• Motivational Topics
  • Nursing for the fun of it - Heaven knows it's not for the money
  • This session is a humorous but motivational set of topics that looks at finding the joy in nursing and succeeding in this demanding field.
  • A funny thing happened on my way through the Amazon
  • The speaker recounts stories from over 20 years of travelling with medical teams around the world to various third world nations. Participants will not only have the opportunity to hear some amazing tales and see amazing pictures and videos, but applications will be made to succeeding in both career and life.
  • Leadership Topics
  • Nursing's dirty little secret
  • Workplace bullying
  • "Can I have your attention, please?"
  • Creative communication techniques for nursing leaders
  • Complaint Management 101
  • Advancing the mantle of leadership
  • The Art of Mentoring
  • Maximizing employee performance through creative motivational techniques
  • Traits of an effective nursing leader - A staff nurse's perspective
  • 1,000 nurses were surveyed across the US and Canada and asked what they felt the traits of an effective nursing leader were.
  • The results are presented including traits of charge nurses, managers, directors as well as results divided by size of facility, area of the country, and clinical unit.
  • "You want me to do what - by when?"
  • Time management tips and tricks
  • Push, pull, and stroll
  • Concepts of leadership and management
  • Just a bunch of happy campers
  • Managing employee and customer satisfaction
  • Working nights and weekends can be shifty
  • Minimizing the negative impact of shift work on the employee and workplace