Posts Tagged ‘Workplace health’
Use Technology to Find a Work-Life Balance
As a startup entrepreneur, you might be overwhelmed with the numerous tasks set before you each day. 24 hours is not enough to get things done. Just going from one task to another leaves you drained and this results to you neglecting your family and your own health. Try to take it one day at…
Read MoreRead Back and Verified: Nurse Helps save kids after pool accident, Non-profit Hospital CEOs salary, the myth of compassion fatigue, and more
Here’s another read back and verified at Innovative Nurse to quench your thirst for all of that great content out there. Welcome to our latest editions this week. We want you to stay well informed whether you seek information on business, technology, education, career advice, or various other resources to help with your nursing practice.…
Read MoreYou talkin’ to me?
I’m sure we’ve all had those Robert De Niro moments where life, the system, the “whatever” has brought us to a breaking point where we just feel like pushing back a bit, although my disclaimer here is that I’m in no way advising anyone to step off the deep end and have the “Taxi Driver”…
Read MoreThe Impetus: A new series
Here at Innovative Nurse we’re always talking about how to support our community of nurses and other healthcare professionals to reach their potential with whatever goals they’re trying to achieve. Whether it’s the actual driving force behind innovation, paradigm shifts, or breaking the mold of the status quo, we’ll cover those topics here and discuss…
Read MoreThe Impact of Work Related Pain Disorders
As healthcare professionals we’re often telling our patients to use proper body mechanics and to continuously evaluate their surroundings to avoid injury or some other catastrophic event both personally and professionally. What practices are we implementing as clinicians? What safeguards to we have in place to insure our safety at work. When I was in the clinical…
Read MoreInfection with an attitude
Apparently there’s a virulent infection moving quickly throughout the entire healthcare system and the most effective course of treatment seems to be a reboot of the collective mind, but first it’s going to have to start with you. This disease process that I’m referring to is incivility in the workplace, and it not only impacts your…
Read MoreHow Your Smartphone Can Get You In Shape: 5 Great Diet Apps
Let’s throw it out there – diets stink. No one likes being on a diet. No one likes dragging their bodies out of bed at the crack of dawn to get to the gym. No one likes going out to eat with a group of friends and ordering a water and a salad. And no…
Read MoreAct like a kid. It’s good for business.
So, I can attest to life as an entrepreneur being an ongoing battle with juggling multiple projects and ideas. This past week however threw a few more balls in the air. A few sick kids later, and there goes all of my scheduled meetings, time at the office, and having to grind through the days…
Read MoreFive Office Chair Types That Can Make or Break Your Staff
Are you sitting down for this? According to a study done by the Medical Billing and Coding Organization, sitting for extended periods of time can lead to severe health problems. However, sitting in the wrong position or at the wrong angle is even worse. Surprisingly, sitting at a 70 degree angle, or leaning forward, and…
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