Nurse Mentor

Seventy-five stories to sustain you in your work and on those bad days, remind you.

Read about the amazing nurses and hospital staff at NYU Langone Medical Center who had to evacuate hundreds of patients when the back up generator blew out on this story on NPR:  http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/30/163961325/at-new-york-university-medical-center-a-dramatic-critical-evacuation?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20121030 This is one of those times when things like disaster drills and JCAHO inspections really matter.  Even the best prepared places can face devastating consequences.   BRAVO to all the nurses and so glad you all are getting the recognition you deserve!

Capacity building for healthcare human resources comes in many forms.  This seven year program in Rwanda puts a new spin on it by having a public-private, international partnership funded through redirected international aid dollars. I am the first to admit this is a shameless plug for a great program my employer, NYU College of Nursing , is participating in through a university consortium.  I'm involved with the team studying the impact the program will have on patient care, nursing education, and health systems outcomes. If you're thinking about a career in global health, its good to learn about these types of partnerships.  They can mean great opportunities for field experience, the chance to learn about designing and conducting research, and most importantly, that real impact on people's lives requires a long term investment.  If you want to work in global health, you have to be willing to wait to see results and know that the changes you help to make might ...

My apologies for the long hiatus.  Although I am funded to have a semester free of teaching, grant writing has taken up all of my time recently.  Yet once again, students are inspiring me to write so here's what to expect in the next few weeks. How to be a smart nurse voter Why I'm voting for... Choosing the right masters program Transitioning in your first year in the hospital Here's hoping your semester goes well and you had one of those great nursing moments with a patient recently.

Mighty Nurse: A good all in one resource site for finding US nursing jobs and sharing frontline stories.  No matter where you are from, those frontline stories happen in your town, state, and country too.  Good nursing cartoons too for when you've had THAT kind of day.

Students who begin studying global health issues start to realize how complex health challenges are in many countries.  Sometimes a combined history lesson in economics, sociology, and politics provides a lot of helpful explanations for "why things are the way they are."  The Center for Global Development (who does a great global health blog) has an excellent presentation about the complexity behind social and economic development.  When you have some time, click here to watch the 45 minute presentation .

Yep, didn't see this one coming, not even because it was in London . That kind of visibility is bigger than you think.