The Parchment Papers
Become a Chief Nursing Storytelling Officer: The Power of Nursing Stories!
Every nurse leader has a responsibility to ensure an exemplary work culture. Research shows a strong relationship between exemplary work cultures and workforce recruitment and retention. Bottom line, strong nursing work cultures attract and retain nurses.1 There are
Dialogue with a Nurse Leader Turned Travel Nurse!
A week ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with a nurse leader who made the decision to walk away from her leadership position and become a travel nurse. At the time of this article, she is happily
Digital Disruption in Nursing: The Nurse Leader’s Role
No one can deny that nursing is undergoing a digital disruption that will shift how we deliver care and lead our teams. Even though nurse leaders are struggling with our version of the great resignation, are the frontline
The Heart of Nursing Leaders
Approximately 22 years ago, Kenneth M. Blanchard, a renowned, yet influential leadership expert wrote the book ‘The Heart of a Leader: Insights on the Art of Influence’. His timeless work has great applicability for nurse leaders, particularly as
COVID-19 – THE VALUE OF LEADERSHIP PRESENCE
No one can deny that nurses are experiencing and will continue to experience extreme amounts of stress, burnout, and anguish related to the Covid-19 pandemic. With all the documented evidence surrounding the impact of the pandemic on nurses,
What’s Good About Nursing?
Over the course of many weeks, we have heard numerous reports from the media, findings from various research studies about nurses. In fact, all healthcare professionals, and the amazing work that they continue to do by caring for patients,
Are you a Health Changer?
Most nurses understand the importance of health and well-being not only for us personally, but collectively as individuals who are in the ‘caring and serving’ profession of nursing. Research has linked health and well-being to patient outcomes.1 Essentially,
The Parchment Papers
Become a Chief Nursing Storytelling Officer: The Power of Nursing Stories!
Every nurse leader has a responsibility to ensure an exemplary work culture. Research shows a strong relationship between exemplary work cultures and workforce recruitment and retention. Bottom line, strong nursing work cultures attract and retain nurses.1 There are
Dialogue with a Nurse Leader Turned Travel Nurse!
A week ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with a nurse leader who made the decision to walk away from her leadership position and become a travel nurse. At the time of this article, she is happily
Digital Disruption in Nursing: The Nurse Leader’s Role
No one can deny that nursing is undergoing a digital disruption that will shift how we deliver care and lead our teams. Even though nurse leaders are struggling with our version of the great resignation, are the frontline
The Heart of Nursing Leaders
Approximately 22 years ago, Kenneth M. Blanchard, a renowned, yet influential leadership expert wrote the book ‘The Heart of a Leader: Insights on the Art of Influence’. His timeless work has great applicability for nurse leaders, particularly as
COVID-19 – THE VALUE OF LEADERSHIP PRESENCE
No one can deny that nurses are experiencing and will continue to experience extreme amounts of stress, burnout, and anguish related to the Covid-19 pandemic. With all the documented evidence surrounding the impact of the pandemic on nurses,
What’s Good About Nursing?
Over the course of many weeks, we have heard numerous reports from the media, findings from various research studies about nurses. In fact, all healthcare professionals, and the amazing work that they continue to do by caring for patients,
Are you a Health Changer?
Most nurses understand the importance of health and well-being not only for us personally, but collectively as individuals who are in the ‘caring and serving’ profession of nursing. Research has linked health and well-being to patient outcomes.1 Essentially,