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tions all together. Regardless of your status, you are blessed with purpose in your chosen profession and it is significant. And what is work anyway? It was planned from the begin-ning - we were created to work – not to be idle. When we meet people, what is often the first thing we ask them? “What do you do?” Our cultural iden-tity is tied to our work. Per-haps it is because we have a tendency to relate to people and value them according to our view of their occupation. Perhaps it is because we are continually striving for glory through our accomplishments and occupational stature and need to see how we compare. As it relates to work, we typi-cally hold the great leaders, philosophers, and inventors in our history in high regard due to their vision, intelligence, ingenuity, and perseverance that resulted in great achieve-ments. We look to their wisdom for application in our professional lives and in our endeavors to achieve positive results. Wis-dom can be found in these men and women that is appli-cable to your work and other things of this world. However, the question is, “do you want to be known as someone who changed the world or someone who changed eternity?” So, I would say to you: remember who you are. Work with integ-rity; embrace your job with a sense of purpose and acknowledge the influence you wield with your co-workers, patients, and patients’ family members. Steve Jobs was one of the greatest inventors of our time. Consider this quote from him:

REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE Growing up, I ran free through-out the neighborhood, often organizing some type of activi-ty with other neighborhood kids. Whenever I would leave the house, my mother would always say to me, “Remember who you are”. I thought that was such a strange thing to say and never really paid much mind to it. As I grew older and started driving, my mother would say the same thing when I would leave the house – ‘remember who you are’. It still sounded just as weird no matter how old I got or how many times I heard it. When I had children of my own, the realization dawned on me that my moth-er’s mantra was intended to remind me that I was repre-senting my family through all my words and actions. I want to tell you that I am proud of you in your accom-plishment of serving others in your chosen vocation. I am proud that you represent Se-lect Specialty Hospital. The work we do here at in and of itself is not a destination but a significant milestone on a long journey of life. Remember to always challenge yourself to learn something from every situation you encounter. Your heart reveals your char-acter, so challenge yourself to constantly evaluate the condi-tion of your heart. Let others be drawn because of the man-ner in which you conduct your-self and the encouraging words that flow from you. Some of you are early career-ists; others of you are mid-to-late careerists; either seeking to advance in your current profession or changing voca-

“... almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrass-ment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” He meant it to be challenging and uplifting… but it fell short. The contrast of his challenge to "follow your heart" in light of realizing his mortality is in strong contrast to the need to live for things that last forever. A person’s character is always a matter of what is in his or her heart. The source of our ac-tions is the result of what we hold and think upon in our hearts – so it is not simply a matter of following our heart; it entails the focus of its submis-sion in the context of eternity. When following your heart, the questions to be answered are: Are you acting out of pride and insist on doing things your way or are your actions expres-sions of your character demonstrated from a heart that is in humble submission? A person with issues in their heart will act on it when pre-sented with an opportunity.

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C.E.O. ’S CORNER - Bryan Schneider, DHA, FACHE, FACMPE

March is:

Music In Our School Month

National Nutritional Month

National Women’s Histo-ry Month

Red Cross Month

Peanut Butter Lover’s Day (1st)

Employee Appreciation Day (4th)

Daylight Saving Time (13th)

Saint Patrick’s Day (17th)

Good Friday (25th)

Easter (27th)

National Doctor’s Day (30th)

Select Specialty Hospital

Inside this issue:

C.E.O.’s Corner 1

C.N.O.’s Corner 2

H.R.’s Corner / Chef’s Corner

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Facility Announcements 4 - 5

News In Medicine 6 - 7

Q’s Corner 8

VOL. 1, ED. 4 MARCH 2016

SELECT SPECIALTY HOUSTON — MEMORIAL CITY

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Team – One of the basic building blocks of ethics and ethical conduct toward others is em-pathy. Without empathy, it is difficult for any of us to under-stand the needs and wants of others so that we may know how to treat them kindly and generously, or to practice any other virtue in our day-to-day relations with them. What is empathy? Our vocation requires the abil-ity to be empathetic to others, which (when defined) is the capacity to understand or feel another’s pain. To help culti-vate empathy, it is important that we first look at ourselves with an objective and unbiased view. Self-awareness includes knowing one's own personal biases, values, desires, and concerns which may affect our interactions with others.

For instance, when a patient is suffering from alcohol or drug abuse, as nurses we must be able to identify (and set aside) any personal biases in order to effectively deal with both the patient and family. While you may not approve of everything patients or families do and may not even like them, you must accept them as fellow human beings with flaws, weaknesses, illnesses, and troubles. People are able to sense genuine acceptance and will respond accordingly. Regardless of how rude or irritating another person is, always remain mindful that it is worse to be the one experienc-ing the personal crises. Be mindful that they are likely doing the best they can, given the circumstances. We nurses are tasked with being compas-sionate and understanding at all times in order to help ease and alleviate patients’ and families’ fears.

It is important that you be sin-cere, genuine, and honest in your communication with your patients. This is the root of our role as patient advocates. A person in crisis needs a sup-portive nurse who has learned to listen. A nurse can help the person identify and express their feelings and cope with the situation. Patients and families in crises need to know what to expect and require extra attention. While efficient care can help treat the physical symptoms, it is through our capacity to care and empathize which ultimate-ly helps calm and soothe the patient’s mental and emotional state. Always be mindful of your own natural compassion, empathy, and capacity to care for others.

behind the conqueror, holding a golden crown, and whisper-ing in his ear a warning: That all glory is fleeting." We may strive to achieve and leave our mark in this world, but those things are fleeting and so I challenge you to live for things that last forever. Consider these related axioms of wisdom in that endeavor:

You are always being watched by someone – show them what it looks like to have a true servant heart.

Don't waste your time on jeal-ousy. Sometimes you're ahead; sometimes you're be-hind. The race is long and, in the end, the race is only with yourself.

A compliment is the easiest and cheapest gift you can offer someone, but it is like gold to the recipient. And I would add that it carries a lot of weight regardless of how young or old the recipient is – so don’t hesi-tate in life to compliment those around you, even if you don’t

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A person who has a good heart is a person with upright character. Work hard in all that you do, be aware of your appearance as it sends a message about you, and conduct yourself with honesty and integrity – and through all of these remember to place the highest priority on eternal things. Consider a poem written by General George S. Patton: "For over a thousand years, Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of a triumph - a tumultu-ous parade. In the procession came trumpeters and musi-cians and strange animals from the conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured arma-ments. The conqueror rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in chains before him. Sometimes his children, robed in white, stood with him in the chariot or rode the trace horses. A slave stood

know them.

Our wealth is the investment we have made in those whom we have influenced, and in those we have cared for when they were feeling blue.

In all our accomplishments, even the big ones, our good feelings are only temporary. Security and self-worth are not found in these accomplish-ments, but far beyond them in the love of God.

I wish you all the success you can achieve.

Remember who you are.

C.E.O. ’S CORNER - Bryan Schneider, DHA, FACHE, FACMPE

C.N.O. ’S CORNER - Sheila Oliver, RN, MSN


“As a nurse, we have the

opportunity to heal the

heart, mind, soul and body

of our patients, their

families and ourselves. They

may forget your name, but

they will never forget how

you made them feel.”

~ Maya Angelou

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This spring, Select Medical is

“enrolling” all of our employees

in Select University!

When it debuts this spring,

Select University will be “the

online location” to access and

take assigned trainings, self-

paced courses and WebEx

classes. For the most part, it

will replace SMVC (Select

Medical Virtual Campus) and

SERC (Select Employee Re-

source Center).

Select University utilizes Cor-

nerstone OnDemand, one of

the industry’s top integrated

talent management systems.

This innovative technology will

allow us to streamline process-

es related to assigning, deliv-

ering, tracking, reporting and

administering staff education.

We are excited to share this

news with you: Select Univer-

sity is a tremendous opportuni-

ty for our entire team, as it will

transform learning and perfor-

mance within our organization.

The goal of Select University is

to provide employees with an

innovative, online learning

environment. Key benefits

include:

Automatic assignment and

tracking of courses.

Interactive education and ex-

ams with a user-friendly inter-

face

New learning technologies to

improve knowledge sharing

Enhanced ability to meet divi-

sion-specific education needs

24/7 accessibility via the Inter-

net

Virtual transcripts (which show

the courses an employee

needs to take, as well as those

that were completed)

Speaking of transcripts, the

Select University Project Team

is in the process of transferring

existing courses/quizzes and

transcript histories from SMVC

and SERC. Therefore, it is

very important that employees

complete any remaining or in-

progress training prior to

March 15, 2016. This will

ensure a proper and timely

transfer of historical data, as in

-progress training will not

transfer to the new platform;

only completions.

Select University will be intro-

duced to our entire organiza-

tion (with the exception of

Concentra) at one time; there

will not be any pilots or phased

rollouts by divisions, brands or

geographies. Clearly, this is a

significant undertaking, so

helpful training materials and

resources will be made availa-

ble to you and your manager.

(but good!) recipes for our

facility employees.

We are also planning on serv-

ing smoothies throughout the

day as soon as our equipment

arrives and is installed.

Last (but definitely not least),

Hey, now! I just wanted to

remind everyone that the Die-

tary and Food Service Depart-

ment will be setting some

fantastic things in motion for

the upcoming month.

We’re looking at putting to-

gether and publishing healthy

we’ll also be coordinating with

H.R. (Pam and Quentin) on

having monthly celebrations

for our facility employees’

birthdays … so stay tuned!

B O N A P P E T I T !

CHEF ’S CORNER - James Kelley, Executive Chef

H.R. ’S CORNER - Pamela Simpson, PHR


“Do not hire a

man who does

your work for

money, but

him who does

it for the love

of it.”

~ Henry David

Thoreau

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ROLANDA ANDERSON 03 MAR

MARINA GOSSER 04 MAR

TIMIKA GUINN 04 MAR

JACQUELINE WILLIAMS 05 MAR

KEHINDE FOLEY 09 MAR

JEANNINE BORDELON 11 MAR

MARIA GUTIERREZ 11 MAR

SMITHA FRANCIS 15 MAR

KATHY PICARD-SMITH 16 MAR

DORNA SHIRVANI 18 MAR

PINKIE IRVIN 19 MAR

MAYA MURALEE 23 MAR

SHERRI HICKS 24 MAR

MONICA HALL-DILLARD 26 MAR

MILDRED KAVUMA 26 MAR

JAMES EASTER 29 MAR

GEORGEANN GRAY 29 MAR

TERRY BRUMLEY 31 MAR

GABRIEL OKOTH 31 MAR


B.I.R.S. Training and Orientation — A Reminder

Angela Killough

Do you remember your Orientation here at Select? For some of us,

we may have to think back further than others and yet for some, it

might have been just a few weeks ago!

An important part of the New Hire Orientation was our Back Injury

Reduction Safety class (or B.I.R.S. Training). The most recent

class for all of our new hires who will be in direct patient care contact

took place on Friday, February 12th, 2016.

These classes are conducted so that we may provide (and / or re-

fresh) training in addition to building a foundation of knowledge for

safe and effective practices during hands-on patient care.

All four of our recent Select—Memorial City new hires successfully

completed the class which covered, among other topics, proper

body mechanics, various transfer techniques, and equipment.

The class was led by Heidy Rodriguez (P.T.A.) and Angela Killough

(C.O.T.A.).

We all need to be mindful of the importance of planning and utilizing

effective practices and to never neglect the safety reminders we

received from our B.I.R.S. training classes.

Safety first!

You have but one body and one back, so take care of yourself, team

members! Take care and always plan (and execute) accordingly.

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Houston — Memorial City

Bulletin Board and Special Announcements

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Hypertensive women with

highly active jobs have a near-

ly three times higher risk of

ischemic heart disease than

women with normal blood

pressure and moderately ac-

tive jobs, according to re-

search published today in the

European Journal of Preven-

tive Cardiology.1

"Previous research has shown

that men and women with

physically demanding jobs

have an increased risk of heart

disease," said lead author

Karen Allesøe, a PhD student

at the University of Southern

Denmark. "Lifting and carrying

cause a rise in blood pressure

and may put people with hy-

pertension at particular risk of

a cardiovascular event. We

wanted to investigate whether

women with hypertension and

physically demanding jobs

have an especially high risk of

heart disease."

The study included 12 093

female nurses from the 1993

Danish Nurse Cohort Study.

Data on hypertension and

physical activity at work were

collected using a question-

naire. Physical activity at work

was classified as sedentary,

moderate (mainly standing and

walking but not physically

exerting), and high (standing

or walking with some lifting or

carrying; and heavy or fast and

physically exerting).

Nurses with hypertension and

high physical activity at work

were compared to nurses with

normal blood pressure and

moderate physical activity at

work. cardiovascular disease.

For more information, please

visit:

https://www.sciencedaily.com

poor outcomes among individ-

uals with bipolar disorder,"

said study author Jessica

Agnew-Blais, a postdoctoral

researcher at King's College

London in England.

"This information could be

valuable for identifying patients

with bipolar disorder who may

benefit from greater support

and treatment," she said in a

college news release.

The researchers reviewed 30

People with bipolar disorder

who have a history of being

abused or neglected as chil-

dren may have more severe

symptoms and a higher risk of

suicide, new research sug-

gests.

"Our findings have important

implications for clinical prac-

tice, as they suggest that a

history of childhood maltreat-

ment could be used as an

early indicator of high risk for

studies. While they only found

an association, rather than a

cause-and-effect link, they

said bipolar patients who suf-

fered from neglect or physical,

sexual or emotional abuse as

children …

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"These results add to an

emerging literature suggesting

that support giving is an over-

looked contributor to how so-

cial support can benefit

health," according to the re-

port. The lead researchers

were Tristen Inagaki, PhD, of

University Pittsburgh and Nao-

mi Eisenberger, PhD, of Uni-

versity of California, Los Ange-

les.

The study included 36 subjects

from a larger study of the

"neural mechanisms" of social

support -- in other words, the

changes within the brain that

may explain the reduction in

stress and other health-

promoting effects of support.


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Social support has well-known

benefits for physical and men-

tal health. But giving support --

rather than receiving it -- may

have unique positive effects on

key brain areas involved in

stress and reward responses,

suggests a study in Psychoso-

matic Medicine: Journal of

Biobehavioral Medicine, the

official journal of the American

Psychosomatic Society.


Giving support to others, not just receiving i t , has benef icial effects

Study Links Child Abuse, Neglect to Earl ier Onset of Bipolar Disorder

Hypertensive women with phys ica l ly demanding jobs a t three t imes r isk of heart disease


http://health.usnews.com


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A newly discovered human gene mutation appears to contribute both to unusual sleep patterns and to height-ened rates of seasonal de-pression, according to new research from UC San Fran-cisco. Although researchers have long suspected links between sleep and depression, the new study -- published February 22, 2016, in the journal PNAS -- is the first to identify a spe-cific molecular-genetic mecha-nism connecting the two and has the potential to spur new treatments for seasonal de-pression. Senior authors Ying-Hui-Fu,

PhD and Louis Ptáček, MD, who are both professors of neurology in UCSF's School of Medicine, have been studying the genetic basis of sleep for decades, interviewing and genotyping hundreds of fami-lies with unusual sleep issues. They've studied hyper-efficient sleepers who need just a few hours of shut-eye a night and people with major inherited sleep disturbances, as well as extreme night owls and irre-deemable morning larks. Previously, the team had dis-covered various mutated genes that cause a rare sleep behavior in which people have a "fast" biological clock. Peo-ple with this condition, called

Familial Advanced Sleep Phase (FASP), go to bed as early as 7:30 p.m. and often wake up by 4:30 a.m.


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ceived as an indulgent treat, studies have increasingly doc-umented the potential health benefits of habitual consump-tion.

Earlier this month, for exam-ple, Medical News Today re-ported on a study suggesting that eating chocolate daily during pregnancy may benefit fetal growth and development, while an earlier study claims daily chocolate consumption may lower risk of stroke and heart disease.

If you're looking for an excuse to chomp that bar of chocolate calling your name, then look no further; a new study sug-gests eating chocolate at least once weekly may boost cogni-tive function.

Dr. Georgie Crichton, of the Nutritional Physiology Re-search Centre at the University of South Australia, and col-leagues publish their findings in the journal Appetite.

While chocolate is still per-

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The reason: Those graphic images are perceived by many as a threat to their freedom, choice or autonomy, and they respond accordingly. "What we found is that most people don't like these warning labels, whether they are smok-ers or nonsmokers," said Ni-cole LaVoie, a doctoral student in communication and the lead author of the study, published online by the journal Commu-nication Research and sched-

uled for a future print issue.


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Images of disease and suffer-ing should move smokers to kick the habit -- at least, that's the thinking behind graphic warning labels used on ciga-rette packages in much of the world, and maybe someday in the U.S. According to a University of Illinois study, however, "the good intentions of this tobacco control measure may be for naught."


Graphic images may not scare smokers off c igarettes , says study

Chocolate may boost cognit ive funct ion

Gene l inking s leep, seasonal affect ive d isorder found


http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/306103.php






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"Here's to the crazy ones, the mis-fits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square hole; the ones who see things differently

— they're not fond of rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, glo-rify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them, because

they change things; they push the human race forward — and while some may see them as the crazy

ones — we see genius … because the ones who are crazy enough to

think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."

~ Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs

One of the more humbling truths in life is the realization that being normal can sometimes mean we must settle for average results (the “status quo”.)

Conversely, we also come to the realization that success requires that we step outside the realm of our normal routines and dare to be different in our way of thinking. Highly successful people are, by definition, quite unusual and extraordinary people.

At one point or another in life, all of us have had to endure some sort of pressure to con-

form to society’s so-called “acceptable” standards. We've been told to "sit still" in school, to "stop interrupting" or to "not make a scene." We've been criticized for dressing, speaking, acting or thinking (or even being) "different."

The subtle (and not-so-subtle) pressures to accept society’s so-called conventional standards are powerful:

“To get along, you have to go along."

Or so they say.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bessie Cole-man, Sonia Sotomayor, Jorge Ramos, Rus-sell Means, Yo-Yo Ma, and Steve Jobs are but a few examples of those influential indi-viduals who are (or were) not considered to be “normal”.

Michelle Kwan, Michael Jordan, Gabrielle Douglas, Serena Williams, Jim Plunkett, Jim Thorpe, and J.J. Watt are also far from being considered “ordinary” people.

Abraham Lincoln is widely regarded as Amer-ica's greatest President, yet the thing he was most known for amongst his friends and peers was his obnoxious refusal to quit run-ning for office, even after he lost thirty-two elections. Inventor Alexander Graham-Bell thought he could talk over copper wires … and strangely enough, Guglielmo Marconi thought he could send messages through thin air. Jules Verne thought people might one day travel under the ocean or even fly in outer space.

Insane concepts, right?

Success in life is not achieved by being "ordinary". It is accomplished by being "different" . The achievement of one’s goals comes to fruition by following one’s own path, trusting one’s own instincts, and applying one’s own methodologies.

One of my favorite authors, Henry David Thoreau, once wrote: "… march to the beat of your own drummer, no matter how distant or far away."

Much like how no two random snowflakes will ever have the same pattern, no two people will ever have the same D.N.A., the same fingerprints, or even the same dreams and goals. We are all unique and we all stand apart from each other. We may choose simi-lar paths and directions, of course, but our experiences are just as varied and distinctive as our respective personalities and outlooks.

In order to achieve your own version of suc-cess, you must always follow your heart. You become great by being exactly - and excep-tionally - yourself. Go where your heart and your instincts lead you. Follow your own dreams unapologetically.

Dare to be different.

What Dreams May Come - Quentin W. Buetow


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