The magnolias are budding, and daffodils are blooming on sunny hills. Spring has finally arrived in the northeast! It’s time to dust off the cobwebs from the corners of your mind and let the warm breeze blow in new ideas. Spring cleaning at its best!

Donna's Book Pix: No Pain! No Gain! A Mindful Approach to Weight Management Franciene Marie Zimmerman, RN, PhD This is not another diet book. Rather, it is a comprehensive self-help book that explores issues of self-love, body image, body sensing, and weight management rather than weight loss. The overriding message is, You Matter! It’s motivational, insightful, and practical.

Cool Nursing Web Site:
Nursing Informatics
Nursing-informatics.com offers various activities to help nurses develop nursing informatics knowledge, skills, and insights. Check out the informatics self-assessment, blog, CE courses — even a unique gift shop.

Career Article:
Don’t Compromise, Revitalize Your Nursing Career
Have you ever wanted to go into law enforcement, heard that people in the computer industry are making good money, or wondered what it would be like to be part of the legal team in a courtroom? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, there is no need to leave your current profession to seek another. Rather, combine your nursing with your other skills, interests, and loves, and discover a whole new way to practice within the profession. Read more.

News You Can Use:
Celebrate Donate Life® Month
National Donate Life Month features local, regional, and national activities to help encourage Americans to become organ, eye and tissue donors. Be sure to check out this month’s entrepreneur spotlight for information about an RN who acts as intermediary between tissue recipients and donor families. Read more.

Quote of the Month:
In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Donna’s Blog: School Nurses – An Endangered Species
With continuous cut-backs in education budgets, many school nurse positions are being eliminated, putting our nation’s children at serious risk. Read more at http://www.nurse-power.net/blog.

Entrepreneur Spotlight:
Cyndie Colarusso, RN, BSN, CPTC, CTBS, is founder and president of Pathways Consulting. She provides services to the procurement and tissue banking community that enhance the care of donor families and increase public awareness of how tissue/organ donation impacts the lives of those who receive the donations.

In addition to providing education and special project/event services that promote the culture of donation, Cyndie acts as intermediary between tissue recipients and donor families in partnership with tissue banks and procurement organizations. Cyndie originated the "Thank You Letter Program," which encourages tissue recipients to write thank you letters to donor families.

"If recipients help to honor the person who died by saying thank you, it brings peace of mind to the family of the donor to know that their loved one's gift is appreciated and that it made a difference in someone's life," says Cyndie.

To learn more about Cyndie, her company and services, and tissue and organ donation visit www.1000thanks.com.

Come Meet Donna::
Enloe Medical Center — Recruitment Event
April 5, 2008 — Chico, CA

Sigma Theta Tau — Alpha Tau Chapter Induction Ceremony
April 13, 2008 — Basking Ridge, NJ

Northern Westchester Hospital — Recruitment Event
April 16, 2008 — Mount Kisco, NY

Nursing Spectrum Career Fairs
April 22, 2008 — Philadelphia, PA
April 23, 2008 — Greenbelt, MD

NAWBO-CJ — Networking Event
April 23, 2008 — Eatontown, NJ

Temple University Health System - Nurses Week Celebration
May 5, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA

CentraState Medical Center — Nurses Week Celebration
May 6, 2008 — Freehold, NJ

South Jersey Healthcare — Nurses Week Celebration
May 7, 2008 — Vineland, NJ

For additional program info visit http://www.dcardillo.com/events.html.

Book Donna Today
Donna still has some availability for Nurses Week Celebrations along with some great programs to get nurses feeling pumped up and positive about nursing. Call (800) 801-5796 or e-mail donna@dcardillo.com for rates, availability, and program topics. Fill out an inquiry form if you prefer.

Your 1^st Year As A Nurse Ordering Information
Order a personalized, autographed copy of Your 1^st Year as a Nurse directly from Cardillo & Associates. It makes a great personal or professional gift.

For colleges and healthcare facilities, Your 1^st Year as a Nurse can be purchased at a bulk discount from online booksellers and directly from the publisher. Contact us for more information at (800) 801-5796.