A Blue Mason Jar Full of Post-It Notes Goals for The New Year

Note from JParadisiRN: This post was originally published on this blog in 2011. As it remains one of my most popular, … More

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Nurses and Holiday Stress

Nursing potentiates normal holiday stressors. For many nurses, the beauty of the winter holidays is diminished by feelings of stress. … More

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For The Nurse on Your Holiday List: A “Shift From Hell” Emergency Kit

As if the onslaught of commercials isn’t enough to remind us, the winter holiday season has begun. For nurses, whose patients … More

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Vascular Air Embolism: Explaining Tiny Bubbles to Patients

It happens almost every shift — I hang an IV infusion, and no matter how carefully the tubing is primed, … More

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Hand

 “All nurses are different. Some just jab the needle into you, and it hurts.” -A patient Few things make me … More

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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

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Are Nurses Attracted to Gardening Because We Work in Close Proximity to Death?

On a beautiful late spring morning, I sat in my favorite chair, sipping coffee and writing. Through the window, I … More

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Nursing Interruptions: When the Light Gets in Your Eyes

Running through Portland’s Water Front Park for exercise one morning, the sun silhouetted a Coast Guard helicopter flying low over … More

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This Week: EHRs & The Nurse’s Voice, Collusion & A Nurse Asks for Help

A physician, standing in a busy hospital unit, was overheard telling a resident, “If you want to be certain something … More

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Alopecia and the Pirate

Note:  In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I have republished this post.  As I write this post, … More

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