I Wish I’d Said It

Once you accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, wearing stripes with plaid … More

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Pain is The 5th Vital Sign, Who Has Control?

Recently, two nurses in my blogging community wrote about patients in pain. Joni Watson at Nursetopia posted a link to … More

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I Wish I’d Said It

I went into a doctor’s office the other day and all the people—you know, the nurses and the receptionists and … More

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Grilled Eggplant & Grilled Radicchio With Endive Salad

The fatal flaw of left-handed, creative polymaths, I’ve mentioned, is not finishing what we start. Today I’m following up last week’s post … More

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Don’t Change the Way You Look, Change the Way You See

Getting cancelled for part of a scheduled shift at work is often a problem during a recession, but on Friday I … More

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Polymaths, Multitasking, and Renaissance Men (and Women)

On weekends, the clinic where I work closes when all of our patients are discharged. Sometimes we work a full … More

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Nurse Entrepreneur Sells Hand Painted Clogs

Craft is remembering that art is seen, felt and heard as well as understood, knowing that not all ideas start … 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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I Wish I’d Said It

‎”Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first be sure that you are not, in fact, simply … More

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Oopsy! 9,999 Units of Blood

I don’t remember what year of my pediatric intensive care career I discovered an aptitude for electronic devices, but I … More

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