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Approaching Monday. How can leadership help a tired nurse be ready to meet the challenges of the new week?
I am a manager who functions at a Regional level. My Mondays begin by reviewing each of my assigned facilities to assess what processes the nurses were able to complete. What may be needed for Monday and for the rest of the week. How I relay the results of that assessment can either cause more…
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December is a time to Reflect if I enhanced my Resident’s lives
know your purpose and your why , this is mine When you help me each day get ready, who do you see? Am I a stranger or am I still Me? Somedays I may know who you are But others I may think you are bizarre On these days, please don’t leave me Because you…
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It’s Official Skilled Nursing Support is a registered LLC
Today, I received my official business license for Skilled Nursing Support. It is really special that it arrived today because it happens to be the same day that my mom passed when I was 19 years old. Now you may be thinking, how is that something to celebrate? It is, because I believe it is…
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“Just Be”
What does it mean to you as a nurse when you hear just be? It may mean notice the now. It may mean relax and enjoy the present. It may mean this shift is really hard and you need to breathe. It may mean you just lost a patient and you just need to take…
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Thank You to all of the medical professionals who worked on Thanksgiving Day
I am one of the fortunate nurses who had Thanksgiving day as well as today as a scheduled day off. If you are a nurse or Healthcare professional you may of worked yesterday. I noticed most of the retail shops and service industries were closed on my drive to my to where I was celebrating…
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Thank God its Friday
This is a saying that most of us say after a week of work. What does it mean for you? Does it mean you are free from work duties for the weekend? Are you able to spend quality time with your family and friends? Are you now free to stay home and stay up later…
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Nursing today
Nursing in 2022 is very different than it was when I became a nurse in 1989. I never heard my colleagues expressing how they were ready to change professions due to not feeling valued. They were excited about our profession. I became a nurse because of the nurses who I spoke to about what I…
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Introduction
Who Am I? My name is Maria Messina and I am a Registered Nurse who graduated from Northeastern University with a BSN. I have been a nurse for over 34 years. I have worked in Long Term Care Nursing since 1989 which has been a privilege. Prior to joining Long Term Care I worked at…