Boston Marathon: Tears of Relief and Tears of Sorrow

Like the rest of us, I grieve for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, and am thankful for the … More

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Grief

“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she refused to be … More

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Becoming More Like Medicine: Study Suggests Frequent Dental X-rays Increase Risk of Meningioma

In recent years, I’ve had problems with dentists. Okay, it’s more like I have arguments with my dentist, who thinks … More

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A Get Well Card for Warren Buffet

As an oncology nurse, if I listened to the family members of an affluent, elderly patient debating at his bedside … More

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A Social License: Part I

I arrived at the courthouse shortly before 8 am. There was a long line of people standing on the sidewalk … More

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Toilet Texting? Keep Your Cell Phone to Yourself!

As much as I love patient care, I do have a pet peeve. It goes like this: Occasionally, a patient … More

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Revisiting: A Personal Response to Moral Distress in Health Care

Painting: Oil on wood 10″ x 10″ 2008 by J.Paradisi This post was originally published February 2009.  This morning I … More

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Keeping Toddlers Safe in an Adult Only Home

With the onset of late summer hot weather many local children are falling through the screens of open windows. (Another … More

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Sometimes a Cigar Isn’t a Cigar

The painter Lucian Freud died last week at the age of 88. The grandson of Sigmund Freud, he was a … More

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What? U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Looks Like Nurses?

This morning fellow nurse blogger Joni Watson at Nursetopia urges our friends here in Oregon, Nike, to make scrubs for … More

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