What would you do if you were asked to change the way you look at things, not just for a day, but for one whole month?  Would you do it? Today the Modesto faculty at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts did just that – they took on the challenge to change. Their quest consists of wearing a purple bracelet made by Complaint Free World to remind them that when they gossip or are part of a triangulation, they are to move their bracelet from one wrist to the other.  This bracelet is much more than something colorful; hopefully this new attire will bring more awareness and allow time to change the way they want to look at things.  Awareness is the first step to change.  When we force ourselves to change, we usually meet resistance.

The thirty-day challenge allows for time to integrate this transition.  According to Wayne Dyer, Ph.D., internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development, “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”  I challenge all faculty of LVN and LPN schools to become models to their LVN/LPN students.  LVN/LPN programs can be the foundation for creating this transformation.  Together we can become a positive contagion to the nursing profession by being a living example of respectful teamwork.