According to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Big Tobacco spends $1 million per hour (PER HOUR!!) marketing their products. That’s $10 billion – billion, with a “B” – to get people, including 1.4 million kids, to try their first cigarette... Read More
I enjoy writing challenges. They make me a better writer. I’ve joined the Activist Writer’s Month Challenge for April, hosted by WEGO Health. In addition to my “regular” Nursetopia posts, I will follow WEGO Health’s writing prompts each day in... Read More
I’ve long thought today’s cartoons were short on health care role models and some large animation company like Disney or Nickelodeon needed to shake things up a bit. Well, Disney has had a rough go at cracking into the health... Read More
A reminder to keep at it, whatever “it” is.... Read More
Tomorrow is Certified Nurses Day, a day to celebrate all the nurses who have taken the extra step to ensure competency in their respective fields. This means time working in their nursing specialties, a lot of time studying, passing a... Read More
I’ve exercised my writing muscles lately. You can find my work and words in a few other places currently: If you’re in need of some continuing nursing education credits or want to learn more about colorectal cancer, check out the... Read More
The Article: Kaissi, A. (2012). “Learning” from other industries: Lessons and challenges for health care organizations. The Health Care Manager, 31(1): 65-74. Big Idea: Health care learns from various industries including aviation, restaurants, retail chains, hotels, and even Disney. While... Read More
I have read quite a bit about nursing theorists lately…just because. I know, it’s rather weird, but I feel compelled to dig deeper into nursing’s professional roots. Hildegard Peplau, one of nursing’s foremost leaders, died 13 years ago this Saturday.... Read More
Happy Pi Day! (Yes, there is such a thing.) Today celebrates math and the wonder of the mathematical phenomenon of pi, which is a circle’s circumference (measurement around) divided by its diameter (measurement across). (Remember? Barely? Don’t worry; you’re not... Read More
The Announcement , an ESPN-original movie, chronicles Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s HIV diagnosis and how he handled the discussion with his teammates, wife, the media, and others battling the disease. Diagnosed in 1991, Magic helped changed the way many Americans (and... Read More