The Real Nurse Jackie by Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Grateful pumpkins
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 30, 2019
As we move to the month of November and plan for Thanksgiving at our personal homes and facilities, I have a challenge for you.
Getting nurses to rethink rehospitalization
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 15, 2019
Shouldn’t we avoid transferring people to the hospital if we can treat them in place? Come on, nurses, stop, take a breath, put on your nurse’s thinking cap.
Who’s at your table?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 30, 2019
What if we had a potluck meal and sat down with the people who work with us, no matter what the department, job duty, no matter where you came from or what you believe in, etc.?
When the storm passed, dedication persevered
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 17, 2019
I can’t help but comment on the incredible dedication of staff members during Hurricane Dorian. Remember that we can, and should, always take the lead in praising staff.
#askingforafriend
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 03, 2019
I don’t know if you have seen this hashtag on Twitter. #askingforafriend. It’s pretty funny. It’s a way to ask a question without embarrassing yourself. You know, like, “I’m just asking this...
Transparently not transparent — it has to stop
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 20, 2019
In healthcare, things are about as transparent as an iron door, and we ought to be hopping mad about it.
When life work imitates commercial
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 06, 2019
Have you seen that new commercial for insurance coverage protection from “Mayhem,” posing as a car thief? A poor guy is at a sporting event and gets notified that his car is being trashed and stolen. He’s...
I saw the signs, and you should too
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 23, 2019
Boy, take your first vacation in five years and you see some interesting signs along the way.
What we have is a failure to communicate
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 25, 2019
Recently, I saw a group email pop-up on my computer that basically states that surveyors showed up in a particular building and they may need electronic medical record access, so please stand by.
Documentation nightmares: so noted
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 28, 2019
The bane of any nurse leader’s existence is reading some of her staff’s notes and just praying a surveyor or lawyer never finds them.