To Be Perfect or To Be Good? This is such a great question! When I taught nursing students I found there are many "perfectionists" entering the nursing profession. I also sa

A laugh is a smile that bursts.  ~Mary H. Waldrip   This last semester I tackled my critical care clinicals. I was extremely nervous, scared of the instructors, fearful of all the new thin

Once you log into the site, you will see in the upper right corner: Hello (Your Name)! and your picture.   Right below that, you will see your personal links for the community.  Since we a

        While on clinical I took care of a man that everyone else had referred to as grumpy and inconsiderate.  I was nervous to walk into his room because I thought he was going to yell at me to go

Starting on a new floor is always nerve racking. Thoughts rush through your head as you approach the floor: I wonder where the protocols are, I hope I didn't spill coffee on my uniform getting out of

    A few years ago I was introduced to an unusual way of looking at the word "try". Take a look with me and see if you begin to use it differently in your life, it could even be you wi

  I am currently in nursing school, and get to go to many different areas and settings for my clinical experience.  What has amazed me the most so far is how quickly one can pick up on the way a nurs

I have always believed that humor was part of the foundation of caring that we all stood on. It is our relief, it helps us to begin again, to hope again, to move forward, to heal, to do it all, or at

  I'm Deb Savage, RN, MSN, Certified Professional Coach and new to blogging. I've been a nurse for 25 years in different positions including Oncology, Critical Care, Education, Rural Nursing and cu

You are probably wondering why a "non-nurse" is writing a blog on a nurse networking site and I just want to say, that I am a huge fan and advocate for nurses.  I have nurses in my family (and do