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President's Message
Joyce


It’s Almost Summer!

A dash of spring flowers, a cup of summer breezes, the smell of late evening showers, all add up to a recipe for lots of smiles and happy thoughts. As we turn our thoughts to a little “me time,” let’s contemplate on the finer values in our lives. Make time “to be” with your family, take overdue naps and late evening walks. RESURRECT your “free spirit.” As we look forward to summer and then fall, recall how each new season refreshes, uplifts and motivates us to yet again be the BEST that WE CAN BE! Nursing is our profession! It’s a part of us that is always there to fill our days with the ability to provide a need that only a true professional can give. So, as you look forward to great summer days and some “me time,” take time to CONTEMPLATE on the PASSION that first bought YOU to NURSING. Relive the JOY, the PRIDE, the EAGERNESS you felt when you received your nursing pen, 1st “professional” stethoscope or 1st paying RN job! Refresh yourself this summer and “Raise the Bar!” Take pride,! Have joy! Regain your eagerness for Patient Care!

Joyce

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Stage 4: Wisdom and mentoring
 
Those who attain this stage might say, "I've seen almost everything, and I'm still amazed and delighted to witness young people maturing. Maybe old ideas that didn't work need to be tried again. I have to continue to work on redefining my role and my contribution for the good of the organization and the profession."

Things to watch for:
  1. Cynicism, indifference, lassitude, boredom
    • not keeping up with the latest trends in the profession
    • living in the past
  2. Setting yourself "above the fray"
    • wanting to set yourself apart from the daily grind, the minor frictions, and disagreements
    • focusing too much on the future and strategic thinking
  3. A legacy fixation
    • polishing your image and erasing all of your mistakes
    • creating a persona that's very different from reality
  4. Failure to recognize the value of this stage
    • not working to bring about the major changes in the industry that can result from your actions
    • not being available as a mentor or consultant
Things to do:
  1. Look for excitement in your job. One of the problems that accompanies this stage is a difficulty in staying connected. Aging is seen as something to be avoided; taking on the mantel of age is very counterintuitive. Get excited about the successes of your protoge and your staff; remember your numerous accomplishments.
  2. Look for ways to make your knowledge and expertise more widely available. Use the best practices you've amassed to help get important things done.
  3. Accept the role of arbitrator, resource, and historian. It takes some special skills, but the payoff can be enormous.
  4. Nurture and counsel your staff. Get your rewards through the successes of others. Learn to delay gratification, to take a long look, and to see that success in major change efforts takes time, patience, and nurturing.
  5. Help others begin to see the big picture. Cultivate the ability to move with ease from micro to macro, from tactical to strategic, and from short term to long range.

Source: Master the four stages of management by RB Pickett, LK Shoemaker, and MM Kennedy, Men in Nursing, 1(3):12-14, June 2006.

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