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COLUMNSFrom the CEO—As our younger child rapidly approaches the end of her undergraduate studies, it has been interesting to watch her sort through the next steps in her life. One thing has become abundantly clear to her in our conversations: The college fund will be depleted, so she needs a job to sustain her lifestyle! From the president—Imagine looking into the future: It’s November 2022, and we are celebrating the 100th birthday of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. What do you see? It will be quite a celebration, and I plan to be there! Kristene Diggins—The human spirit’s will to survive is evident when one faces the diagnosis of a terminal illness, and it is often our privilege to see this in our patients. The drive to fight for life exists in all of us, and the challenge is to nurture this fight in patients who come across our paths. Maureen Dobbins—It has been my pleasure in the past month to engage in meaningful dialogue with nurses both in Canada and the United States about evidence-informed practice. While the settings for these conversations varied—a national evidence-based nursing conference, a nursing research day in a large acute-care hospital and a seminar for a nursing research interest group—I was delighted to observe significant similarities among nurses in relation to their general enthusiasm for evidence-informed practice, as well as their eagerness to learn more about the process and to share lessons they have learned along the way. Karen Hill—Nursing and hospital environments are stressful. As nurses, we have always known hospitals are a source of stress for patients. The hospital environment is also stressful for bedside nurses—today more than ever. |
