Engage Nurses to Retain Nurses
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPI had the privilege of presenting 2 sessions at the Press Ganey National Client conference in Washington D.C. last week. I was thrilled that attendees benefited so from my Each One Reach One Nurse session ,where I shared over 150 tips on recruiting and retaining nurses, and they brainstormed even more!
As an expert in nurse [...]
Should You Bathe Your Patients?
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPBecause nurses are so busy doing high-tech care, sometimes we delegate the bathing of patients to nursing assistants. (what would we do without them?!) Yet, by doing so we are missing important opportunities to assess our patients.
Helping patients with personal hygiene lets nurses use all their assessment, observational and communication skills. We discover how well [...]
School Nurse’s are Real Heroes
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPI was a school nurse for 4 years when I lived in Tucson AZ, and have a great appreciation for these often-unsung heroes. As students head back to school this fall, more than 66,000 nurses are resuming their roles in school clinics across the country to take care of not only our kids, but their [...]
You Just Gotta Laugh!
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPLaughter is indeed the best medicine.
One of my best friends and the funniest motivational speaker is Brad Montgomery. Being with Brad, it’s easy to keep up with the little kids who laugh 400 times a day.
Brad called me from a book store in the Seattle airport recently, all excited to tell me he was holding [...]
Kids Color the World of Nurses
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPKids have so many career options these days.
When I was kid (now I sound like my mom!) girls mostly became teachers, nurses or secretaries. Now they can be doctors, big game hunters or astronauts!
How can we teach them about the joys of nursing? How can we lure them into our profession?
At the Indiana Organization of [...]