by Dierdre Fisher | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you are a nurse (LVN, RN, APRN) in Texas, you receive the Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin. This is a quarterly newsletter published by the Texas Board of Nursing (Board). Its purpose is to communicate information to nurses and other individuals of interest. The...
by Dierdre Fisher | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Problem Statement Over the years I’ve had this ongoing challenge of getting licensed vocational nurses LVNs) to understand the importance of knowing and understanding their scope and standards of practice related their level of licensure and delegation...
by Dierdre Fisher | May 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Nurses, it’s that time again where you get to be recognized for the hard work you do every day of the year. You work long, hard hours. Often those hours are filled with the unexpected and yet you are expected to perform to keep your patients safe and save lives. It is...
by Dierdre Fisher | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I recently read an article about suicide among medical professionals. The statistics were unclear. But the message was clear. While completed suicides may not be as high as implied in the article, the events and circumstances leading to someone taking such drastic...
by Dierdre Fisher | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
We’ve just celebrated World Mental Health Day, but like most events related to mental health, it was mostly over looked. The focus for this year is good mental health in the workplace I believe we should be mentally healthy before we get to the work place. You want to...
by Dierdre Fisher | Aug 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Back in December 2016 I posted a blog about goal setting. I had no idea that I would get to live out the steps so soon. I have had to use each step identified in that blog. I also experienced going forward and then having to back up before proceeding in order to reach...
