It’s Administrative Professionals Day! Department assistant, clerk, front office team, administrative assistant – whatever you call these great folks, be sure to thank them today. They are part of the healthcare team, as well, and they often keep us in... Read More
Nurses Week (May 6-12) is right around the corner. I am making a few things for the nurses around me; I’ll share the ideas and items over the next few weeks, beginning today! Download this Nurse “Subway Art” Card, print... Read More
Nurse’s Week (May 6-12) and Oncology Nursing Month (May) are quickly approaching. It seems like the social media/blogosphere buzz begins every year around this time: “Do we really need Nurse’s Week,” “Don’t give me an appreciative key chain,” and “Puh-leeease... Read More
A bedtime conversation with a five-year old lovely after a long day of Easter festivities: Mommy, what’s tomorrow? Monday, Sweetgirl. Do I have school tomorrow? [smiling] No. A short-lived, Yea!!…Do you have to go to work tomorrow? [smiling wider] No.... Read More
Here’s the last half of my week as a “mind map.” I thought this post would be easy; after seeing the map, though, it is one of the most intimate views of my life I’ve shared on Nursetopia to date.... Read More
It’s National Doctor’s Day! *confetti* I celebrate you, Doctors, today. The “mean” doctors. The “nice” doctors. The doctors who teach. The doctors who don’t. The doctors who can’t help me decipher their own writing. The doctors who have lovely penmanship.... Read More
It’s National Pharmacist Appreciation Day. No, really; it is. There’s no better day than today to thank the pharmacist in your facility. You know, the one who catches a ton of errors before you even lay eyes on the medications?... Read More
A friend turned me on to KNALIJ (pronounced “knowledge”). You know I love a good infographic or interactive data site, and of course I am becoming increasingly enamored by research, but the three together – interactive infographics of research? Be... Read More
Yesterday my friend, Ellen Carr, RN, MSN, AOCN®, and her colleagues (whom I’ve blogged about before), launched the 6th “Nursing Research News You Can Use” (NRNYCU) video. NRNYCU is designed as an e-journal club for UC San Diego Health Systems... Read More
For the many teachers and mentors in my life: As the cycle goes, I realize I have dropped a few seeds of my own – each with a bit of you in them. I laugh because they have no idea.... Read More