There’s a plethora of information in this month’s Nursing Connections™. Find out my impressions of The Secret, a powerful little book about the laws of attraction; learn how to circulate facts about peripheral arterial disease; and find out how I can answer your career questions. Enjoy!

Donna's Book Pix: The Secret Rhonda Byrne This little book is making a huge impact. Based on the laws of attraction, it espouses that we each have the power within us to create the life we desire. This applies to health, wealth, and happiness. It is not simply another "positive thinking" book; rather it’s a convincing attempt to prove that we are the sum total of our thoughts, beliefs, and desires. The book is filled with quotes and insights from well-known and lesser-known teachers from the past and present to provide further substance to the message. If you haven’t read it yet, what are you waiting for? The Secret is also available on CD and DVD.

Cool Nursing Web Site:
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Diseases and Conditions Index
The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Diseases and Conditions Index gives users a quick and easy way to get complete and dependable information about heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders. The site also offers information on related tests and procedures.

Career Article:
Dear Donna FAQs
Here’s a sampling of some recent questions and answers from my online Dear Donna advice column Dear Donna advice column.
I’m waiting to hear from you!

Dear Donna,
When both an e-mail and regular mailing address are given in an advertisement, which is the preferable way for submitting a resume?

To read my answer go to http://www.dcardillo.com/articles/deardonnafaqs.html.

News You Can Use:
Prepare for Stay in Circulation Week 2007
September 17-21 is Stay in Circulation Week. The campaign aims to reach Americans over age 50 with the message that peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.) is a serious but treatable disease.

Visit the P.A.D. website www.aboutpad.org for ideas, tools, and resources.

Quote of the Month:
The life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place my touch will be felt.
— Frederick Buechner

Donna’s Blog:
I have belonged to the National Speakers Association for more than 10 years. I knew that many of the members were nurses and would occasionally see some of my nursing colleagues at the convention. However, I knew there were many more nurses in the association whom I had never met and assumed the same held true for the rest of the bunch. So last year I made an effort to get all of the nurses together who were attending the convention so we could better get to know one another and support each other. Read more at http://www.nurse-power.net/blog

Entrepreneur Spotlight:
Jill Thomas, RN, LNHA, CWCN, is owner of Advance Care Plan. With a background in long-term care she saw a need for people to identify and record their needs and preferences before they require long-term care services. Her company helps individuals create their own "advanced care plans" to record their lifestyles, histories, values, preferences, habits, and wishes for end-of-life care. This way, when illness or disability occurs, detailed information is readily available to facilities, agencies, caregivers, and other providers. Jill summarizes the finished product as "how you want to live your life in the care of others."

Like many entrepreneurs, Jill did not stop at one business. She is also the owner of Clinical Compliance Concepts, which she started six years ago. This company provides a variety of consulting services to long-term care facilities, including crisis management and clinical and regulatory compliance. It is here that she uses her additional credentials as a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) and Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN).

Jill’s advice to other nurses considering entrepreneurship: "Be ready for a lot of highs and lows. It’s great when things are going well, but you can’t get discouraged when things aren’t going as you’d like them to or something you start doesn’t work out according to plan. You’ve got to stay on an even keel and keep moving forward. Celebrate your successes, but keep them in perspective and be prepared for less exciting times."

Find out more about Jill, her businesses, and her services at www.advancecareplan.com and www.clinicalcomplianceconcepts.com.

Upcoming Seminars:
Career Alternatives for Nurses®
October 8, 2007 - Las Vegas, NV

How to Start Your Own Business or Consulting Practice
October 9, 2007 - Las Vegas, NV

Learn to Speak With Style for Fun and Profit
November 1, 2007 – Tinton Falls, NJ

Live Radio:
Donna will be a guest on Life 24/7 - Helping You Make Great Life Choices on station 93.7 FM out of Lincoln, IL
September 20 - 8:15-9:00 A.M. Central Time.
Call in your questions and comments at 217-648-5510.
The show is hosted by Jennifer Tobias, RN.

Come Meet Donna:
Nursing Spectrum Career Fairs
September 11, 2007 - Mt. Laurel, NJ
October 12, 2007 - New York, NY
October 26, 2007 - Edison, NJ

Nursing Symposium 2007
September 27, 2007 - Atlantic City, NJ

St. Lukes Alumni Nurses Education Conference
September 28, 2007 - Chesterfield, MO

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)
October 3, 2007 - Washington, DC

Enloe Medical Center Recruitment Event
October 13, 2007 - Chico, CA

Thomas Hospital 18th Annual Patient Care Symposium
October 23-24, 2007 - Charleston, WV

Lois Franco Pollack Memorial Symposium - Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
October 29, 2007 - New Brunswick, NJ

Live Chat:
Nurse Entrepreneurship
September 19, 2007
http://www.nurse.com/chat

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

Book Donna Today
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Your 1^st Year As A Nurse Ordering Information
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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.

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