http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com The Tragedy Late one Friday afternoon Susan, RN, BSN, CLNC received a call from an insurance defense attorney asking her to review a plaintiff's medical records. On Monday morning, with the deposition just 24 hours away, the attorney sent Susan ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_201559_18.html 14th August 2007 As we Americans mourn the anniversary of 9/11 and the 2,973 people who were murdered on that day 5 years ago, an even more insidious homeland terror is scourging our nation. Every year in this country, more than 98,000* people die from an attack taking pl... http://www.articlealley.com/article_103376_23.html 16th November 2006 We all understand the significance of agility to grow a successful business. But how agile are we really and how can agility in our personal life help us grow in our business life?A near-drowning experience when I was a child left me wary of swimming and ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_103037_29.html 16th November 2006 Does tort reform limit opportunities for legal nurse consultants? Absolutely not. As the pioneer in the field of legal nurse consulting, I have watched this profession grow and flourish during the last 21 years. Throughout that time many state... http://www.articlealley.com/article_90146_36.html 28th September 2006 Legal nurse consultants apply their knowledge and understanding of medical, nursing and health-related issues to make the attorney's job easier, more efficient and more effective.Legal nurse consultants are medical insiders who know the inner work... http://www.articlealley.com/article_85267_18.html 31st August 2006 Anyone who knows me knows I do not like to sit still for long. When working at my desk, I take frequent breaks to get up and stretch. This improves my stamina and helps me keep my focus. Not to say that I can't relax – I can sit on a beach for hours. But ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_82777_29.html 19th August 2006 A couple of years ago, Baltimore's Center for Nursing Advocacy started a letter-writing campaign against NBC and the producers of ER. This group was protesting the episode where a central character, nurse Abby Lockhart (actress Maura Tierney), chucked her... http://www.articlealley.com/article_80953_36.html 13th August 2006 This one thing I do." – Philippians 3:13How does a busy and successful business owner cope with the mounting demands and pressures of being an entrepreneur? The biblical strategy above makes all the difference for me.Don't get me wr... http://www.articlealley.com/article_79490_36.html 07th August 2006 How does a busy professional like yourself cope with the mounting demands and pressures of career and everyday life and still achieve success? Whether you are a beginner just starting your career or a tenured executive with many years of success, ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_78640_36.html 02nd August 2006 A recent American Nursing Association (ANA) poll indicates that 18.8 percent of nurses in the U.S. do not work in nursing. A study by the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research reveals that 22.7 percent of nurses plan to leave their hospital jobs ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_75910_36.html 25th July 2006 What Is a Legal Nurse Consultant?A legal nurse consultant is a registered nurse who uses existing expertise as a healthcare professional plus specialized training to consult on medical-related cases a... http://www.articlealley.com/article_73469_15.html 19th July 2006 On a trip to Africa I went hiking with my friend, Colin, on his ranch in Kenya. The trail varied between rock and brush. Colin's dog, Uzuri, came with us, sometimes running ahead of us, sometimes following behind, but almost never on the trail. Well into ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_71185_15.html 11th July 2006 Have you ever wondered whether you're cut out to be an entrepreneur? Nurses sometimes tell me they aren't sure if their nursing career has prepared them to start and succeed in their own legal nurse consultant practice. Yet even the most routine nursing j... http://www.articlealley.com/article_69827_17.html 05th July 2006 People often ask me how I managed to get a major newspaper like The New York Times to write my story. My response is, "Nineteen years of growing a successful business." You have to lay the groundwork before you can expect national media attention. The hea... http://www.articlealley.com/article_64767_15.html 20th June 2006 On a trip to England my husband, Tom, and I visited Stratford-on-Avon, looking for the home of William Shakespeare. The historic center of town is small and easy to navigate. However, we couldn't find anything that even resembled Shakespeare's homestead. ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_64537_35.html 18th June 2006 I was recently stuck on a curb in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (everyone there still calls it Saigon). My objective, a restaurant where my husband and my lunch awaited me, stood on the opposite side of the street. I could see the food, smell it and, if you k... http://www.articlealley.com/article_63832_15.html 16th June 2006 While on vacation in the Serengeti Plains of Africa, I sat on a riverbank for three hours watching a herd of wildebeest (or gnu) build up the courage to drink from the water. This herd was part of the Great Migration that happens like clockwork every summ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_59291_24.html 03rd June 2006 As the hurricane season looms and I think about the tragedy and devastation of the 2005 hurricane season, I can't help but realize how much we take for granted.It's easy to appreciate life when things are going great. And as the distance of time s... http://www.articlealley.com/article_58357_36.html 29th May 2006 On my recent trip to Cambodia I was blessed to spend three days exploring the ruins collectively known as Angkor Wat. We experienced sunrise and sunset, as well as the noonday heat, in this magnificent complex of temples, many built more than 900 years ag... http://www.articlealley.com/article_56845_29.html 26th May 2006 Every woman who reaches mid-life – that halfway stop where dreams have been either realized or abandoned – looks around and wonders, "What's next?" The kids are grown, the career is schlepping along and you wake up each day feeling just a little bit lost.... http://www.articlealley.com/article_56365_28.html 24th May 2006 The reality today is that even as women are making incredible achievements they're still battling the stereotypical role of traditional wife and mother. Mom's expected at home to make dinner and read bedtime stories, but the boss wants that report finishe... http://www.articlealley.com/article_55528_28.html 21st May 2006 What is it about Mother's Day that you love so much? Do you love the fact that your husband and child join forces to prepare breakfast in bed for you? Or is it that your husband acknowledges what a great mom you are? Or simply that this day is not like ev... http://www.articlealley.com/article_50891_35.html 07th May 2006 When an attorney takes on a medical-related lawsuit, the attorney is confronted with enormous volumes of medical records crammed with esoteric terminology, inexplicable shorthand and indecipherable handwriting. Yet his client's (plaintiff or defense) futu... http://www.articlealley.com/article_45837_36.html 20th April 2006 When an attorney takes on a medical-related lawsuit, the attorney is confronted with enormous volumes of medical records crammed with esoteric terminology, inexplicable shorthand and indecipherable handwriting. Yet his client's future depends on the attor... http://www.articlealley.com/article_36429_18.html 15th March 2006 Are you the rebel—mouthy and opinionated? Do you like the thrill of change, always eager for the next new venture? Is your idea of security to never be the victim of a corporation's downsizing or reengineering? Are you a fiercely independent risk-taker wh... http://www.articlealley.com/article_32812_15.html 05th March 2006 Albert Einstein once said, "You can't solve a problem with the same mind that created it." To solve a problem you've obviously helped to create, you need to start with a new and fresh mind. For example, a woman thinks, "If I can change my job, my life... http://www.articlealley.com/article_31391_28.html 22nd February 2006 When an attorney takes on a medical-related lawsuit, the attorney is confronted with enormous volumes of medical records crammed with esoteric terminology, inexplicable shorthand and indecipherable handwriting. Yet his clients (plaintiff or defense) futur... http://www.articlealley.com/article_31003_18.html 21st February 2006 In 1982, the year I turned 28, I realized my life was headed all wrong. I had gone into nursing wide-eyed, thinking I could make a difference—even improve the state of healthcare. Then I bumped up against the reality that no matter how hard I wor... http://www.articlealley.com/article_30915_28.html 20th February 2006 Is your life less than perfect? Are you feeling stuck in your daily routine? Have you ever looked at a friend or colleague and thought, "Wow, she has it together. What's her secret?" Every woman has 10 feminine forces but most rely on only 2 or 3 to ge... http://www.articlealley.com/article_30342_28.html 17th February 2006 The flowers were breathtakingly beautiful: bougainvillea like I've only seen in Hawaii and cannot grow at home in Houston. They covered a wall almost 15 feet long and half as high. Brilliant sprays of orange, red and fuchsia offset against a background of... http://www.articlealley.com/article_28715_24.html 13th February 2006 HOUSTON – Feb. 7, 2006 – Move over Donald Trump, there is a new business mogul in town and SHE is teaching nurses how to be more than just apprentices. She is teaching them how to become the CEOs of their careers and lives. Inc.'s Top 10 Entrepreneur ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_27703_36.html 07th February 2006 Most of us have taken at least one walk down the aisles of Toys "R" Us. There's no better place than a toy store to observe these truths: Learning is fun. Learning is kid stuff. Kids are smart enough to reject anything they don't like, yet many of the ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_27014_24.html 02nd February 2006 Even in January, more and more people forget about the well-meaning resolutions they made on New Year's to improve their lives. Here are five tips from my new book, Inside Every Woman, Using the 10 Strengths You Didn't Know You Had to Get the Career... http://www.articlealley.com/article_25542_28.html 26th January 2006