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PublishingyourRehabStories

RidingthewavestothefutureofRehabOrangeBeach,Alabama

April9,2018

DonaldD.Kautz,RN,PhD,CRRNRetired,AssociateProfessorEmeritus

ddkautz@uncg.edu

Objectives

• Exploreavenuesforrehabnursestopublishtheirrehabstoriesinpeerreviewednursingjournals.

• Describepersonalstrategieswhichleadtopublication

• EmailDon– Iwillemailyouthispresentation.IwillemailyoutheCOMPLETEpresentation.Useitanywayyouwant.

Lilly’sGiftfromAfrica(Kautz,D.D.&Kautz,L.(2011).Nursing,41(4),53-54.

• Lillydescribesseeingaverypoorboy,of4or5playinginamudpuddle– lettingthewatersiftthroughhisfingers– andlaughing.

• Iwrote:“Lilly’sstoryremindedmethatourpatientsaresomuchmorethanthereasonthey’vecometoseeus.Herstoryalsomademethinkthatinordertorecruitteenstonursingcareers,wemustsharethehope,joy,andwonderweexperienceinourpractice.Weneedtotellthemthatasnurses,wehavetheopportunitytoexperiencelifeinitssimplestterms.”

TypesofPublications

• ResearchandIntegrativeReviews…

Therestare“Don’sterms”• Shortvignettes• Vignettewithsometheoryand/orinterventions• Bestclinicalpracticearticle(someshort/somemoreindepth)• Evidencebased/QualityImprovementProjects• Inspiringstories

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FayeLane:FireworksfromAbove

Nurse EducatorNurseEducator

Vol.32,No.4,pp.223-226Copyright©2007WolteersKluwerHealthI

LippincottWilliams&Wilkins

Reading Children’s Books to Awe and Inspire Nursing Students

Donald D. Kautz, PhD, RN, CNRN, CRRN-A

Reading illustrated children’s books in the classroom to nursing students is 1 way to inspire students to be great nurses. After offering guidelines for the types of books to use and the courses books can be used in, the author describes the effects on student learning.

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Whychildren’sbooks?Manybooksfor4-8yearolds

• Haveprofoundmoralunderpinnings• Takelessthan5minutestoread• Arebasedoncharacterswhoaretornaboutwhatactiontotake…

• Thecharactersall“seizetheday”• Focusontoday– hereandnow• Illustratekeyprinciplesofrehabnursing• Canprovidesparktoanypresentationorlecture…illustratedbyTheDark.

Awonderfulillustrationofourfearofthefuture– ourfearoftheunknown– ourfearofthedark

Lilly’swordsInalargehouselivesaboy.Heisintheworldonhisown.Thetruecoldanddarkestofdarknesslieswithinhimself(inthedarknessofthebasement)andheisreluctanttomakethejourneytothedarkestpartofhimselfwherehemeetshisdarkestfears.Thestairsthatledtothebasement,willstandforhisreturn.Thisevent,however,presentsLazlowithanopportunitytofacethedarkness.Ifapersonmakesthetriptothebasement,spendstimewithdarknessandbecomesitsvisitor,whileallowingthevoiceofdarknesstobeheard,thepersonmaybeblessedwiththepresenceofthedivine.Hefoundtheunexpected,inconceivable,awesomelifewithinlife:thelifeoftheself.

LessonsfromTheDark• Lazloistransformed– byhisownactions• Lazlofoundthelight… Somewouldsay…• Thisisakeylessonforourpatients.Unlesstheygointothe

dark– theywillonlyseethedarknessasLazlodid…• Thisisakeylessonforusasnurses• AndjustlikeLazlo,ourpatientsontheirtrip…

Asnurses,wecanhelp…• Thriving… Someevensay,“Ihave…• ThePsychologistscallitPSG…• AHA,ADA,ACS…

Allfeaturepeoplewhosay…“Itis…”• LikeLazlo,wemayfindthatthedark…

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Bookstoillustratethepoint

• KirkDouglas–Mystrokeofluck

• Dr.JillBolte Taylor–Mystrokeofinsight

• MichaelJ.Fox– LuckyMan:Amemoir

• ArtBuchwald– Toosoontosaygoodbye

LikeLaszlo,theseauthorshaveconfrontedthedark,beencomfortedbyitspresence,seenthedivinelightwithin,andthensharedessentialtruthsandinsightsintotheessenceoflifeitself.

EmailDon– Iwillsendyouthisarticle

Don’sstrategiestoconfrontthedarkness

• Writedownthestoriesthatdefineyouandyourpractice.SendthemtoDon,oranother“writer”– whowillhelpyouputitintoapublishableformat.

• Submityour“projects”or“novelideas”or“solutionstocommonproblems”or“uniquepatients”asaposter/paperpresentationtoARN.Thenyouhavetheoutlineforyourarticle.

• Whenanopportunitytopresentcomesup– say“yes.”

Greatideasforshortarticles

• Apatientwhowasanamazingsuccess• Apatientwhoenlightenedorchangedtheteam• Meetingapatient’sspiritualneeds• Anewtreatmentorstrategyyouhaveimplemented– forcommonproblems,including:bowel&bladdercare,skincare,increasingnursescontributiontotheteam,teamfunctioning,retentionofrehabnurses,funinnovationsontheunit(partynight,spaday,etc)

• Turntoyourneighbor,andtalkaboutanidea

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Strategiestoensurewritingoccurs• Scheduleatimetowrite– forDon…• Makeitapriority– forDon…• Interruptingfamilytime?• Setupaconcreteplanthatyouadhereto.Reviewtheplanevery2weeks.Ifit’sworking– keepitgoing– ifit’snot,changeit.

• Mostofusrequiremotivation(andaccountability)towrite– createyourown– andcreateavillageofscholarship.

• Doyouwritebestwithothers?Ihavewrittensomemanuscriptsalltogether– otherswewritethengettogether.

Shortvignette

Bestclinicalpracticearticle Shortvignette

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PortionofDon’sspeech- Vignettewiththeory PortionofDon’sspeech– severalvignettes

Shortvignette EmailDon– IwillsendyouanyoftheseKautz,D.D.(2011).Greatrehabilitationnursescombineartandscienceto

createmagic. RehabilitationNursing,36(1), 13-15,24.Kautz,D.D.(2013)Thepoweroftouch.JournaloftheAustralasian

RehabilitationNurses Association(JARNA)16(1),5-8Kautz,D.D.(2007).Readingchildren’sbookstoaweandinspirenursing

students.NurseEducator,32,223–226.Privette,K.&Kautz,D.D.(2014).Dyingwithdignity.NursingCriticalCare,

9(1),48.Kautz,D.D.&VanHorn,E.R.(2017).Sexandintimacyafterstroke.

RehabilitationNursing,42(6),333-340.

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EmailDon– IwillsendyouanyoftheseAllen,B.&Kautz,D.D.(2015).Reflectionsfromthebedside.Momentsthat

lastforever.JournalofPalliativeCare,314,270-271.Wilmoth,H.&Kautz,D.D.(2015).Apersonalreflection.Goingaboveand

beyondforapatientinhislastmoments.DimensionsofCriticalCareNursing,34(3),146-148.

McVay,S.&Kautz,D.D.(2015).Findingjoy,gratitude,andmeaninginroutinePACUtasks.JournalofPeriAnesthesia Nursing,30,160-163.

Hyde,Y.M.andKautz,D.D.(2013).Preventingsentineleventscausedbyfamilymembers.NursingCriticalCare,8(2),10-12.

Kautz,L.M.&Kautz,D.D.(2017).Transformingourpatients,theirfamilies,andourselves:Sharetheexperience.InternationalJournalforHumanCaring,21(3),159-160.