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Jeanette Palermo

Jeanette Palermo is the coordinator of the Nurse Residency Program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia, PA. She has worked in nursing since 2004, starting as a bedside nurse in intermediate & critical care units and now working in professional development. Jeanette spends her free time practicing meditation and yoga. She lives with her two daughters, husband, and dog in New Jersey.

What Happened When I Taught Gratitude Practices to Nurses

By Jeanette Palermo | February 4, 2022

During the pandemic, nursing leader Jeanette Palermo was searching for ways to help exhausted nurses cope with stress. Could gratitude make a…

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