How To Take Care of Nurses

Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

Last week I had the honor of speaking at Hancock Regional Medical Center in Greenfield, Indiana. Their entire administrative team and even the Hospital Board is committed to caring for nurses!

One of the criteria for the Pathways to Excellence designation is work/life balance. Rarely have I seen a hospital so committed to providing that for [...]

Encourages Your Nurses to Sleep?!

Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

Centra Hospital in Lynchburg VA. had a great idea to care for their nurses. They created a formal sleep education program for new nursing staff. In addition to sleep stategies, all new graduates receive a sleep mask and ear plugs as well as a sleep consultation with Centra’s Sleep Disorders Center.
With so many new nurses [...]

You Just Gotta Laugh!

Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

Laughter 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 [...]

How Do We Find Life Balance in These Chaotic Times?

Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

As school starts and we begin signing our kids up for things, let’s pay attention to not over-scheduling them.

I overheard “soccer moms” talking about hauling their kids to soccer practice, and piano lessons, and karate and Girl Scouts and…then they have to go to work as a nurse!

Keeping a balance between involvement and insanity becomes [...]