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Happy Friday everyone! Don't miss our
Cherokee Authentic Workwear sale, going on this weekend at Lydia's. We've taken 20% off over 20 popular basics, so stop by and
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Resourceful Nurses? The Problem with Workarounds
Courtesy of NurseConnect
Nurses are a savvy, resourceful group. I’m not sure if this is an innate or acquired trait. But it is definitely a common one in our profession. Perhaps necessity really is the mother of invention. Whether or not they call it by name, most nurses are familiar with the concept of a “workaround.”
A workaround is an unapproved strategy used for accomplishing a required task. There are many reasons that nurses resort to workarounds. Due to the crisis nature of much of our work, we often lack the time to troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment, missing or damaged supplies, or noncompliant computer screens. We have to find a way to make it work. STAT.
To continue reading this article click here to visit NurseConnect.com.
Training the Trainers: Developing Today’s Nurse Preceptors and Mentors
By Susan Kreimer, MS, contributor at NurseZone
When Jan Hastings, MSN, RN, became a nurse 34 years ago, formal training for preceptors didn’t exist.
“It was kind of an expectation that once you were comfortable in your role, that you would be able to precept,” said Hastings, manager of nursing education and professional development at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill. Nursing research later showed that “training is absolutely necessary to be a good preceptor.”
In recent years, health care facilities have implemented more formalized training for preceptors. “There has been an explosion of online precepting programs,” said Meg Gulanick, PhD, APRN, FAAN, a professor at Loyola University Chicago’s Niehoff School of Nursing in Maywood, Ill., and some nursing schools are turning to professional preceptors instead of the typical “clinical faculty” to guide undergraduate students.
To continue reading this article, click here to visit NurseZone.com.
Today marks the first day of a brand new series on the Lydia’s blog: Ask Liza. One day each week I’ll be answering all of your questions about medical uniforms and scrubs. Got a question about what’s in style? Here’s the place to ask it! Want to know which size will fit your specific body type best? I’ll give you my personal recommendations. Whatever your question might be, whether it’s about prices, sizing, styles, brands etc., I’ll do my very best to give you a helpful and informative answer.
Submit your questions here.
I’m going to kick off the series with a fun question that recently came up. So here we go:
Q: I love having the most fashionable scrubs at my work place and I can’t wait for a new Lydia’s catalog to come in the mail. What styles and trends will be coming out in your next catalog that I can look forward to? A: Just last week I was thumbing through the racks of our newest products and there were a couple of looks that jumped out at me. Browsing through these medical scrubs it was clear that prints are going to be huge next season, especially for the fashion forward. I noticed scrubs that featured more than one print, which is a definite style statement. I also saw a very fun top that features a bold, can’t be missed image; it’s completely one of a kind and I love that! Seeing these nursing scrubs showed me that uniform designers are really pushing the envelope to provide health care workers with new up and coming styles. In addition to the trend of prints there were some unique necklines that I think you’ll like. In my opinion different style necklines provide an easy way to mix up your normal look, while still keeping it basic.
And the third thing that caught my eye was a new collection of medical uniforms from a popular street-wear brand. I don’t want to ruin the surprise so you’ll have to wait and find out which brand I’m referring to.:) If you have your own question,
send me an email and I’ll feature your question in the next Ask Liza segment. I can’t wait to hear from you!
Happy Friday everyone! Have a fun and safe Halloween and stop by the blog tomorrow to see Lydia's employees all dressed up!
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So many of you have told me how much you love Cherokee medical scrubs. I can see why: they’re well-known with a trusted name; they make scrubs that fit great and wash up well;
plus they offer something for every medical professional, whether it’s basic solids, designer nursing scrubs or professional lab coats. What’s not to love??
Today I want to tell you about a few new collections that are now offered in
Lydia’s Cherokee Superstore and I hope that you come to love these medical uniforms as much as you love favorites like Cherokee Authentic and Cherokee Flexibles. The new collections are:
Cherokee Studio,
Bamboo Planet and
World Adventure scrubs. Each line is completely unique. The Studio Collection is filled with youthful styles and features lots of fun prints. Bamboo planet scrubs focus on sending an eco-friendly message. And World Adventure scrubs are all about using rich earth tones to create fashionable styles.
I hope that you’ll stop by our
Cherokee Superstore and let me know what you think about these new uniforms. And next time you buy medical scrubs make sure to keep them in mind!
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P.S. Looking for an awesome deal on Cherokee scrubs? Try these
fun and affordable prints from Cherokee Authentic.
Happy Friday everyone. Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to take a minute and
enter this month's contest for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Lydia's Uniforms.
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My congratulations to Joelle, the $50 gift certificate winner in September's Editor @ Large Contest. Joelle has been a nurse for three years and currently works at a Pediatric Emergency Room in Long Island. She says that Urbane scrubs are her favorite becaue they are, "cute, fashionable and comfortable."
For September's contest, I asked you to leave a comment about the strangest complaint/reason for visit that you've ever received from a patient. Here's Joelle's winning comment:
A mom comes into the ER frantic. "My child needs to see a doctor quickly!" As the triage nurse I ask, "What’s the problem?" The mom says "My daughter has a bump on her arm its really itchy and red, she won't stop scratching at it! I called the pediatrician and he said to come to the ER." I say to the little girl, "Let me take a look, sweetie." When she lifts up her sleeve there is a small mosquito bite on her arm! You can't make these things up!
The Joy of Volunteer Nursing
By Debra Wood, RN, contributor at NurseZone
Caring doesn’t stop when the paychecks do, according to nurses around the country who have discovered the joy in practicing as a nurse volunteer.
“It’s extremely rewarding,” said Joleen Bechtel, RN, who participates in the nurse volunteer program at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas. “I enjoy the patient work and the camaraderie with other people in the hospital.”
Bechtel retired from the IV team at Lawrence in 2007. She grew restless after a few months at home and decided to help out at the hospital, but as a traditional volunteer she could not assist patients who asked for her help.
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Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy your weekend and don's miss out on $3 shipping at Lydia's. Use this opportunity to stock up on
spooky scrubs for Halloween or
pink ribbon scrubs for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month-a month that is dedicated to promoting the fight against breast cancer and raising awareness around the globe. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been recognized since 1985 and has steadily grown since then. Each year I'm impressed with the efforts made by my fellow students, co-workers and
friends to support this cause and I know that as we move into October I'll see my co-workers here at Lydia's making their own contributions to promote awareness.
To help you show your support,
we’ve stocked our online store with breast cancer awareness nursing scrubs and medical supplies from Baby Phat, Cherokee and Dickies. If you place your order now you’ll have your new medical scrubs by the beginning of October and you can wear them throughout the month (and of course there’s nothing wrong with wearing them year round).
In addition to wearing pink, is there anything that you’re doing in October to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month? If so,
leave a comment and tell me about it. Or if you have pictures of you and your co-workers wearing your pink scrubs or working to raise awareness send them in, I would love to share them on the blog.
Study Shows Nurses Have Positive Impact with End-of-Life Care
By Susan Kreimer, MS, contributor at NurseConnect
Many patients facing a terminal illness remain alert and willing to swap stories. All a nurse has to do is ask.“When we meet people for the first time, we get to know them on a level much deeper than what is in their medical chart or the data in the computer,” said Harri Brackett, RN, MS, CNS, ACHPN, a palliative care clinical nurse specialist at University of Colorado Hospital in Denver.
She discovers where they grew up, how they met their spouses, and what makes them tick. “Getting them to tell you about who they are, and about what legacy they are leaving behind, is extremely important and fulfilling – not only to the patient, but to us as clinicians,” she said.
To continue reading this article click here to visit NurseConnect.com.
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Modern Healthcare Names ‘Most Powerful’ Nurses
By Debra Wood, RN, contributor at NurseZone
In a year dominated by debate on health care reform, President Barack Obama, not surprisingly, topped Modern Healthcare’s 2009 list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare. Several influential nurses also ranked highly among the publication’s readers.
“This recognition isn’t about any one individual, rather it reflects well on the nursing profession’s collective strength, wisdom and leadership,” said Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR, president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), which, along with its constituent members represents nearly 200,000 individual nurses.
To continue reading about the outstanding nurses on this year’s list of the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare, click here to visit NurseZone.com.
Happy Friday everyone! Another busy week at Lydia's has flown by. I hope everyone had a great week and is looking forward to the weekend (even if you'll be spending some of it at work). If you plan on shopping for new medical uniforms this weekend make sure to check out our
print sale. There are lots of fun scrub tops on sale, like this cute dental scrubs top-->
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A New Solution? Community Colleges Begin Offering BSN Degrees
Courtesy of Debra Wood, RN, contributor at NurseZoneWith four-year nursing schools filled to capacity and a growing demand for more highly educated nurses, several community colleges have begun offering Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.
“We look at this as an enhancement of preparing the nursing workforce at a higher level of education,” said Fay Raines, PhD, RN, president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. “We think having more nurses prepared at a higher level is a good thing. There is evidence that higher education is linked to better patient outcomes.”
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