When my stress level rises at work, the first thing I notice is that I start accidentally dropping things: blood … More
Category: Posts About Art & Nursing
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New Post for TheONC: Can Looking at Art Make You Well?
This week I ask Can Looking at Art Make You Well? in my post of the same title for TheONC. I … More
Not All Nurses Are The Same
Not all nurses are the same. At work, I entered the staff lounge just in time to overhear one nurse say … More
Comparing Nursing to Journalism: This Week’s Post for TheONC
In this week’s post for TheONC, I compare the effect of witnessing life and death in nursing to journalism. Both … More
I Wish I’d Said It
Listen carefully to first criticisms of your work. Note carefully just what it is about your work that the critics … More
Bringing Beauty and Creativity to Nursing Practice
Note: A reader emailed a request I write about bringing beauty and creativity to nursing practice. Here goes… Finding beauty … More
I Wish I Said It
Hindsight is an exact science. Guy Bellamy
Gate Keepers: This Week’s Post for TheONC
In oncology, nurses are often faced with hanging chemotherapy, assisting with surgeries, or radiation treatments for grim diagnoses most likely … More
I Wish I’d Said It
Be truthful, gentle, and fearless. – Gandhi