Honesty and Ethical Standards Among Nurses, Part 2: Study Design
by Last week, I discussed some initial thoughts on the December 2018 Gallup poll of U.S. public opinion concerning the honesty and ethical standards of various …
Category: Leadership
Culture / Ethics / Leadership / Nursing
Honesty and Ethical Standards Among Nurses, Part 1: First Reactions
If you are a nurse, you have most likely heard by now that yet another Gallup poll indicates that nurses are viewed by the American …
Anthropology / Career / Culture / Leadership / Nursing
National Nurses Week: Celebrating Nurses and Nursing With Genuine Admiration
As I write this, we are on the threshold of another National Nurses Week. The annual recognition week begins on May 6 and ends on …
Psychological Safety and Toxic Culture in Nursing Shared Governance
I recently received the March 2019 issue of American Nurse Today, the monthly magazine of American Nurses Association. The Leading the Way section includes a …
Community / Complexity / Interpretation / Leadership / Nursing / Philosophy
Cultivation of Nursing Community: Stated vs. Shared Values
While reflecting on my recent posts, I’ve been thinking about several issues related to the enduring nature of nursing communities. What does it mean to …
Community / Complexity / Interpretation / Leadership / Nursing / Philosophy
Nursing and Curation of Meaning in Patient Records
Recently, I have been writing about sensitivity to complexity as a leadership quality for nursing (see here). So far, I’ve highlighted the awareness of relationships …
Career / Community / Complexity / Leadership / Nursing / Philosophy
Sensitivity to Complexity: Key to Leadership in Nursing
In my previous post, while discussing the structure of community, I mentioned the complexity of communities. I noted that the interconnections and interactions between the …