August 2010

Issue 7.8

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FEATURE STORY

Honesty Is the Best Policy

Why we have to tell the truth, even if we'd prefer not to

Healthcare Professional Digest speaks with Peggy Pressley, RN

As a boy, George Washington chopped down one of his father's cherry trees. When his father asked if he'd done it, young George replied, "I cannot tell a lie. I chopped down the cherry tree."

Even before Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States, he'd begun to earn the moniker Honest Abe. As a young man, he walked several miles back to a store to return the extra few cents he was given in change. 

EDITORIAL CORNER

Telling the truth ... Helping out newbies ... Religious convictions

Hello. I'm Linda Shaub, Interim HealthCare's vice president of marketing.

From the time we're children, we're taught to always tell the truth. If you break a window, you don't blame your brother. If you eat the last slice of cake, you don't point at your sister and say, "She did it." The same holds true when you're a grown-up healthcare professional and you've made a mistake. You have to be totally forthright about it. To learn more about how and when to admit an error, be sure to read this month's feature article.

An RN recently asked how she could communicate with new nurses, without getting "attitude" in return. Your peers offer some great advice. This month, a nurse would like to know what she can do about healthcare facilities that refuse to give her a full-time position because of her religious convictions. What do you think?

If you have a dilemma of your own or any input you'd like to share, please do. With your help, we can make our newsletter better and more relevant for you.

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