Remember your first day as a nurse? You thought, What a privilege to do this work! It's true. Few other professions afford the opportunity to impact lives on such a profound level, not only physically but emotionally and spiritually as well. Yet the same qualities that make nursing so deeply rewarding can also make it a challenge, over time, to sustain your energy and passion. Inspired Nurse helps us maintain and recapture those elusive qualities. In this thought-provoking workbook, Rich Bluni, RN reminds nurses and all healthcare employees why we chose this profession. He provides a wealth of action-oriented "spiritual stretches" that help us more fully integrate the gifts of nursing- joy, wonder, gratitude, insight and grief - into our daily lives. Rich Bluni's personal stories illuminate those sacred moments we all experience. Inspired Nurse is a welcome validation that when we stay engaged and committed, we're more likely to provide extraordinary patient care in terms of both clinical outcomes and human compassion.

Inspired Nurse

Medical Books

Rich Bluni

Nursing

Fire Starter Publishing

Nurses inspire others through their selfless devotion. Our research on women and work/life blend showed that while nurses take wonderful care of their patients, they sometimes sacrifice their own wellbeing in the process.
Nurses spend little time focusing on themselves and the impact they have. And when they do take the rare moment for themselves, they often experience guilt about what they are not doing for others during this time.
We hope Inspired Journal, along with its companion book Inspired Nurse (written by Studer Group's own Rich Bluni, RN) will change that mindset. Together, they can help nurses take time to reflect on themselves and the difference they make in others, lives,and remind them to do what they can to take care of themselves.
What are you doing to be good to you? Perhaps Inspired Journal can help you answer that question for yourself. And perhaps it can help your colleagues and coworkers answer that question, too.

Inspired Journal: A Companion to Inspired Nurse

Religion & Spirituality

Fire Starter Publishing, LLC

Something fluffy this way comes. And good news it just might change your life!Peace. Love. Forgiveness. Gratitude. To cynics, these words might as well read puffy clouds, candy hearts, teddy bears, and frolicking kittens. Yet that so-called fluffy stuff is powerful. It gets us engaged-and engaged employees provide excellent care, drive dramatic change, and keep organizations alive so they serve patients another day.
Oh No...Noth More of That Fluffy Stuff!is a funny, heartfelt look at what it takes to overcome obstacles and tap into the passion that fuels our best work. The book's practical exercises help us get happier, more excited, and more connected to the meaning in our daily lives. Here are just a few of Rich Bluni's insights: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. It's necessary for handing out compliments, saying that you, and telling co-workers that you-gasp-appreciate them. Learn the distinction between forgiving and forgetting. (When your roommate sells your jewelry to feed his addiction to Elivs memorabilia, forgive him, but don't leave your pin number in the pocket of his new sequined white jumpsuit!) Don't try to go it alon. For every pioneer who built their little house on the prairie, ten others were eaten by bears.
The challenges we face in the work place are tough, and our work is not likely to get easier. Yet when we're willing to, as Bluni phrases it, harass our spirits, we hone the inner resources we need to face whatever life sends our way with courage and commitment.

Oh No...Not More of That Fluffy Stuff! The Power of Engagement

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Nurses, Isn't It Time to Care for Yourself the Way You Care for Everyone Else? The follow-up to Rich Bluni, RN's bestseller and award winning Inspired Nurse almost had to be written. The author speaks in front of tens of thousands of nurses every year at conferences and healthcare organizations. He shares his stories, listens to theirs, and constantly fields the question, "So, when's the next book coming out?" Finally, here it is! Inspired Nurse Too will make you laugh, cry, reconnect to your sense of meaning and purpose, and remember to be grateful for the incredible work you do every day. Most of all, it will help you sustain the energy and passion you need to provide the extraordinary care your patients need, expect, and deserve. Besides the stories that touch your heart and make you nod your head in recognition, this book is packed with action steps to help stay engaged, committed, and inspired as you continue on this amazing journey called nursing. "The most giving people on earth are nurses," says Bluni. "We constantly pour out ourselves to our patients, teams, organizations and communities. But if even the most beautiful vessel in the world constantly pours out, and never refills, it becomes empty--and an empty vessel cannot fulfill its purpose.That's why I wrote this book, to help nurses replenish their spirits so they can serve the patients who need them," he adds. "You are gifts and blessings to those you care for, teach, and lead. Inspired Nurse Too is a gift you give yourself."

Inspired Nurse Too

Inspired Excellence

Huron Consulting Group