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As nurses we have patients, but we also need to have PATIENCE! In our world everything is needed NOW or 10 minutes ago. Our work environment many times seems to be in crisis and we get frustrated.

Some examples are July of any year we get new... I mean brand spanking new residents that to us seem completely incompetent because we forget that they are just like us. They are just starting to find their way in the medical world. We forgot that WE were once brand new too and although we THOUGHT we were smart ( like our teenagers) and knew everything, we realized quickly that we have a long way to go to know everything. We must help the residents along just like we help our fellow nurses along.

Each year, actually several times a year, we get the new nursing graduates. They have 12 weeks of orientation and then several weeks of mentoring and we let them fly. What we need to realize is they are still fragile and need to be handled with care. We need to get to know them... see what makes them tick and help them to grow stronger and more knowledgeable. This is where the patience comes in because many times our personalities clash or WE are frustrated with life or work so we LOSE our patience. It may have nothing to even do with that person, but we let our own personal lives run our work emotions. We must all remember back to when we first got out of school and entered our first job. I know it was scary and sometimes it still is. I thank all the nurses that were patient with me and helped me to grow and I hope I show my fellow employees the same thing.

Nursing is a very rewarding profession not only monetarily but emotionally, intellectually, and friendship-wise. I love the people I work with and I am very glad they are there with patience for me too.

Happy Nursing

Teri Weller Sundine BSN, RN

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Staff nursing is challenging and intense. It requires physical, psychological, mental and spiritual prowess, and stamina. In order to survive, one must find a bit of levity in any given day, recognize it as such, savor it for a moment, exhale, refresh, regroup, and move along. In current terms, that would be known as the “levity bundle.” Levity is spontaneous and fleeting so one must grab its nuances and quickly partake of its benefits. Sometimes we are so stressed and overwhelmed we totally miss our moment of reprieve. I’m embracing levity nowadays as a survival technique, and it is interesting to me where I find it.

I floated to O.T,U. this week; a fish out of water. I’m always amazed that I function quite nicely on my unit, but when I go to another unit I might as well be in a foreign country and not speak the language! My first patient’s chief complaint was listed as 129.9! I kept that little number in my head throughout the day; chuckling and scheming. I have no idea what it means but I will not miss an opportunity to take advantage of it in the future.

We had a pitch-in last week, mostly sweets, because everyone knows that stressed spelled backwards is desserts. I missed a great opportunity to make my infamous “Beefy Brownies,” but many good bakers provided wonderful treats. It was an appreciation/farewell for one of our favorite physicians - a very special interlude with a lot of banter and one moment that was quite hilarious; one that shall always be remembered. Levity.

Sometimes these levity moments are long remembered. When I first started working at IU, I worked nights. I was reading the nurse’s notes from the day and a student nurse was caring for an elderly gentleman that was learning the art of walking with a 4-prong cane. The entry: patient abel to use cain. Priceless.

And, then, there is the “Chicken Catcher.” One day a group of us converged at the nurses' station and started talking about the program America’s Got Talent. I stated that I liked the “Chicken Catcher.” The conversation that ensued went fifty directions regarding the job of a “Chicken Catcher.” Wikepedia finally gave us the job description: A chicken catcher is one who catches chickens. OK then. In the final analysis we decided there was a need for such a job because chickens cannot be herded.

The next day our conversation centered around the fact that the chicken catcher had won the million dollars and a show of his own in Vegas. He was a quiet, shy man that had moved way out of his comfort zone to catch a dream. It changed his life completely.

Chicken catching and dream catching have enough merit to be independent blogs, our reality is “levity catching,” and when we accomplish it, we can exhale.

Have a nice day.

Sherry

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In a world where cell phones have cameras and millions of people participate in social networking activities like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, it is easy to forget what information is private. People receiving care in hospitals are at their most vulnerable. Because we as health care workers have access to sensitive information, we are held to a high standard when it comes to patient privacy.

Patients trust that what they tell us will stay with us unless they give us permission to share the information, or the information is shared for the safety and well-being of the patient. This duty was much easier when each patient had only one copy of a paper record. Today electronic records make it possible to forget the boundaries of privacy and inappropriately share confidential information; these days, such a breach can mean that anyone with access to the World Wide Web is looking.

Protecting private health information has become very complex, which is why there is a federal HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule. Clarian Health also has HIPAA policies and procedures to guide employee behavior. The HIPAA rules create national standards designed to protect personal health information. The rules set limitations on the use and disclosure of health records and establish safeguards to protect the privacy of health information. For the average health care provider like Clarian, the Privacy Rule requires activities such as:

• Adopting and implementing privacy procedures
• Training employees so that they understand the privacy procedures
• Designating an individual to be responsible for overseeing privacy procedures
• Properly securing patient health information

Health care providers have a strong tradition of safeguarding private health information. That tradition is based on trust.

The hospital system I work for has an abundance of resources to help nurses navigate the nuances of the HIPAA rules including a new Web page with links to policies, training modules and people who can help us uphold the trust of our patients when it comes to protected health information.

What does your employer do to help you understand HIPAA?

Lucia Wocial, PhD, RN
Clarian Health Nurse Ethicist

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"What is the best place for a new nurse to start a career?"

"I was told that to be a good nurse you must have med/surg experience before going into a specialty area. Is that true?"

"I apply for positions that require experience because I was a student nurse on the floor for two years."

"I was told that I need to pass my boards before I would be hired into a hospital."

"Does my clinical experience count for nurse experience?"

"Is Clarian on a nursing hiring freeze?"

"Do you offer a sign-on bonus?"

These are all questions and comments that come to me and my colleagues in nurse recruitment. I wanted to take time to address them. We welcome all new nurses to apply for positions here at Clarian. On the Clarian Nursing Career Center website, you will see the open positions posted, and most of the positions that require nursing experience will say that on the posting.

It is the individuals preference as to gaining floor nursing experience before going into a specialty area. We do offer, at different times during the year, specialty internships to help new nurses get training in those specialty areas. Examples are the operating rooms and critical care areas.

Student nurse extern or nursing school clinical does not qualify as nursing experience. Positions posted for RN experience are looking for registered nurse experience.

Although Clarian does not offer sign-on bonuses, we do have other incentives for employees such as the career advancement program, tuition reimbursement, and advancement in education through the Clarian degree program at work.

For answers to any other questions, please contact a nurse recruiter at 317 962-2600.

Shalunda

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Happy Valentine’s Day! As you love someone today, remember to be kind to yourself. Beyond the joys of chocolate, remember who you are and the contributions you make every day.

This has been a grueling week at IU Clarian. I think a full moon, Friday the 13th and Valentine’s Day all within the same week skewed the universe a bit and impacted us greatly. We had many patient challenges, some electronic glitches that were un-nerving , lots of overtime for many people, and we just seemed to work flat out every day. Now we are all exhausted!

Last night, after a 50 hour week, I once again concluded that nursing is a hard job. On my way home, I reflected on why and how I have done this job for so long! As always, I reminded myself of this fact: the reward of nursing is in the work itself. Beyond multiple, multiple tasks, there is caring, comforting, advocating, sharing and connecting... I have had some special moments this week with patients and families that are stories yet to be written – I’ll savor them for now.

I have had times this week as an older charge nurse where I have been impressed with, and proud of the young people I work with - one particular situation involving a terminally ill patient. And, I learned something new: I can now tell you about a Klatsins tumor! I love a teaching hospital. Once again, I have been “rewarded by the work” and by Monday morning. I will be refreshed and ready.

However, I am keeping a watchful eye on February 22! That is the day the Moon forms a line with Mercury, Jupiter and Mars... Now that could really skew my universe!

Sherry

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