Know My Voice®
September 06, 2016 |
A conversation a few months ago led me to wonder (and I should have asked), ‘why isn’t a nurse part of this meeting’? At that time, I was speaking with a physician and a project director about bedside nursing solutions using mobile to address existing workflow challenges. I realized toward the end of the… Read more
May 12, 2016 |
Today I was invited to host a #TweetChat with Kareo to discuss hot topics that affect us all, nurses, providers, patients and families. We had a wonderful discussion and I’m happy to share the transcript here: https://storify.com/GoKareo/patient-information-flow-technology#publicize What I learned today is that we could have discussed each one of the questions in great length. There… Read more
November 30, 2015 |
“You are taking my vitals on a post-it note!?” I said these words a few weeks ago during a doctor’s visit. When it was my turn to be seen, I was brought back to a very small room and the nurse said, “I need to take your vitals”. She sat me down and started with… Read more
May 06, 2015 |
Promoting patient-provider relationships and patient engagement in one’s own health care delivery are two topics that often come up for current discussion. I believe both are necessary for quality patient health outcomes. However, establishing a patient-provider relationship and engaging the patient are both areas that require continuous efforts from the providers and the patients. We… Read more
May 06, 2015 |
“Where’s my sheet?!” Nurses, you know the sheet I’m referring to…you also know the feeling of panic that rushes over you when you can’t find it. “Where did I leave it? I need that to know my patients!” This sheet is a piece of paper that is the nurses’ daily lifeline to knowing their patients.
Dr. Kelley has 14 years of nursing experience. She spent the last 9 years working in the field of nursing informatics. Read more
