by Gedi | May 9, 2019 | Blog, GEDI, Global, Human Resources, INLI, International, Leadership, Nurses Week, Patient Experience, Patient safey
Happy Nurse’s Week! Yes, that is right; nurses have an entire week of celebration (not just a day, like many other professions). And during this week, many hospitals and organizations will have activities to celebrate nurses, anywhere from ice cream socials, to award...
by Gedi | Apr 22, 2019 | AIHA, Blog, Engagement, Evolution, GEDI, Global, INLI, International, Leadership, Talent Management
This past September I was invited to speak at the International Conference to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Postgraduate Nursing School in St. Petersburg, Russia. Having worked with the Nursing School since 1992 (see the June 2, 2018 BLOG—What a Difference...
by Gedi | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog, GEDI, Global, INLI, International, Leadership
WORDS OF WISDOM You can learn much from networking with the people involved in professional organizations. Become involved in at least two professional organizations. One should be broad in scope and covers all areas of nursing such as the American Nurses Association...
by Gedi | Mar 13, 2019 | Blog, Certification, Certified Nurse Day, Certified Nurses, Engagement, GEDI, Global, Leadership, Patient Experience
By Mary Alexander, MA, RN, CRNI®, CAE, FAAN Our current blog content comes from Mary Alexander, CEO of the Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation and a GEDI Board Member/Secretary. Today’s healthcare environment is complex – patients are living longer, new...
by Gedi | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog, GEDI, Global, INLI, International, Leadership, Patient Experience, Reality
The purpose of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH) is to network with nurses, midwives and allied health professionals—to create consensus among communities and nations—as a policy priority—to recognize that the essential foundation for a peaceful and...
by Gedi | Feb 7, 2019 | AIHA, Blog, Engagement, GEDI, Global, INLI, International, Leadership, Reality, Travel
I was bound for Murmansk, north of the Arctic Circle in December. My flight plan was Chicago to Frankfurt and Frankfurt to Moscow, where I would meet a colleague and travel together to Murmansk via local airline. The flight from Chicago was delayed 6 hours due to...
by Gedi | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog, Dreams, GEDI, Global, International, Leadership, Reality, Talent Management
The year is young, and there will be resolutions made and broken. One way in which to avoid breaking them early in the first quarter is to shift your mindset. Consider rewiring and moving from, “There is no way that I can accomplish this,” to “I can...
by Gedi | Jun 2, 2018 | AIHA, Evolution, GEDI, Global, INLI, International, Leadership
Early in 1992, nursing emerged as a key issue throughout the NIS and CEE countries. Cognizant of the need to tackle nursing issues within the context of a partnership model, US nurse leaders developed Nursing Task Forces to meet the challenges of nurses at an...
by Gedi | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog, Engagement, GEDI, Global, International, Leadership
How often are you asked to submit an abstract or a manuscript? Is it daily, weekly, monthly? And, how do you know if the request is coming from a FAKE or authentic source? It is not unusual for us, as professionals, to be “selected” to present a paper,...
