Productivity is a measurement, busy is an action. Busy is having things to do, and truly busy is having one or more things that you need to do as soon as you finish what you are working on. To Do lists can certainly look like you are busy and at times they can keep you very busy. However, having a To Do list can also keep one productive.

Productive is the act of using one’s time efficiently and dedicating the appropriate amount of time to each task that needs to be completed. When used in the workplace, productivity can also speak to the number of people who are assigned to complete each task. If several people are completing the same task, none of them executing a unique aspect of the task or adding quality by having the second person involved, that does not lead to productivi

As a nurse, I have education, both formal and earned through time at the bedside, in rounds, in the conference room, and in the office. As a young nurse, I felt like I had to know all things, or at least act like I did. That was not all bad, I had the bravado to speak with confidence in front of the patient, until I could step away to explore if I really knew what I thought I knew. This could have been dangerous if I was confident enough to act before checking. Luckily, I was too cautious to go there. In time I gained enough knowledge and courage to be able to say, I don’t know what that means, I am not sure how to do that, I have not heard of that, can you explain that to me?

So, what does it mean to write with authority as a nurse? Well, taking the experience and growth that

When it comes to health, I’m passionate about family because I have worked in Maternal Child health for so many years. During that time, I have worked to make sure that the baby and mother during labor were safe and healthy. I have worked to keep a mom pregnant, for “a few more days” hoping for a little more maturity of those lungs so baby would be better able to make it without profound BPD and ROP. I have worked to be sure that the neonate, no matter how small, was ventilated as gently as possible, to save all the lung capacity that we could. I have fed that baby, paying attention to the baby’s lead, making sure I did not cause any aversion, always aware that I could be causing lifelong struggles with food if I was not following the baby’s cue