If you care for patients, you still need liability insurance As part of an unofficial poll I casually asked some nurse and physician colleagues whether they would attend an educational session on the need for liability insurance. I was surprised to find many said while they thought the topic was interesting and important, they would not attend. Their rationale was that they do not care for patients and therefore no longer have the need for

Yes, Resilience and Grit are Good Things, But…. The healthcare industry is especially taxed right now. This means clinicians are working very hard, but you always worked really hard, didn’t you? We are constantly being bombarded from our workplaces with programs that increase resilience and encourage us to have grit. Are these valuable qualities to have? Of course they are, but the reason we discuss them is because the incessant barrage of reminders to be

New Clinical Role After COVID 19? COVID 19 uncovered some pre-existing areas of weakness in the healthcare industry (limited PPE, anyone?) and in many individual healthcare facilities. For many, it uncovered some already weak areas. This has made many nurses, physicians and other clinicians reconsider their careers, work life balance and future professional and personal goals. For others, you may have been furloughed or laid off or even terminated. Regardless of why, there are many

Second Victimization, Compassion Fatigue, Moral/Injury Distress and Burnout What do second victimization, compassion fatigue, moral injury, moral distress, and burnout all have in common? It sounds like the foundation of a good joke, right? But it really is a pretty serious issue. Our healthcare clinicians are struggling! They are overworked, often underpaid, have to contend with the already challenging provision of care with limited resources and doing all of this now during a pandemic. This

It is Illegal to Call Yourself a Nurse if You Are Not Licensed & Why Doctors Should Care It is a crime to refer to yourself as a nurse if you are not licensed as a nurse. If you are a medical assistant or nursing assistant for example, this means you cannot identify yourself as a nurse. I know in some practices it may be common practice to refer to medical assistants as nurses, but