Posts filed under: Confessions of a Nurse

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1954, Brown vs. the Board of Education desegregated public education in the United... Read More

After reading about At Your Cervix’s pet peeve, I decided to share one of my own: Don’t you miss nursing? As a nurse working outside of clinical care, I get this a lot. While I know inquisitors mean no ill,... Read More

Routines keep us sane and safe. (Hat tip to the Heath brothers for teaching me that in their book, Switch, which I recommended last summer.) Often times we crave routines. Other times we need our routines to be shaken. We... Read More

Remember to look up at the stars, and not down at your feet. ~Stephen Hawking In nursing and healthcare, we always tell patients to “look up” when ambulating. Why? Safety. You don’t want to bump into anything and your body... Read More

New day. New month. New year. New Year’s Day is usually all about change. It’s a celebration of the previous year disappearing into the hope of the next year. Change. Personally, I try to avoid change often; professionally, I embrace... Read More

Sunday, November 14, 2010, marked a significant day for me. I attained a personal goal of mine. I completed my very first half-marathon. It was an amazing experience, completing the 13.1 miles with some family members and watching my husband... Read More

Have you ever worried about from where your next meal was coming? As a child, I remember a handful of those moments – seeing the concern in my parents’ faces. Now, as an adult knowing how much they earned, I’m... Read More

I’ve had my struggles with weight loss. This time, though, I’m taking control. I’m thrilled to report I’m down 40 pounds, which moves me from the BMI obese category and well into the overweight category. Normally, the label “overweight” would... Read More

It’s hard to believe that women have only had the right to vote for 90 years. This post gives a glimpse into the “Night of Terror” within the women’s suffrage movement, the women who made my voting right possible, the... Read More

As I continue to train for my first half marathon (in three weeks…yikes!), I’m learning more and more about how important it is to replenish my body after a run. As nurses, we replenish our patients daily whether it’s fluid,... Read More