MICHELE SZKOLNICKI
M.Ed., BSN, RN, FACHE, FACMPE
Tag: COVID
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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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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…
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Don’t Waste This Chance to be Your Best Self
I have a professional colleague who asked me to be his mentor several years ago. He reached out to me recently: “I have a professional question for you – we are about to go through a reduction in force, furlough coworkers, and cut coworkers hours because of COVID-19. How do you deal with uncertain times…