A recent story of a dress code policy impacting Ottawa nurses has me thinking about planning again. In short, a hospital implemented a new dress code designed to make it easier for patients to identify nurses from other hospital staff.... Read More
Ms. D. was never my “regular” patient. I did answer her call lights, adjust her IV pumps, and help with other activities as I saw the need or colleagues – Ms. D.’s “regular” nurses – asked. Ms. D. had terminal... Read More
I previously asked nursing colleagues if they had the opportunity to go back in time and choose their profession all over again, would they still choose nursing. While the responses were few – three to be exact – all three... Read More
I previously posted an article from Marcia Zidle’s Making Waves: Leaders at All Levels e-newsletter. I received a lot of great feedback from that post mainly because Marcia’s words were spot on. I’m delighted to share that Marcia will answer... Read More
Undergraduate and graduate nursing students, break keep out the pen and paper laptops and iPads. A great thought on the next steps of health reform and no more than 1,000 words could mean a win for you. And a win... Read More
As a nurse, I routinely tell friends who inquire of a diagnosis that it’s okay to get a second opinion. As an oncology nurse, if one of my friends or family received a cancer diagnosis, I’d definitely say see another... Read More
In the 30 seconds it takes for you to read this post, it will have claimed 135 lives. Think a communicable disease is the number one killer globally? Think again. Cancer kills more people annually than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria... Read More
Nurses are amazing volunteers. Working in the nonprofit sector, I have the privilege of working with many nurse volunteers. I’ve said it before – I don’t think nonprofits (health care or otherwise) capitalize on nurse volunteers or the professional skills... Read More
I’ve had a long day. It started at 5:45 AM as my electricity went out due to emergent, required rolling power outages across Texas – a state with roughly 22 million people. A large winter storm plaguing much of the... Read More
It’s one of my new favorite resources. Need a royalty-free, high-quality medical picture or illustration? Try one of the National Institutes of Health Photo Galleries. By nature of my role, I spend most of my time in the National... Read More