As a nurse manager, you've probably heard it before: "We have a new initiative we'd like your team to implement." While every new product or program may have good intentions, many come with additional training, documentation, approvals, or workflow changes. It's no surprise that one of the first questions nurse leaders ask is: Will this add more work…

Radiation therapists know that some of the most important conversations during CT simulation are not always about treatment itself. Patients arrive with questions about timing, side effects, and what to expect throughout their care. But occasionally a question arises that requires a different kind of conversation: “Do I have to get a tattoo?”

The entire tone of a room can be changed by a patient who is extremely nervous and presenting for her mammogram.  Anxiousness can make positioning more difficult, increase tension during compression, slow workflow, and turn what should be a routine screening into a stressful experience for both the patient and the technologist.