<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator on 2/5/2012 5:45:50 AM--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/Blogs/224265/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=ab4db059-421a-4f31-bdf5-119f8d3ee6ad" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Modern surgery in rural America</title><link>http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:45:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint SusQtech:Blog</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Modern surgery in rural America</title><url>http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/_layouts/images/homepage.gif</url><link>http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265</link></image><item><title>The theatre of the absurd</title><link>http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/2010/02/25/Thetheatreoftheabsurd.aspx</link><guid>/Blogs/224265/archive/2010/02/25/Thetheatreoftheabsurd.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Today I got a chance to apply a principle I’ve learned over the course of more than a few years as a Director.  The lesson has been to decline an invitation to attend an angry surgeon in the room when he’s angry about something.  I know it’s an instinctive reaction to run back there and let the grum ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Randall L. Weeks, RN,BSN CNOR</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/tags/Employee appreciation/default.aspx">Employee appreciation</category><category domain="http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/tags/managing surgeons/default.aspx">managing surgeons</category></item><item><title>A phyrric vitory</title><link>http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/2010/02/23/Aphyrricvitory.aspx</link><guid>/Blogs/224265/archive/2010/02/23/Aphyrricvitory.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[In 280 BC King Phyrrus of Epirus defeated the ROman army in a pair of battles in which he suffered staggering losses of men. Hi words, purportedly were something along the lines of &quot;Another such victory will undo me.&quot;  I had a similar experience this week with a conflict between anesthesia ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Randall L. Weeks, RN,BSN CNOR</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:48:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/tags/management decisions/default.aspx">management decisions</category><category domain="http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/tags/scheduling/default.aspx">scheduling</category></item><item><title>Appreciating your employees</title><link>http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/2010/02/11/Appreciating your employees.aspx</link><guid>/Blogs/224265/archive/2010/02/11/Appreciating your employees.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Today I was tasked with writing a letter explaining why I appreciate my employees.  Like most directors, I appreciate my employees the most when they leave me alone and let me get my work done.  But, as I thought about it, I realized that the thing I appreciate the most is their willingness to chang ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Randall L. Weeks, RN,BSN CNOR</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:35:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/tags/Employee appreciation/default.aspx">Employee appreciation</category></item><item><title>No one wants to do the case</title><link>http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/2010/02/10/Noonewantstodothecase.aspx</link><guid>/Blogs/224265/archive/2010/02/10/Noonewantstodothecase.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[Today we have a patient that everyone is avoiding like the plague.  Or maybe H1N1.  Bad heart, elective surgery, no helpful information from the cardiologist. (Basically, what can be done has been done- today is the best this patient's gonna get-you've all seen it.)The surgeon is openly hoping that  ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Randall L. Weeks, RN,BSN CNOR</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:12:00 GMT</pubDate><category domain="http://www.ornurselink.org/Blogs/224265/archive/tags/management decisions/default.aspx">management decisions</category></item></channel></rss>
