Nancy Dickenson-Hazard: Master bridge builder
by Jane Palmer
Cover story. The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International is not the same organization it was 14 years ago. It is more international, more collaborative and more cutting-edge, and much of the credit goes to Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, who steps down as chief executive officer in November.
Anne Ryder: A broadcast journalist’s deep connection with nurses
by Leslie Flowers
They say, what goes around comes around. Anne Ryder, keynote speaker at the 39th Biennial Convention in November, found that when you open up and take time to connect with another person, you receive a gift that stays with you for life.
Reflective practice, effective practice
by Christopher Johns
Reflection, observes the author, is like looking through a window at one’s self within the context of a particular experience. One of the best ways to capture what you see through that window is to write it down in a reflective journal.
Nursing: A sacred, healing dance
by Francis C. Biley and Nancy M. Chiocchi
“A perfect walking meditation for nurses,” write the authors, “is to transform themselves—visualize themselves—as dancers when in a clinical environment and when performing care.” Whether a solo performance or an entire corps de ballet, the carefully choreographed dances of nurses reveal inner beauty, promote healing and provide insights into group dynamics.
Don't like change? Blame it on your strategic style
by Bea Kalisch
The bad news is, among the jobs and professions studied by the author, nurses are among the least able to initiate and accept change. The good news is, needed change can be achieved if you understand the strategic styles of nurses and develop a strategy that accommodates them.
What feels good must be good?
Implications of grade inflation in nursing education
by Teresa Seright
“Acceptance of grade inflation sets students up to fail, puts patients at risk and makes nurse educators the target of litigation,” writes the author. Given those realities and the fact that, over the last 34 years, undergraduate grade point averages have risen 15 percent per decade, it’s critical, she contends, that nurse educators not follow the trend.
Emergency living personalities:
Is your profile affecting your leadership?
by Diane Sieg
What happens when personality traits become personality traps? The author describes five “emergency living personalities” and provides self-examination questions to help you avoid and/or overcome these traps.
Full-circle moment: Recognizing the joy stealer within
by Kathleen Heinrich
In this sequel to a two-part article about joy stealing published previously in Reflections on Nursing Leadership, the author identifies three ways in which people who have been victims of joy-stealing found themselves on the other end of this not-so-petty larceny.
EBP summit in the Andes
by R. Terry Olbrysh
It was a meeting of the minds—40 health care and nursing education leaders—high in the Andes, convened for the purpose of advancing evidence-based practice in Latin America. The first meeting of its kind to be held in South America, it won’t be last.
Last updated: 10/30/07
