I just returned from the most lavish birthday party I have ever attended in my life. I actually wasn’t the invited guest. My son was. It was a party for six-year olds. Two hours looking at a $1 million plus... Read More
Phone buzzing. Kids screaming, laughing. Dishwasher humming. TV pounding. Neighbor’s dog barking. Ceiling fan rustling. Fingers tapping. Ideas swirling. An internal crescendo. Inaudible to others. Telephones put away. Children to bed. Dishes washed. TV turned off. Neighbor’s dog now calm.... Read More
Arianna Huffington has a new perspective on success. Want to get to the top of whatever it is you do? Sleep your way there. Literally. She reflects on sleep deprivation and how getting enough sleep is one of the best... Read More
It is always wonderful to be surrounded by brilliant colleagues, a loving family, understanding friends, and complete strangers that become instant connections simply through small but common bonds. It’s fabulous to be around one of the aforementioned groups, but I... Read More
This is part five of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Trinkoff, A., Johantgen, M., Storr, C., Gurses, A., Liang, Y., & Han, K. (2011). Nurses’ work schedule characteristics, nurse staffing, and patient mortality. Nursing Research, 60(1): 1-8. The Big... Read More
A new study indicates people with full bladders make better decisions. Perhaps there is a link to nurses, whose secret professional entry test is to see if you can hold your cantaloupe-size bladder for eight hours? Okay, not true, but... Read More