Amarilys Soto RN

Mother. Grandmother. Nurse Leader. Relentlessly, trying to be a better version of myself than I was yesterday #Nursing #columbia @nyphospital Tweets are my own.

[Shunichi Nakagawa @snakagawa_md]

Surgery, communication, or whatever.

If you want to get better with certain skill, you have to write down the lesson you learned.

Unfortunately, we forget, no matter how strongly we think we won’t make the same mistake.

The only way to avoid it is write it down.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Cliques divide people into insiders and outsiders. Healthy groups offer everyone a sense of belonging.

It's not enough to be polite. It's critical to convey that we value each member's contribution.

The foundation of respect is making sure others feel seen and heard.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The person who talks the most is the most likely to become the leader.

Regardless of intelligence and expertise, groups elevate those who command the most airtime.

It's time to stop rewarding people for dominating the discussion, and start valuing quality over quantity.

[Amarilys Soto RN @Colacequeen_RN]

The #8GN Care Bear team 🧸#HappyHalloween2023 #carebears #OT #PT #SLP #nurse #rehabilitation #colors @nyphospital @Jeffrey_NYP @DEVoted0ne

[Katie RN @9HudsonCNS]

9 Hudson sharing and learning at the @ITNSnurses Conference 2023! @9HudsonNurses @DEVoted0ne @Matthew05572844 @Jeffrey_NYP

[Solid Organ Transplant RNs @9HudsonNurses]

9Hudson had a successful community outreach day at the food pantry yesterday! We are so proud to be able to give back to the community.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Public service announcement for managers and coaches: you can't judge effort by results.

Inconsistent performance doesn't mean people aren't trying their best. It often means they're doing their best in the face of turbulence.

In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I recently came across a beautiful Buddhist teaching: The Two Arrows.

The Buddha once asked his student, "If a person is struck by an arrow, is it painful?"

The student nodded, yes.

The Buddha then asked, "If a person is struck by a second arrow, is that even more painful?"

The student again nodded, yes.

The Buddha then explained, "In life, we cannot always control the first arrow. However, the second arrow is our reaction to the first. The second arrow is optional."

The first arrow is the negative event that hits our lives.

This is the uncontrollable chaos that we may find ourselves thrown into from time to time.

The first arrow is impossible to avoid. It hits and it hurts.

The second arrow is governed by our response to the first—and as the parable teaches us, being struck by the second arrow is entirely within our control.

Our reaction and response controls the direction and force of the second arrow:

• If we attach ourselves to the pain of the first arrow, continue to think all of the negative thoughts it brought about, repeat the patterns of our past, dwell in the pain, and bemoan our bad luck, we send the second arrow hurtling straight into our open wound.

• If we pause, breathe, give ourselves a moment to reset, and choose a balanced response, we send the second arrow falling feebly to the ground.

Viktor Frankl, the Austrian philosopher and Holocaust survivor renowned for his contributions to existential psychology, has a brilliant framing for this:

"Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response."

Our power is in the space that we can create between stimulus and response.

Creating that space is the key to avoiding the second arrow.

As Frankl famously said, “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

So the next time you encounter an uncontrollable negative event in your life—when you're struck by that painful first arrow—consider the parable of the two arrows.

The first arrow may have hurt, but the second arrow is always optional.

[Shunichi Nakagawa @snakagawa_md]

This is the lesson I learned during the pandemic.

When withdrawing LST, make sure that the patient looks "nicest" for their family.

[Shunichi Nakagawa @snakagawa_md]

When you made a mistake, think about why it happened.

- Why did you make that decision?
- Based on what?
- Was that appropriate?
- What would you do next time in the same situation?

You should focus on the process, rather than the outcome.

Learning is life-long.

[Nadine Couch @couch_nadine]

What does engagement during Nurse’s Week look like? 1st place for Authenticity: 9GS. And we had a visit from our sister unit 9H. I am so proud of this team! @Jeffrey_NYP @BernadetteKhan @9GS_NYP @9GS_ORTHOENT

[Solid Organ Transplant RNs @9HudsonNurses]

We always have so much fun with Taste of NYP on 9Hudson. This years theme: South Asian Funfest 90’s edition! And we are the proud winners of Best Presentation!! 🥇🎉

[Amarilys Soto RN @Colacequeen_RN]

@ersied727 Thank you so much! We love you too! Kisses to the princess

[Amarilys Soto RN @Colacequeen_RN]

Day 2: Commencement Day #columbianursing 2023

[Amarilys Soto RN @Colacequeen_RN]

@9HudsonCNS Thank you Katie!

[Maria V. Colon-Batista @MariaV_NYP]

During Nurses Week, we honor our Nurses for caring for us in our most vulnerable moments. Today my colleagues and I gave a BIG THANK YOU to our heroes at CUIMC. We are grateful for you! #Happynursesweek @cxorick @danmandice @BernadetteKhan @Jeffrey_NYP @QueenofHeartNYP

[Katie RN @9HudsonCNS]

Go Maggie!!! 💪💪💪

[Solid Organ Transplant RNs @9HudsonNurses]

Today we celebrate our CNS Katie Melomedov for taking home the Advanced Practice Nurse Award at the 2023 Clinical Nurse Excellence award ceremony! You are everything 9Hudson needs from a CNS and more. Very well deserved!! Congratulations @9HudsonCNS 🎉🎉

[Amarilys Soto RN @Colacequeen_RN]

A successful Mock Code on 8GN & 8MA. They took this code very seriously. #practicebuildsconfidence #compressions #handsoneducation #increasingcomfortlevels @Jeffrey_NYP @DEVoted0ne @9HudsonCNS