Cancer Steals Yet Another: RIP Steve Jobs
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
Encouraging Words: Small But Mighty
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
Sorry, Email Subscribers!
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
Life Cycle
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
Nursetopia Style: A New Look
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
Into That Good Night
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
A Nurse’s LIVESTRONG Day Tribute
My tribute this LIVESTRONG Day. (If you’re not wearing yellow today, you might want to change.)... Read More
No Excuses
I recently learned about Jamie Schanbaum through a colleague. And not through just any colleague, through one of those colleagues that leaves me inspired and challenged every time I am around him. So I am passing the inspiration and challenge... Read More
Psychosocial Implications of Living 5 Years or More Following A Cancer Diagnosis
The Article: Foster, C., Wright, D., Hill, H., Hopkinson, J., & Roffe, L. (2009). Psychosocial implications of living 5 years or more following a cancer diagnosis: A systematic review of the research evidence. European Journal of Cancer Care, 18: 223-247.... Read More
AONN Conference Poster Love
The Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators (AONN) 2nd Annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference was held in San Antonio, Texas, September 16-18, 2011. This was the first time AONN included posters from nurse navigators throughout the U.S. One of my favorite... Read More