Posts Tagged ‘nursing communication’

Patricia Nugent on “The Nurses Whispered”

Please enjoy this guest post by Patricia Nugent, a contributor to the book, “I Wasn’t This Strong When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming A Nurse“. Patricia is one of several contributors to this wonderful collection of stories who will be our guests on RN.FM Radio’s episode airing on June 3rd, 2013. Our thanks…

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Realizing Diversity’s Potential!

Beth Lincoln, MSN RN, is the author of Reflections From Common Ground: Cultural Awareness in Healthcare.  Beth will be our guest on RN.FM Radio on Monday, February 4th, 2013, and she has shared with us an insightful guest blog post that you will find below.

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Be excellent to each other

As you may remember, Keith and I had the amazing oportunity to spend some time with Linda Leekley, RN and Stacey Turnure, RN of Embracing Civility on RN.FM Radio. If you haven’t listened to the show yet, you might want to bump this one up on your priority list. I was moved to write a post…

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Gender, Healthcare and Communication

Recently on RN.FM Radio during a discussion with Beth Boynton, the nurse author of “Confident Voices: The Nurses’ Guide to Improving Communication and Creating Positive Workplaces”, we touched on the subject of gender and its effects on communication. Countless books on communication between the sexes have been written—the ones most readily coming to mind being…

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Book Review: “Confident Voices” by Beth Boynton, RN, MS

“Confident Voices: The Nurse’s Guide to Improving Communication and Creating Positive Workplaces“, was published in 2009 by Beth Boynton, RN, MS and edited by Bonnie Kerrick, RN, BSN. Summary In Confident Voices, Boynton strives to give nurses the understanding and skills to navigate the workplace in a way that fosters improved communication, healthier workplaces and…

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