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I often pull my nurse card in conversations. I am so sorry I threw up in front of you. Meh. I’m a nurse. I hope me telling you about my graphic dermatologic issues over lunch was okay. I’m a nurse.... Read More

The Article: Lehto, R. (2011). Identifying primary concerns in patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 38(4): 440-447. Big Idea: This exploratory study used the conceptual content cognitive map (3CM) to examine the concerns of patients diagnosed with... Read More

I have completed more personality tests than I can remember. One of the things I have learned about myself over the years is that I am a “how person.” I am inquisitive about how products, people, and processes work. I... Read More

The world lost a visionary today. Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple, died today; he was 56. Although no details about his cause of death have been released, Jobs endured a long battle with pancreatic cancer, one of... Read More

It is so easy to keep going, working, pushing forward progress and forget about the differences you’ve made. It is for me. That’s one of the reasons I keep thank you notes in various forms. I can rattle off a... Read More

I recently took a big step – for me, at least – and moved Nursetopia from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. Everything is working out very well except for transferring subscribers from the previous platform. I should have done a bit of... Read More

As nurses, we touch people at various points in their life cycle. And they touch ours. It’s a bit different, though, when it’s personal. Sunday night I sat with a dying loved one. Less than 18 hours later I was... Read More

Check it out! Nursetopia has a new look. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think – what works, what doesn’t, what else you’d like to see…you know that sort of stuff.... Read More

Her chest rises and falls sporadically. Uuuup. Doooown. The long pauses in between are not alarming. I’ve seen it too many times. Up. Doown. Her nurse is actually really good. I’m not sure why I include the “actually.” Apparently I... Read More

My tribute this LIVESTRONG Day. (If you’re not wearing yellow today, you might want to change.)... Read More