It’s More a Guideline Than a Code

“But what about the Pirate’s Code?” Elizabeth, (Keira Knightley), asks Captain Barbossa, played by actor Geoffrey Rush, as he reneges on a bargain she’d negotiated … More

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The Season of Lights

The other day I wondered if my blog posts are depressing this time of year when … More

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Eric Cropp Talks to ISMP about the Medication Error Leading to a Child’s Death

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has published a follow-up article regarding the case of pharmacist Eric Cropp in the December 3, 2009 … More

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The Complex Issue of Routine Mammogram Screening: a Personal Experience

I’ve had one mammogram in my life, and it was bad. My mammogram was not for screening; it was to diagnose the lump in … 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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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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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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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