Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC

If we’re not even defining family at our homes, what the heck are we doing around the table at our facilities?

As we move to the month of November and plan for Thanksgiving at our personal homes and facilities, I have a challenge for you.

Shouldn’t we avoid transferring people to the hospital if we can treat them in place? Come on, nurses, stop, take a breath, put on your nurse’s thinking cap.

What if we had a potluck meal and sat down with the people who work with us, no matter what the department, job duty, no matter where you came from or what you believe in, etc.?

I can’t help but comment on the incredible dedication of staff members during Hurricane Dorian. Remember that we can, and should, always take the lead in praising staff.

I don’t know if you have seen this hashtag on Twitter. #askingforafriend. It’s pretty funny. It’s a way to ask a question without embarrassing yourself. You know, like, “I’m just asking this for a friend of mine.”

In healthcare, things are about as transparent as an iron door, and we ought to be hopping mad about it.

Have you seen that new commercial for insurance coverage protection from “Mayhem,” posing as a car thief?   A poor guy is at a sporting event and gets notified that his car is being trashed and stolen. He’s so taken aback that all he can do is shriek “What?!” in disbelief, over and over, increasingly louder. …

Boy, take your first vacation in five years and you see some interesting signs along the way.

Recently, I saw a group email pop-up on my computer that basically states that surveyors showed up in a particular building and they may need electronic medical record access, so please stand by.