These Nurses Are Saints
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP, March 25th, 2011This week I fulfilled a life goal. I inspired and honored the nurses and staff at St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Ever since I was a little girl and watched Danny Thomas on TV, I dreamed of visiting the hospital he began to help children, regardless of their ability to pay. I was in awe as [...]
Retain Your Nurses with Motivation
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP, October 9th, 2010A great nurse retention tool is to be a motivator. Find out what motivates your nurses, individually, as this often varies from person to person. Some are motivated by praise. Other are motivated by power and prestige. Still others feel motivated when filled with a sense of pride and feeling valued.
The days of cookie cutter, [...]
How To Take Care of Nurses
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP, February 20th, 2010Last 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 [...]
Let Nurses Focus on Patient Care
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP, February 9th, 2010To retain nurses in our profession, there needs to be a conscious effort to make the working environment safe and focused on patient care. Nurses want to be able to provide superb care to their patients.
If nurses can focus on the patient and not get caught up with issues that interfere with patient care, this [...]
You Must See this Pink Glove Dance!
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP, February 1st, 2010A friend sent a link for me to watch the Pink Glove Dance. Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland choreographed a dance performed by employees, as a breast cancer awareness event.I was so enthralled with the involvement of every department…talk about employee engagement! When I called the CNO, Martie Moore to compliment her, she [...]
