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Dr. Suzy Harrington, DNP, RN, MCHES, is the chief wellness officer for Oklahoma State
University.
As the Chief Wellness
Officer for Oklahoma State
University,
Dr.
Suzy
Harrington, DNP, RN, MCHES,
easily has one of the most
unique nursing jobs in the
country.
“It is a fabulous opportunity,”
Harrington said. “To be a leading
change driver is a tremendous
opportunity.”
Harrington reports directly
to OSU President Burns Hargis
and recently celebrated her first
year on the job.
Her goal is to keep OSU’s
community of 35,000 healthy
and thriving.
Harrington became the
nation’s first fully dedicated
university chief wellness officer
in October 2013.
OSU even trademarked the
name “America’s Healthiest
Campus” with the move.
Harrington is leading the
charge system-wide across
OSU’s
various
campuses and 77
County
Extension
offices as OSU strives
to improve the total
health of students,
employees and its
communities. As a
land-grant university,
OSU is committed
to
sharing
its
wellness successes
and knowledge with
Left to right: Terry Cline, PhD, commissioner of health and
secretary of health and human services; Julie Wiley, D.O.
and Angela Strickland, RN MSN.
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Sixteen Oklahoma hospitals recently received awards for
their perinatal quality improvement efforts from the Oklahoma
Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative. The awards were
presented at the first annual summit of the collaborative in
Midwest City. Approximately 200 providers of maternal and
infant care came together at the event to discuss continued
efforts to improve outcomes for Oklahoma mothers and babies,
and to celebrate success from their ongoing work.
In addition, Christine Taylor, MD, obstetrician/gynecologist
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the citizens of Oklahoma.
Harrington came to Oklahoma
State University from the American
Nurses Association, where she was
the director of health, safety, and
wellness.
There she led the development in
national inter professional standards
and built the national Healthy
Nurse program, becoming a nationally
recognized expert and spokesperson.
Since her arrival, she has been
busy advancing the OSU culture
of wellness as “America’s Healthiest
Campus,” leading and aligning goals
and resources, locally, statewide, and
nationally.
Harrington has been a leader
in a variety of health related roles
including the National Committee of
Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Director
of Customer Resources in which she
spoke nationally on health care quality
topics to include health reform and
Patient Centered Medical Home.
She served as the Air Force
Health Promotion and Fitness Program
Manager and Subject Matter Expert
where she provided health expertise,
consultancy, and advocacy to plan
and direct all aspects of the Air
Force Health Promotion for 74 Health
and Wellness Centers systems and
interdisciplinary staff, worldwide.
Harrington says one of her goals is
to increase the definition of wellness.
“People think diet and exercise,”
Harrington began. “For me those are
four-letter words. Wellness is about
being the best you can be. It’s
about lifestyle, being productive and
successful.”
Harrington has long been a change
agent.
Her work as the Health Education
Program Manager at Randolph AFB
Health and Wellness Center in San
Antonio propelled her into the Air
Force level national role. At Randolph
AFB, she orchestrated the first Air
Force “Tobacco Free Medical Campus”
and first Air Force “Tobacco Free Fitness
Center Campus.” She also revolutionized
the way the Air Force evaluated
health promotion programs through
the creation and implementation of
an outcomes and evaluation tool to
quantify knowledge gained, intent to
change, participant satisfaction, and
social marketing. The evaluation tool
is now mandated for usage by all
HAWCs throughout the Air Force.
Other positions held by Harrington
include the Director of Education at the
Central Colorado Area Health Education
Center (AHEC) in Denver, Manager
of Clinical Services in Baltimore, and
Outcomes Management Project Director
for an Army Congressional grant in
Maryland.
Her nursing experience includes
critical care, community health, nurse
recruiter, school health, radiology,
course development, and military
nursing.
She has also taught online health
care management and health promotion
courses at several online universities
and is also a freelance healthcare
writer.
“My experience with the ANA led
me here,” said Harrington, who’s closet
is now packed with every shade of
orange imaginable.
Harrington concentrated her Rush
University Doctorate of Nursing Practice
in healthcare business and management,
and health promotion, earning the
College of Nursing Dean’s Award and
the Rush Nurse Alumni Association
Award. She received her Certified
Health Education Specialist in 2001
after graduating with her Master of
Science in Health Sciences, and was
one of the first to receive her master’s
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certification, or MCHES in 2011. Her
baccalaureate in nursing is from Angelo
State University in San Angelo, Texas.
She likes the fact that she’s writing
her own job description and she’s
excited about what’s to come.
“We’re building a foundation for
the wellness process here,” she said.
“We have these pockets and certified
healthy departments and we want
to make them outcome-based. We
want grassroots champions in each
department. It’s building the structure
that provides a cohesive channel.”
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Things go bad in nursing.
Sometimes really bad.
It’s an inescapable fact that no
matter what specialty you’re in, at
some point you’re going to find
yourself dealing with that harsh
reality.
And while it’s part of the job,
Integris Canadian Valley Hospital’s
Lindsey Brown doesn’t think nurses
should have to handle it alone.
That’s why Brown, a registered
nurse, has been working so hard
on the Emotional First Aid and
Debriefing Lean project.
“It’s designed to address staff
needs after an unplanned bad outcome
on the unit,” she said. “We have a
lot of things in place to take care
of patients and patients’ families after
a bad outcome but we really didn’t
address the need of staff.”
Working in labor and delivery at
the women’s center, Brown noticed
that when the occasional bad outcome
would happen it seemed like it would
let the air out of the entire staff
- leaving everyone in a daze for
weeks.
“It was affecting us pretty
negatively and we didn’t have any
way to deal with it,” Brown said.
“This was our solution to that. We
just got together and talked about
ways we could remedy that.”
The idea was nurse-born.
“As nurses we take care of
everybody around us and it kind
of gets overlooked that we don’t
take care of ourselves or each other,”
Brown said. “We just contacted the
leadership and said we would like to
do a project and see what we could
get in place. Everybody was really
supportive of it.”
Brown said Integris leadership
was interested and wanted updates as
soon as possible.
The program is open to anyone
on the unit. The outcome doesn’t
even have to be patient related, it
could be a death in the family. The
team manager or house supervisor or
lead shift nurse is contacted.
Folders are located on every unit
that walks through what to do next.
In the case of a negative outcome
everyone who is present is put on
the list along with their contact
information.
A quick, five-minute debrief is
completed immediately along with
some immediate resources that can be
used until a longer meeting is able to
be scheduled.
The corporate assistance program
provides a counselor to come in and
ask nurses what their needs are.
“They can get everything off
their chest. It’s a safe environment
where everything is confidential and
they can say anything they want to
say,” Brown said. “If that’s enough,
then that’s it. If it’s not enough then
the resources are there to continue
and people can schedule individual
sessions with a counselor if that’s
what they need.
“The corporate assistance program
was already there but nobody was
really aware of it and it wasn’t really
being used. Nobody was thinking of
using this for themselves.”
Brown said nurses don’t need to
accept that they should be able to
handle every negative outcome.
“We want them to get it off their
chest,” Brown said. “The other really
great thing is that everybody at the
debriefing process can be a support
system for everyone.”
So what’s it like knowing you
don’t have to be super woman all the
time.
“It feels a lot better,” she said.
Brown celebrated her three-year
anniversary at Canadian Valley this
summer. She went to nursing school
at Northern Oklahoma College in
Stillwater after moving from Tulsa.
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Lindsey Brown, RN, understands the toll caring for others can have on
nurses.
She completed her bachelor’s this past
December at Oklahoma Panhandle
State.
The emotional first aid program
has been used several times over the
past 18 months with tweaks coming
after each session.
The feedback has been positive
so far. Several nurses have remarked
how nice it was to have the focus put
on them for a period of time.
The program is open to all
units at Canadian Valley. Brown
presented the program at a summer
OB consortium.
Moving forward, Brown says she
hopes the program continues to grow
as needs arise. She wants it to be
nurse-led as much as possible but the
program is open to all.
“It’s for everyone clinical and
non-clinical staff,” Brown said.
“Especially during the tornado
everybody was affected by that
- dietary, housekeeping, everybody.
We’ve invited physicians to come to
the debriefings. A lot of times they
feel invincible and they feel like
they’re immune to all that stuff
but we want to make sure they’re
addressing their needs as well.”
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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TACKLE
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE
Oklahoma Academy of
Physician Assistants Conference
The Oklahoma Academy of
Physician Assistants will spotlight the
state’s prescription drug abuse crisis
at this week’s conference. Darrell
Weaver, director of the Oklahoma
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drugs Control, will discuss the
prevalence of prescription drug abuse
on Thursday, Oct. 23.
Weaver
understands
the
challenges health care professionals
face involving this issue. “Physician
assistants play a key role in health
care in our state and often are on the
front line of the growing prescription
drug abuse crisis. We want to help
these medical professionals combat
Oklahoma’s troubling epidemic by
recognizing addictive and fraudulent
behaviors among their patients,” he
said.
A new report released by the
National Governors Association (NGA)
stated that physician assistants are
increasing health care access to rural
populations. The PA profession is
one of the fastest growing career
paths in the nation. In Oklahoma,
nearly half of 1,300 practicing PAs
in Oklahoma will join the threeday conference and participate in a
variety of medical topics to improve
the quality of health care in their
practice.
The 41st annual continuing
medical education conference will be
held Wednesday, Oct. 22 through
Friday, Oct. 24 at the Hard Rock
Hotel and Casino Tulsa.
Other
conference topics include updates
on early detection for breast cancer
and the fight against childhood
obesity. For more information, visit
www.okpa.org
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at Medical Center of Southeastern
Oklahoma, Durant, received the first
Warren H. Crosby Award for going
above and beyond to display exemplary
effort to improve outcomes for mothers
and babies in the local community
and statewide.
Hospitals receiving “Dedication
to Quality” awards were recognized
for participation and sustained
improvement in the areas of early
elective deliveries (inducing labor and
scheduling cesarean births before 39
weeks without a medical reason),
education to prevent abusive head
trauma (commonly known as shaken
baby syndrome), and supporting
women in breastfeeding.
Hospitals
receiving
“Best
Performance” awards were recognized
for achieving and sustaining a low
rate of early elective deliveries.
Terry Cline, PhD, commissioner
of health and secretary of health
and human services, welcomed the
group and gave them the good news
that Oklahoma’s infant mortality rate
(number of infant deaths per 1,000 live
births) dropped from 8.6 in 2007 to
6.8 in 2013, a decrease of 21 percent.
Dr. Cline congratulated the group
saying, “Your efforts have made a
significant contribution to this positive
change. This improvement means that
more babies will survive to be with
their parents as they celebrate that
first birthday. I am grateful for all
of those working together to save
lives, including the governor and
the Legislature, which appropriated
additional funding to reduce infant
mortality.” He went on to say that,
“While we are excited to celebrate
the lowest infant mortality rate in
Oklahoma’s history, we still have much
to do to reach the national average
infant mortality rate of 6.1, and I hope
once we reach the goal, we will strive
to save even more babies.”
Receiving “Dedication to Quality”
awards were:
Chickasaw Nation Medical Center,
Ada
Comanche County Memorial Hospital,
Lawton
Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa
INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center,
Oklahoma City
INTEGRIS Bass Baptist Health Center,
Enid
INTERIS Canadian Valley Hospital,
Yukon
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INTEGRIS Health Edmond
OU Medical Center Edmond
Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa
St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City
St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital
Stillwater Medical Center
The Children’s Hospital at OU Medical
Center, Oklahoma City
Woodward Regional Hospital
Receiving “Best Performance” awards
were:
Jackson County Memorial Hospital,
Altus
Northeastern
Health
System,
Tahlequah
The Warren H. Crosby Award is
named in honor of Dr. Warren Crosby,
often called the “father of perinatal
quality improvement” in Oklahoma.
Event participants were encouraged
to continue this important work
by implementing strategies that are
known to affect outcomes within their
own practices as well as contributing
to the statewide efforts. The summit
was funded by the March of Dimes
and the Oklahoma State Department
of Health.
Partners in the Oklahoma Perinatal
Quality Improvement Collaborative
include: Coalition of Oklahoma
Breastfeeding Advocates, Community
Health Centers, Inc./Central Oklahoma
Healthy Start, Community Service
Council of Greater Tulsa, Family
Expectations, Indian Health Services,
Infant Crisis Services, Inc., March of
Dimes, Oklahoma Child Death Review
Board, Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal
Health Board, Oklahoma City-County
Health Department, Oklahoma City
Indian Clinic, Oklahoma Department
of Human Services, Oklahoma
Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma
Family Network, Oklahoma Health
Care Authority, Oklahoma Hospital
Association, Oklahoma Institute for
Child Advocacy, Oklahoma Perinatal
Quality Improvement Collaborative,
Oklahoma State Department of Health
and County Health Departments,
Oklahoma
Tobacco
Settlement
Endowment Trust, OU Medical Center,
Safe Kids Oklahoma, Smart Start
Oklahoma, The Parent Child Center
of Tulsa, The State Chamber, Tulsa
Health Department/Tulsa Healthy
Start, Turning Point Coalitions,
University of Oklahoma College of
Continuing Education, and University
of Oklahoma Departments of OB/GYN
and Pediatrics.
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New Emergency Department Provider FACEBOOK FUNNIES - SHARED - JOIN US!
Joins Mercy Hospital in El Reno
For John Ross Williamson, his
passions for science and for working
with people collided into the perfect
career in the medical field.
Williamson is a new nurse
practitioner in Mercy Hospital El
Reno’s Emergency Department. He
believes in a holistic approach to
caring for patients that treats the
whole patient.
“As a provider, it is important
that I can talk to patients, find the
cause of their problems and concerns,
and work with them to improve their
situation,” he said.
Williamson is a native Oklahoman
and received his bachelor’s degree
in nursing from Southern Nazarene
University in Bethany, Oklahoma. In
June, he graduated with his master’s
degree through the family nurse
practitioner program at Georgetown
University in Washington, DC.
Prior to completing his nurse
practitioner program, Williamson
worked as a registered nurse for
three years.
Williamson is married and enjoys
spending time with his wife and
staying involved in his church when
not working.
Mercy is the fifth largest Catholic
health care system in the U.S. and serves
millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute
care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two
children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals
and one orthopedic hospital, nearly 700
clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000
co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy
Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also
has outreach ministries in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas.
Oklahoma’s Nursing Times
Hospice Directory
- another free service provided by Oklahoma’s Nursing Times Alpha Hospice:
7512 N Broadway Ext., suite 312
Okc, 405-463-5695 Keith Ruminer/
volunteer coordinator/chaplain
Alleve Hospice: 405-605-7787
Autumn Bridge Hospice:
405-440-2440
Cornerstone Hospice:
Vicky Herrington, Vol. Coordinator,
918-641-5192
Hometown Hospice:
Robin Boatman, Com. Relations, Broken
Arrow: 918-251-6441; Muskogee:
918-681-4440.
Autumn Light Hospice:
580-252-1266
Crossroads Hospice:
Sheila Guffey, Vol. Coordinator,
405-632-9631
Carter Healthcare & Hospice:
OKC - Adam Colvin, Vol. Coordinator,
405-947-7705, ext. 134; Tulsa - Mike
Gregory, Vol. Coordinator,
918-425-4000, ext. 114
Cross Timbers Hospice:
Ardmore-800-498-0655
Davis-580-369-5335 Volunteer
Coordinator-Shelly Murray
Centennial Hospice:
Becky Johnson, Bereavement
Coordinator 405-562-1211
Chisholm Trail Hospice:
Tiffany Thorne, Vol. Coordinator,
580-251-8764
Harbor Light Hospice:
Randy Pratt, Vol. Coordinator,
1009 N Meredian, Oklahoma City, OK
73107 405-949-1200
Horizon Hospice:
LaDonna Rhodes, Vol. Coordinator,
918-473-0505
Heartland Hospice:
Shawnee: Karen Cleveland,
405-214-6442; Norman: Tana Shaw,
405-579-8565
Heavenly Hospice:
Julie Myers, Coordinator 405-701-2536
Hope Hospice:
Bartlesville: 918-333-7700, Claremore;
918-343-0777 Owasso: 918-272-3060
Interim Healthcare Hospice:
405-848-3555
Image HealthCare :
6116 S. Memorial Tulsa, Ok. 74133
(918) 622-4799
LifeSpring In-Home Care
Network:
Terry Boston, Volunteer and
Bereavement Coordinator 405-801-3768
LifeLine Hospice:
April Moon, RN Clinical Coordinator
405-222-2051
Mays Hospice Care, Inc.
OKC Metro, 405-631-3577; Shawnee,
405-273-1940
Hospice by Loving Care:
Connie McDivitt, Vol. Coordinator,
405-872-1515
McCortney Family Hospice
OKC/Norman metro 405-360-2400
Ada, 580-332-6900 Staci Elder Hensley,
volunteer coordinator
Excell Hospice:
Toni K. Cameron, Vol. Coordinator
405-631-0521
Hospice of Green Country:
Tulsa: 918-747-2273, Claremore:
918-342-1222, Sapulpa: 918-224-7403
Mercy Hospice:
Steve Pallesen, Vol. Coordinator,
405-486-8600
Faith Hospice of OKC:
Charlene Kilgore, Vol. Coordinator,
405-840-8915
Hospice of Oklahoma County
& the INTEGRIS Hospice House
Ruth Ann Frick, Vol. Coordinator,
405-848-8884
Mission Hospice L.L.C.:
2525 NW Expressway, Ste. 312
OKC, OK 73112 405-848-3779
Choice Home Health & Hospice:
405-879-3470
Freedom Hospice:
Tulsa: 918-493-4930; Claremore:
918-343-0493; Tollfree: 866-476-7425
City Hospice:
Beth Huntley, Vol. Coordinator,
405-942-8999
Frontier Hospice: Pat McGowin,
Vol. Coordinator, 405-789-2913
Comforting Hands Hospice:
Bartlesville: 918-331-0003
Full Life Hospice:
Vicki Barnhart, Vol. Coordinator,
405-418-2659
Companion Hospice:
Steve Hickey, Vol. Coordinator, Guthrie:
405-282-3980; Edmond: 405-341-9751
Good Shepherd Hospice:
4350 Will Rogers Parkway Suite 400
OKC OK 73108 405-943-0903
Compassionate Care Hospice:
Amy Legare, Bereavement/Vol.
Coordinator, 405-948-4357
Grace Hospice Foundation:
Sharon Doty, Dir of Spec. Projects Tulsa 918-744-7223
Hospice of Owasso, Inc.:
Todd A. Robertson, Dir. of Marketing,
877-274-0333
Hospice of the Cherokee:
918-458-5080
Humanity Hospice:
Kay Cole, Vol. Coordinator
405-418-2530
InFinity Care of Tulsa:
Spencer Brazeal, Vol. Director,
918-392-0800
Indian Territory Home Health &
Hospice: 1-866-279-3975
Oklahoma Hospice Care
405-418-2659 Jennifer Forrester,
Community Relations Director
One Health Home
Health in Tulsa: 918-412-7200
Palliative Hospice:
Janet Lowder, Seminole, & Sabrina
Johnson, Durant, 800-648-1655
Physician’s Choice Hospice:
Tim Clausing, Vol. Coordinator
405-936-9433
Professional Home Hospice:
Sallisaw: 877-418-1815; Muskogee:
866-683-9400; Poteau: 888-647-1378
PromiseCare Hospice:
Angela Shelton, LPN - Hospice
Coordinator, Lawton: (580) 248-1405
Quality Life Hospice:
405 486-1357
RoseRock Healthcare:
Audrey McCraw, Admin. 918-236-4866
Ross Health Care:
Glenn LeBlanc, Norman, Chickasha;
April Burrows, Enid; Vol. Coordinators,
580-213-3333
Russell Murray Hospice:
Tambi Urias, Vol. Coordinator,
405-262-3088; Kingfihser 405-375-5015;
Weatherford-580-774-2661
Seasons Hospice:
Carolyn Miller, Vol./Bereavement
Coordinator, 918-745-0222
Sequoyah Memorial Hospice:
Vernon Stone, D. Min. Chaplin, Vol.
Coordinator, 918-774-1171
Sojourn Hospice:
Tammy Harvey, Vol. Manager
918-492-8799
SolAmor Hospice:
Lisa Riggs, Vol. Coord. 405-842-0171
Sooner Hospice, LLC:
Matt Ottis, Vol. Coordinator,
405-608-0555
Tranquility Hospice:
Kelly Taylor, Volunteer Coordinator
Tulsa : 918-592-2273
Valir Hospice Care:
Kelly Morris, Vol. Manager OKC Metro:
405.609.3636 Chandler
Shawnee/Cushing: 405.258.2333 Toll
Free: 888.901.6334
Woodard Regional Hospice
580-254-9275 Cathy Poe, RN Director
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OSDH Reassures Public,
No Risk of Ebola to
Passengers on Cruise Ship
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) wants to reassure
passengers of the Carnival cruise ship Magic with a Dallas healthcare worker
that there is no risk of contracting Ebola. The healthcare worker, who handled
a laboratory specimen for an Ebola patient, remains symptom free 21 days
after health monitoring began. This means the healthcare worker is cleared
and does not have Ebola virus.
“It is understandable that the general public is concerned, but we want
to assure Oklahomans that there is no risk of Ebola to those who were
fellow cruise passengers and may have had contact with the Dallas healthcare
worker,” said Dr. Terry Cline, Secretary of Health and Human Services
and Commissioner of Health. “Oklahomans who were passengers on the
cruise ship should continue normal daily activities such as going to work or
school.”
The OSDH also reminds the public that the risk of exposure to Ebola
virus is extremely low. Currently, large outbreaks of Ebola are only occurring
in West Africa in the countries of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. Ebola
virus is not airborne and can only be transmitted by direct contact with the
blood or body fluids of an infected person, or materials such as needles or
medical gloves contaminated with the blood or body fluids of someone who
is ill with Ebola virus disease.
Early symptoms of Ebola include headaches, abdominal pain and fever and
can escalate to include severe diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding. Respiratory
symptoms such as a runny nose, coughing and sore throat are generally not
symptoms of this disease.
“During this time of the year, many people will have sniffles, sneezes,
and coughs,” said Dr. Kristy Bradley, State Epidemiologist, “but Oklahomans
should not be concerned that these might be signs of Ebola. These symptoms
are much more likely to be caused by allergies or a common respiratory virus,
like RSV, rhinovirus, or influenza that sicken thousands of people in the US
each year.”
“If someone has not traveled to the three impacted West African countries
of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone or if they have not come into direct
contact with the body fluids of someone who has Ebola virus disease, they are
not at risk of contracting Ebola,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Kristy Bradley.
OSDH has established a web page with information on Ebola that
is readily available to the public at http://ebola.health.ok.gov. The page is
updated daily and interested persons can also subscribe to email and wireless
updates that are sent when new information is added.
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Vicki L Mayfield, M.Ed., R.N.,
LMFT Marriage and Family
Therapy Oklahoma City
If you would like to send a
question to Vicki, email us at
news@okcnursingtimes.com
Q. I keep hearing about how I should trust my
“gut feelings,” but I’m not sure how to do that.
I do agree that sometimes I get a strange feeling
but don’t really pay that much attention to it.
What does this mean?
A. The quirky urge. A funny tingle. That little voice in your
head. These are your gut feelings talking. But what are they
telling you, and should you listen? Here’s how to make the most
of your own innate wisdom.
Five Gut Instincts You Shouldn’t Ignore
1. “Something feels wrong in my body.”
Intuition allows you to get the first warning signs when
anything is off in your body so that you can address it. If you
have a gut feeling about your body --- that something is toxic,
weak or off -- listen to it. (Most of us put it off due to fear
or denial).
Also physical symptoms can have a symbolic value. “If
you’re around somebody and your energy goes down, that’s an
intuition not to ignore.”
2. “Im in danger.”
The feeling you get about a person in the first 10 seconds
expresses an “ancient biological wisdom.” “If you don’t trust
somebody, even if it turns out to be inaccurate, it is something
to pay attention to.”
3. “I want to help.”
Individuals aiding others before being asked is another
“quick read” that our gut sends us. Following your instincts
for sympathy and generosity generally turns out to be a good
investment in our own health and happiness.
4. “I know how to do this.”
Have you ever “choked” when you know how to make that
free throw shot or you’re a great cook who botches your favorite
dish each time you make it for guests? This is the gut “over
thinking.” Briefly engaging your conscious mind with something
other than the task at hand can leave your instincts free to do
their job.
5. “This is it!”
When your intuition signals that you’ve found something or
someone truly right for you, the choice often becomes strangely
easy. “It feels good, it doesn’t feel like you’re forcing it.” When
life “falls into place” and you are not “making it happen.” Take
notice. Whether it is a job, a person or a move to a new location.
Listen to your gut; invest in the relationship. It knows what it
is doing!!
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What one food always has to be in your refrigerator? OU College of Nursing
Carrots because I dip
with carrots.
Kale. I use it in my
shake in the morning.
Each week we visit with health care
professionals throughout the Metro
Yogurt because it’s a
good high protein
snack and makes you
feel full for a longer
period of time than
regular foods.
Probably milk. Most
of the people in my
home consume milk.
The other is coffee.
Amy Hutchens, RN
Patsy R. Smith, RN
Please Let us know Your Thoughts
Teri Round, RN
Lisa Pilar Macias
Email:
news@okcnursingtimes.com
or mail to
Oklahoma’s Nursing Times
P.O. Box 239
Mustang, Ok. 73064
Special Care Grand Opening
to Feature Vince Gill
Special Care will officially celebrate
the grand opening of its new wing
to its existing school facility with an
event on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014,
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Special Care New Wing Grand
Opening Celebration will include
student-led tours of the new wing, a
program featuring remarks from John
Richels, president and CEO of Devon
Energy, a performance by Special
Care students and the dedication of
the Vince Gill Performance Stage with
Country Music Hall of Famer Vince
Gill. “We are so thrilled to be able
to open this new wing of Special
Care,” said Pam Newby, executive
director and co-founder of Special
Care. “We are so thankful for the
generous support of the community.
This support has helped make our
dream of a new wing a reality.”
The 20,000-square-foot addition to
the existing school facility features
three new classrooms, the Devon
Energy Theater, an outdoor classroom
and a cafeteria that also doubles as a
safe room that can withstand an F5
tornado. The capital campaign goal of
this project is $6 million, and Special
Care is $300,000 away from reaching
that goal.
“This incredible new space has
literally opened doors to families,
taking 70 children off our waiting list
and placing them in our classrooms,”
said Newby. “We look forward to
serving more children of all abilities
in this new space, creating more
memories and sharing this beautiful
space with our community who made
this dream possible.”
Special Care serves children
with and without special needs
through high-quality early childhood
education, specialized care and on-site
therapeutic services. Founded in 1985,
Special Care serves over 200 students,
ranging from 6 weeks to 21 years
of age. Special Care is the only
school of its kind in the state
of Oklahoma, serving a student
population comprised of one-third
typically developing children and
two-thirds children with special
needs.