by Sharon | Mar 19, 2020 | Balance, Communications, Contingency Planning, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Healthy decision making, Infection Control, Leadership, Predictions, SMWGroup, Stress management, Supply Chain
Every day, we hear more about Covid-19…the number of patients in multiple countries, the number of deaths, the financial impact, and our future. We see young people on beaches in Florida ignoring the “Social Distancing” warnings; after all, they are...
by Sharon | Jun 21, 2019 | Balance, Boundaries, Burnout, Compassion, Confidence, Goals, Leadership, Nursing, Patient experience, Self esteem, SMWGroup, Teamwork
Chances are that you have done it at one time – increased your workload and put yourself, or your patient, at risk! Longer hours, greater workloads, staff reductions: These and other factors contribute to stress in the workplace. A healthy workplace helps combat...
by Sharon | May 14, 2019 | Compassion, Kindness, SMWGroup, Values
It is not “does it matter” but rather a question of how much it matters. In this morning’s Washington Post (Health and Science), writers Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli talked about a 34-year old ICU patient who was also a physician. That physician, a...
by Sharon | May 22, 2017 | Globally, Leadership, Nursing, Patient experience, SMWGroup, Teamwork
Think globally in terms of our own country…today the nurse is a global nurse, and we are all global patient experience champions simply because the patient demographics are so diverse and so multicultural. For over 12 years, I worked throughout Eastern Europe,...
by Sharon | May 11, 2016 | Healthy decision making
From infusion to evolution I am often asked how I could write infusion therapy textbooks for 25 years, and then write about work/life balance. How is it possible to shift paradigms so dramatically and connect the dots? I am often asked how I could possibly transition...
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