Greater Boston Nursing Collective
Sharing the Six Principles of Integrative Nursing
Taking a page from Gandhi and interpretation from Mary Morrissey this morning…..
Feeling good about yourself is the foundation for positive thinking, and living a happy life. When our actions don’t match our words, we are out of alignment. When what we do is not what we said we’d do, then we are also out of integrity. We must love ourselves before we can love and serve others.
The majority of books I read these days are children’s books. I am a big fan of Dr. Seuss and his words have been speaking to me lately. There is another quote that says, “If you do what you love, you won’t work a day in your life!” I don’t always agree with that statement, but, in my opinion, this Dr. Seuss quote relates quite well to the nursing profession.
The joy we have in our practice shows in how much we care about the best possible outcomes (for our patients, nurses, & systems). Our joy and our caring drive us. I wanted to take this time to thank every nurse who loves their job and cares enough about people to make this world a better place!
I found a moment of joy yesterday at work when I was doing casual, unannounced rounds in an infusion area. On the white board was a quote I had sent in an email to all of you months ago and sent to the RCINJ staff Tuesday.
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
Rumi
Of course I felt joy that the email I sent had meaning for them because the email was a thank you note for how welcome I have been made to feel. BUT the real ping in my soul was the connection I felt among my Boston colleagues and my New Brunswick colleagues in that moment. The core of nursing practice spans all locations, patient populations and time. As we approach our gathering focusing on transformational leadership, key to the Magnet journey and so many of you may be at the Magnet Conference, I am sharing this thought about Joy as a play on words.