MICHELE SZKOLNICKI
M.Ed., BSN, RN, FACHE, FACMPE
Category: Blog
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Upholding the Human Touch: The Implications of Terminology in Healthcare Innovation
I recently attended a very interesting and compelling educational session on the topic of innovation and the changing face of healthcare. Much of the panel presentation discussion was regarding AI. The potential is truly fascinating. And then one of the presenters used a term in a discussion about emerging technology that made me cringe: “nurse…
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The problem with “To Do” lists
I was planning for the coming work week on a Sunday night recently and re-wrote my running “To Do” list. Sitting back to review it, I found that many of the items I had just listed were carry-overs from past weeks. Other items were no longer important and fell off. There was also a wide…
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Rediscovering the Wisdom of Rock-N-Roll: What is your favorite lyric?
I was doing some odd jobs around the house one Saturday so I popped in the iPods and decided to listen to my old iTunes Rock-N-Roll playlist on shuffle. The first song was “Freewill” by Rush. Singing and screaming along, I heard this one lyric and realized it’s profoundness: “If you choose not to decide you still…
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The computer is NOT running slow: The Manipulation of Lengthy Purchasing Processes
I recently embarked upon one of the worst purchasing experiences one can ever make: buying a new mattress. The only purchasing experience that is worse is buying a new car. Time is an invaluable commodity – it can’t be renewed and once time is gone, we can’t ever get it back. Businesses like Amazon realize this…
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Be like Water
My daughter purchased “Storyworth” for me for Mother’s Day. Every week, I respond to questions like “how did you get your first job”, or “what is your favorite possession”. I ponder and respond. At the end of a year, these stories will be compiled into “my story”. I have found this exercise of writing my stories to be a…
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Do things for joy
My husband recently made a midlife crisis purchase – a 1969 Oldsmobile 442. I asked him why he wanted this car… “It’s a good looking car”, he said. I am thinking, “you just bought 50 year old car…” I pushed him further – “tell me how it makes you feel”. He did not enjoy this…
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Reacquainting your team with their purpose
Hospital life continues to be hard in what I believe/hope is the beginning of the “post-pandemic” period of COVID. At a time when health care professionals are still reeling from the trauma they endured as a care giver during COVID, I think about how to keep our spirit alive. Those in healthcare professions typically choose…
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We are living in life-changing times – so let’s change it for the better
What is happening to us? I had a car blaring it’s horn at me after the light had barely turned green, another car riding my tail even though I was already 10 miles over the speed limit on a highway – in the right lane, and as I held the door for someone behind me,…
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Know Where You Are Headed? 10 Strategies for Charting Your Career Advancement Path
I was out to dinner recently with a work friend and our conversation turned into a career advancement discussion. She was wondering what she needed to do next in order to continue to progress forward. I found myself doing some thing that I love to do: mentoring and supporting a fellow colleague and friend. I…
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The Unexpected Gifts of … COVID
I was standing in a supermarket line recently, wearing my mask, and 6 feet away from the people in front and in back of me, when I overheard pieces of a conversation. There were two women nearby having a conversation. In a burst of laughter, one of the women said “Well, I guess that’s one of…