Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC

Last week, I once again joined my colleagues at the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award Examiners meeting. What a joy.

We’ve all heard it: “There is no ‘I’ in team.” But I challenge that.

Have you ever watched the Masters golf tournament? You know, the guys playing golf in Georgia, trying to grab the green jacket? I think you all know I love a good analogy (not as much as a good cup of coffee, but it’s close). So, if you do watch golf, you’ll notice that from novice…

I am sure you have all heard the saying, “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.” But in our profession, I think we find that sometimes it’s both. So, what in the heck do I mean?

A new twist on an old Christmas favorite, in honor of hard-working directors of nursing everywhere.

Working in long-term care is hard, very hard. You can “hide” from realities and then do something reactively, or you can … do the right things first.

I have been very touched by the outpouring of kindness from readers, both whom I know and others I don’t, since my father’s passing a couple of weeks ago.

After battling a long illness, I lost my hero, mentor, and father, Dr. Jack Fine, a week ago today, October 23. Anyone who knows me, knows the special relationship I had with my dad.