http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/ mPower-Your-Nurses Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:35:39 GMT David http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/185 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/185 There are times when I just don't know how I'm going to get everything done. Deadlines are looming, and the pressure is on. That's when it hits me ? the idea Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:44:52 GMT David http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/184 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/184 We have competency fairs and we hear a lot about continued competence in nursing, but do you want to remain merely competent or do you want to be Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:32:26 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/183 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/183 Re-imagine what nursing education will be like if every educational activity was designed to be maximally effective; every piece of every educational activity Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:42:48 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/182 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/182 One of the marks of a professional is their willingness to take personal responsibility for their competence. On occasion, nurses have told me that they have Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:28:55 GMT lisalarn99 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/181 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/181 I agree with your assertion that educators serve those they strive to teach. I am currently finishing my study of Management in Nursing for my BSN. One of Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:23:36 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/180 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/180 Great educators know one thing. The purpose in life is not to win. The purpose in life is to grow and to share. "When you come to look back on all that you Mon, 18 May 2009 18:11:32 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/179 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/179 Did you ever know one of those people who were always smiling? When you met that person with the smile on her face, it was probably hard not to smile back. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:00:51 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/178 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/178 Have you ever walked out on a movie that you absolutely loved? I've done it a couple of times. It might have been to take care of a sick kid or for some other Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:15:09 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/177 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/177 Flowers brighten up any room? that is already bright. A local flower shop promises that flowers will brighten up any room, but I doubt that they will do very Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:20:01 GMT pbartzak http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/176 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/176 I mostly agree with your ideas on the value of specialty nursing certification; in fact, I have obtained a nursing certification by exam and belong to the Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:18:41 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/175 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/175 Many nurses are pursuing certification due to pressure from their employer who is striving for magnet status, or for financial incentives that come as a result Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:54:28 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/174 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/174 According to Dr. Ernest of Ohio State University, leadership is not an innate characteristic. It can be developed through training. All nurses are leaders; so Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:28:36 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/173 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/173 "Nobody gives you power, you just take it." -Tom Peters, business author. What Tom Peters is referring to in this quote is the fact that power cannot be Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:41:22 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/172 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/172 Leaders are visionaries. The most important job of any leader is to share a vision for a powerful and glorious future that keeps hope alive. As a nurse Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:54:50 GMT David Woodruff http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/171 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpoweryournurses/message/171 Some people call it a mission statement; some call it a daily affirmation ? that sentence or two that clearly describes what it is that you were placed on