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	<title>A PowerPhrase a Week &#187; Nurses</title>
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	<description>By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc.</description>
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		<title>Nurses and patients use PowerPhrases to stop death by hierarchy</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/03/09/urses-and-patients-use-powerphrases-to-stop-death-by-hierarchy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Dr. Peter J. Pronovost of Johns Hopkins Hospital told staff, Doctors, we know you’re busy and sometimes forget to wash your hands. So nurses, you are to make sure the doctors do it. And if they don’t, you are empowered to stop takeoff on a procedure. he thought he&#8217;d started WWIII. The nurses said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Code white, change and the willingness to see things as they are</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/12/14/code-white-change-and-the-willingness-to-see-things-as-they-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My book SpeakStrong divides the Speak Strong process into five steps. The first step is to be willing to see things as they are. I call it: Commit to code white. That comes from a process that some groups of nurses apply, where if a nurse notices someone is verbally abusive to another nurse, she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taylor&#8217;s &#8220;stroke of insight&#8221; was her real neuroscience teacher</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/08/26/taylors-stroke-of-insight-was-her-real-neuroscience-teacher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/08/26/taylors-stroke-of-insight-was-her-real-neuroscience-teacher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jill Bolte Taylor tells an amazing story of a massive stroke, that shut her brain functions &#8212; motion, speech, self-awareness &#8212; down one by one. An astonishing story. She has become a powerful voice for brain recovery. I recommend her book or video &#8220;My stroke of insight&#8221; to help you understand the different functions in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alligators and empowerment: Speak Strong, Smart or Sweet?</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/08/25/alligators-and-empowerment-speak-strong-smart-or-sweet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/08/25/alligators-and-empowerment-speak-strong-smart-or-sweet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/?p=1682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Which would you rather be known for…Speaking Strong, Speaking Smart or Speaking Sweet? Would you rather people leave a conversation with you or a presentation you give saying, “I’m motivated!,” “I learned a lot,” or “I’m touched”? Would you like them to leave with action steps, insight or an epiphany? My next question is: in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crossword puzzle poison phrase. ER helpers. Answer, nurse</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/07/04/crossword-puzzle-poison-phrase-er-helpers-answer-nurse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/07/04/crossword-puzzle-poison-phrase-er-helpers-answer-nurse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nurses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poison Phrase of the Week]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/?p=1449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Saving Lives: Why the Media’s Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk,” From the NYT article: “Helpers?” the writers asked with exasperated italics. That one word encapsulates their critique of how nurses are typically portrayed on entertainment television, in movies and in most journalism. Nurses are not “helpers,” the authors argue. Nurses work with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crossword Poison Phrase: &#8220;White cap wearer&#8221; answer nurse</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/07/04/crossword-poison-phrase-white-cap-wearer-answer-nurse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/07/04/crossword-poison-phrase-white-cap-wearer-answer-nurse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stereotypes die hard. From the book “Saving Lives: Why the Media’s Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk”]]></description>
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		<title>Poison Phrase: You didn’t ask for pain-killer</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/18/poison-phrase-you-didn%e2%80%99t-ask-for-pain-killer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/18/poison-phrase-you-didn%e2%80%99t-ask-for-pain-killer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 14:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poison Phrase of the Week]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/?p=1253</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The nurse told Janet that her surgery called for pain killer every four hours. What she didn’t tell her was that Janet had to ask to get it. Janet had assumed from the comment that painkiller was an automatic part of the treatment. After an agonizing night, the doctor explained, - We didn’t give you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Success Story: A united communication effort among nurses</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/18/reader-success-story-a-united-communication-effort-among-nurses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/18/reader-success-story-a-united-communication-effort-among-nurses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 14:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/?p=1243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I followed a doctor in his rounds who proscribed narcotics for a chemically-dependent patient. The nurse told him, My training says we shouldn’t put chemically-dependent patients on narcotics. I’m concerned about patient care. The doctor was dismissive and I didn’t think too much about it. Later in rounds he proscribed narcotics again and the second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poison Phrase: That’s a terrible idea</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/11/poison-phrase-that%e2%80%99s-a-terrible-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/11/poison-phrase-that%e2%80%99s-a-terrible-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 02:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/?p=1216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In an article about nurse – physician communication and collaboration a physician responded to a nurse’s recommendation by saying, - That’s a terrible idea. He went on to explain why. His warning stayed with the nurse, and she later passed on the same warning to another physician. This story ended well. However, had the nurse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PowerPhrase Cannot allow my nurses to be intimidated</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/09/powerphrase-cannot-allow-my-nurses-to-be-intimidated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/05/09/powerphrase-cannot-allow-my-nurses-to-be-intimidated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 01:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/?p=1203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Weiss was so unpleasant when the nurses on Robert’s floor called with questions that they were afraid to contact him. As a manager, Robert knew he needed to end Dr. Weiss’s tyranny. He asked Dr. Weiss to walk with to his office. On the way he said, You are one of the most respected [...]]]></description>
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