Healing Mindset
You know your job is important. Your patients rely on you to be the best you can be and their family notices and welcomes you to help heal their wounds. Physicians rely on you, and bedside nurses cannot wait till you arrive—you are the great and impressive...Government Affairs – May 2022 Update
WOCN members, and other advocates, have been working in several states across the country to ensure that ostomy patients who are covered by Medicaid have access to the supplies they need. As you may know, many state Medicaid programs fail to provide adequate extended wear ostomy products, which in many instances is well below even the Medicare standards.
Looking to Elevate your Practice by Sharing your Passion? Join a Task Force!
MER is looking for passionate participants to be actively involved in one of our task forces we are developing to promote and support the growth of our organization and members. Benefits of participation: ● Collaboration with Colleagues● Enhances Leadership skills●...
How Can I Reflect Empathy in My Workplace?
How Can I Reflect Empathy in My Workplace? Here in Michigan, we endure the snow, ice and cold until a new season starts to break through. Feeling the freezing air sting my uncovered face forces me to take notice. The shards of ice may slice through me like glass when...Strategic Plan – Sharing Our Passion to Elevate Your Profession
Dear Mideast Region WOC Nurse friends and colleagues, On February 26th and 27th, the Mideast Region WOC board members gathered to examine our future as a region and the many challenges that are facing the members of the MER. We had one question we needed to address,...
What Are Your Plans for the Future?
As we close the 2021 year, we have so much to be thankful for and look forward to in the new year. My personal motto is to “choose joy” and share what is positive and look forward to what is possible. While many sad things occurred this past year due to Covid and...
We Are Listening – What Do You Want Us To Work On?
September 2021 happened quickly, and our conference is behind us successfully thanks to the hard work of those on the Centralized Conference Planning Committee (CCPC) and the Mideast Region (MER) board along with the commitment of the vendors and passionate attendees!...
2021 November MER News
Dear Mideast Region friends, As we await the final evaluation reviews from the fall conference (attendees and conference planners) we are thrilled to share good news with you. We have much to be thankful for in these days with so much busyness and illness around us....