Thanksgiving Day 2009

Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life…a true folk-festival that speaks the poetry … More

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Thoughts on Cancer Depression

An oncology patient came in on a low ebb last week. His treatment was long, the fatigue bad, and … More

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Eric Cropp, Medication Errors, and Pointing a Gun at Someone’s Head

I received this article in a Tweet. For those of you following my posts regarding pharmacist’s Eric Cropp’s sentencing and the criminalization of medication … More

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What I Learned in Nursing School about Customer Service

Many of my patients are recently discharged from the hospital. Most of them tell me about the wonderful care they’ve received there, and … More

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It Stinks of Effort

In strong contrast to my blog post yesterday, Reconsidering Cherry Ames on Veteran’s Day, is this video from the internet … More

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Reconsidering Cherry Ames on Veteran’s Day

This fall, I’m reading the first 4 books of the Cherry Ames series, by Helen Wells, for the first time. … More

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Wall Street Corporations Don’t Have to Stand in Line for H1N1 Vaccine

Three weeks ago, I walked into an elevator and stood next to a middle-aged woman. I didn’t notice the younger woman squatting in the corner next … More

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Halloween Brain Cactus

I bought my favorite 10 year-old a brain cactus as a Halloween gift. He like cars, motorcycles, skateboards, and some trading … More

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The H1N1 Vaccine: I Took One for the Team

Note: This post is in response to a post by Shawn Kennedy MA, RN, interim editor-in-chief of the AJN blog, … More

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Just Because You’re Big Enough to Hold Still (patients, pain & procedures)

I still experience culture shock, since my transfer from pediatric intensive care to outpatient adult oncology nursing , over the difference in sedation use during procedures for … More