, 2019 | Continuing Education, Coping with Stress, Cultural Competence, Inspirational, job satisfaction, nurse retention, Nursing Inspiration, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance

There are many complex issues in the Long Term Care healthcare setting that affect nursing staff job satisfaction and retention. In an environment that focuses on incredibly challenging chronic illness management coupled with a percentage of minimally educated and...
Welcome 2019: The Nurse Speak is ready for another AMAZING year!

Welcome 2019: The Nurse Speak is ready for another AMAZING year!

by | Jan 22, 2019 | Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, NNBA, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance

It feels like New Year’s Eve was just yesterday – and it’s already nearing the end of January! As the saying goes “time sure does fly by when you’re having fun”, and that’s exactly what’s been going on here at The Nurse...
December 2018 Nursing Entrepreneur Spotlight: Heather Taylor, RN

December 2018 Nursing Entrepreneur Spotlight: Heather Taylor, RN

by | Dec 1, 2018 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, NNBA, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Work-Life Balance

It is my strong belief that if we spend more time focusing on supporting and uplifting our colleagues, nurses would find greater satisfaction in the work that they do. Therefore I decided to create a monthly blog series: the Nursing Entrepreneur Spotlight – that...
Three Ways to Bring Holiday Cheer to the Bedside

Three Ways to Bring Holiday Cheer to the Bedside

by | Nov 24, 2018 | Coping with Stress, Holiday Work, Inspirational, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Work-Life Balance

  It’s that time of year again when patients and their families are relying on Nurses to provide excellent care along with a little holiday cheer to the bedside. Of course we can expect to face the normal stress of the job, however many of us will also...

November 2018 Nursing Entrepreneur Spotlight: Beth Hawkes, MSN, RN-BC

by | Nov 19, 2018 | Advanced Nursing Practice, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, NNBA, Nurses Matter, Nursing Inspiration, Nursing Leadership, Personal Experience, Strategies for Success, Student Nurse, Uncategorized, Writing

It is my strong belief that if we spend more time focusing on supporting and uplifting our colleagues, nurses would find greater satisfaction in the work that they do. Therefore I decided to create a monthly blog series: the Nursing Entrepreneur Spotlight – that...