When I was fresh out of nursing school, all bright and shiny, I bought a personal liability insurance policy, because … More
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“All nurses are different. Some just jab the needle into you, and it hurts.” -A patient Few things make me … More
Innovative Nurse (Kevin Ross) Reviews The Adventures of Nurse Niki
Last week, I had the pleasure of being a guest of nurse bloggers Keith Carlson and Kevin Ross (or, as I … More
The Difference Between Nursing and Journalism
On any given shift, nurses witness the drama of life and death. This aspect of our work is unlikely to … More
Clutter Be Gone! Mental Clutter Off Switch at TheONC & AJN Releases iPad App Tomorrow
Shutting down the mental clutter of work after your shift is over is the topic of my post for TheONC … More
Hospitals Are Not Restaurants
My horoscope says today is a good day for diversion, but I disagree. This is one of those mornings I … More
TheONC: A New Blogging Community for Oncology Nurses and Teams
Last week CancerNetwork launched TheONC; an online community for oncology nurses and staff. TheONC is a gated site for professionals so … More
AJN’s On the Web
This morning I’m drinking my first cup of coffee, thumbing through the January 2012 issue of the American Journal of … More
Shift Observations
Three nurses at lunch break in the staff lounge, focus intently on their phones. A fourth nurse enters. She asks, “What … More
A Member of the New Uninsured Apologizes to President Obama
In previous posts, I propound Universal Access to health care. I’m not particularly attached to whether states individually create their models, … More
