Articles by Karen Sanders Archives

August 29 2024 save the date Elder Nurse Corps Meeting #3

Elder Nurse Corps – Meeting #3 on August 29, 2024 – 5:00 p.m.

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on July 21, 2024. Posted in Advocacy, Articles by Karen Sanders, Asheville, Coaching for Nurses, Elder Nurse Corps, Health News, Karen Sanders, Self Care, Stress Management.

Save the Date to Join us on Thursday, August 29th The Elder Nurse Corps are meeting for the third time. Thursday, August 29, 2024 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Land of the Sky United Church of Christ, 15...

RN Patient Advocacy Strategies for Hospitalized Patients at HCA Hospital, Asheville, NC

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on January 23, 2024. Posted in Articles by Karen Sanders, Asheville, Asheville Watchdogs, Health News, Healthcare, Holistic RN Patient Advocacy Training Institute, Holistic RN Private Practice, Hospital, Karen Sanders, Moral Inquiry, Patient Advocacy, Staffing.

January 23, 2024, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, AVL Watchdog Panel, AB Tech, Asheville, NC “HCA-Mission at Five Years: What Can We Do to Restore Better Healthcare in WNC?” Many thanks to co-panelists Peter Lewis,...

Patient Advocacy During a Hospital Stay

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on July 17, 2022. Posted in Advocacy, Articles by Karen Sanders, Health News, Holistic RN Private Practice, Hospital, Karen Sanders, Patient Advocacy.

When patients learn that they or their loved one needs to be admitted to a hospital, it can seem frightening and overwhelming to enter such unfamiliar territory, especially with a layman’s limited...

WAKE to Post-COVID Opportunities

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on April 6, 2021. Posted in Articles by Karen Sanders, Holistic RN Patient Advocacy Training Institute, Karen Sanders, Patient Advocacy.

WAKE to the new opportunities of post-COVID. How will you rise to the challenges of post-COVID? What opportunities will there be for you? How can you leverage technology to help you? In Asheville,...

Moral Injury of Nurses

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on September 8, 2020. Posted in Articles by Karen Sanders, Coaching for Nurses, Moral Inquiry.

Why Unionize? Moral Injury is a deep soul wound that pierces a person’s identity, sense of morality, and relationship to society” when working in our current healthcare system. Moral injury...

Wear A Face Mask

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on September 8, 2020. Posted in Articles by Karen Sanders, Health News.

Tell you community that you care, wear a face mask to minimize the spread of COVID 19. Face masks are effective as Karen Sander’s discusses an article from the Alaska Department of Health...

COVID and Job Hunting

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on June 6, 2020. Posted in Articles by Karen Sanders, COVID Testing, Health News, Patient Advocacy.

As a 50+ job applicant, are you prepared? RN Patient Advocacy has tips to prepare for you job interview with sensitivity to the COVID-19 environment. Referenced article – “The Risks-Know...

Private Practice for RNs: A Practical Path to Professional Empowerment

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on February 2, 2020. Posted in Articles by Karen Sanders, Coaching for Nurses, Company Announcements, Holistic RN Patient Advocacy Training Institute, Holistic RN Private Practice, Patient Advocacy.

Do any of these comments sound familiar? “My present RN position doesn’t allow me to practice nursing in a way that’s personally fulfilling.” “The time and work pressures of my job shoot my stress...

Plan, Launch, and Scale Your Own Holistic RN Patient Advocacy Practice

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on August 27, 2019. Posted in American Holistic Nurses Association, Articles by Karen Sanders, Holistic RN Patient Advocacy Training Institute, Patient Advocacy.

Nurturing, Loving and Caring Opportunities for Nurses Are you tired of the negativity and frustration? Nurses can work in a more nurturing, loving and caring environment. Launch your Holistic RN Private...

Opportunities to practice Holistic RN Patient Advocacy in North Carolina

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on August 26, 2019. Posted in Articles by Karen Sanders, Health News, Holistic RN Patient Advocacy Training Institute.

North Carolina Today In North Carolina, there are more than 2 million people over the age of 60 right now. This number will only increase in the next several years – a 50% increase in just the...

Our Core Holistic RN Patient Advocacy Training Institute

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on July 28, 2019. Posted in Articles by Karen Sanders, Consumer Advocacy , Patient Advocacy, Physicians.

Core Holistic Program Our core holistic program includes the following features: Private Practice Preparation This program is designed to train Holistic RN Patient Advocates, with an interest and background...

Geriatric Case Management – Givens Estates

Written by Karen Sanders, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC on April 24, 2019. Posted in Articles by Karen Sanders, Coaching for Nurses, Health News, Patient Advocacy, Physicians.

Givens Estates Presentation Givens Estates in Asheville, North Carolina is a non-profit retirement community on a large 200+ acre campus that provides a diversity of programs and services. Karen Sanders,...