"We want healthy nurses not just at work, but we want our healthy nurses back at home with their families." — Trenda Ray, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNO and associate vice chancellor for patient care services, UAMS Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences A half-day retreat that takes frontline nurses off the floor of UAMS Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and to a serene riverside setting to learn about the importance of self-care seems to be working, says the chief nursing officer (CNO) who engineered it all. For this week's lead story, I talked with that CNO, Trenda Ray, PhD RN, NEA-BC, about how the unique Caring for the Nurse Retreat is helping to fend off nurse burnout. |