How to Give Good Phone

Nurses spend lots of time on the telephone. So much, that I believe How to Give Good Phone should be … More

Nurses & Doctors: Make Appreciation Reciprocal

Few life-threatening or terminal diseases present themselves in otherwise healthy, alert, and charming hosts the way cancer does. From the … More

The death rate for humans on the planet Earth is currently 100 percent. I know this is not a pleasant thing … More

The Adventures of Nurse Niki Chapter 3 posted yesterday. Many thanks to the readers following the blog, the retweets of … More

The Adventures of Nurse Niki Chapter 2 is posted. This week, Niki begins discussing her workplace. On Facebook, Niki explains some … More

Recently, I received an invitation to submit jpegs of my paintings to a juried art exhibition. While looking over the … More

Preciosity is over-refinement in art, music, or language, especially in the choice of words. I am struggling with preciosity while … More

In the commercial, three guys are standing around a grill, talking about baseball. One of them quotes a stat. Another … More

I attended a chemotherapy and biotherapy course. Most of the nurses attending had administered chemotherapy for years, but a group … More

Horrified, I watched helplessly on the esplanade as a fuzzy, yellow gosling struggled to right itself from his back in … More