My Weekend in Portland: What If You Can’t Drink the Water?

The past weekend was my weekend “on,” meaning I worked both Saturday and Sunday at the infusion clinic. It was … More

Diet As Tolerated: This Week’s Post for TheONC

In yesterday’s post A Social License III: Nursing Synchronicity I write about an impromptu discussion with a young woman in a … More

When my stress level rises at work, the first thing I notice is that I start accidentally dropping things: blood … More

Happy Monday morning!

Not all nurses are the same. At work, I entered the staff lounge just in time to overhear one nurse say … More

In this week’s post for TheONC, I compare the effect of witnessing life and death in nursing to journalism. Both … More

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment. Dale Carnegie I had one of … More

Last week I attended a two-day chemotherapy and biotherapy course. I wasn’t worried about sitting through 16 hours of lecture, … More

Note: A reader emailed a request I write about bringing beauty and creativity to nursing practice. Here goes… Finding beauty … More

This week, I blog about Knitting and Communication for TheONC. It’s a confessional post about lacking the right words for … More