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Nurses Help Nurses Succeed, Stay Safe, and De-Stress

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Thomas, who began her nursing career at The Cleveland Clinic in 2004, remembered a program called Code Lavender that was developed and launched by the hospital in 2008. Thomas said a patient death, a co-worker losing a family member, or a particularly stressful day on a unit, for instance, fit the bill.

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You Matter Cart Shows Nurses Their Compassion Is Appreciated

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Whether they are solving an equipment or clinical challenge or coming up with ideas to keep their teams together, nurses are expert problem-solvers. But some stop and listen for a moment and center themselves for the day ahead, while we thank them for coming to work and being the people they are for their patients and for each other.”.