I was in college, finishing my last semester of prerequisites for nursing school, on September 11, 2001. I had an Anatomy & Physiology II lab test that morning. I woke up, got dressed, ate, and drove to school all without... Read More
My family and I returned back to our community early this afternoon. After unpacking the evacuation luggage, picking up the house cleaning where I so suddenly stopped Sunday, and emptying out the fridge and freezer per CDC and Red Cross... Read More
[Puts the phone down after hearing we need to evacuate due to a large wildfire nearby.] Oh my gosh. We seriously need to evacuate. Kids! We need to leave the house because there is a fire close by. We’re going... Read More
We have forgotten the cultivated art of thank you. We are so busy that we fail to recognize the efforts – “big” and “small” – of others. We forget the difference a thank you makes, as well. You never know... Read More
I have never really looked forward to evaluation time. Most of the time, I would much rather have my own evaluation than evaluate others. They are not fun. As a manager, though, conducting performance evaluations is part of the gig.... Read More
To celebrate Nursetopia’s 1st blogoversary, I’m giving away a $25 iTunes gift card. Lots of people viewed the blog post, but only eight people commented to enter the drawing. I’ll never understand that, but it gave the eight commenting people... Read More
365 days later…I’m still blogging and loving it! Nursetopia has been an amazingly wonderful creative outlet. If you’ve followed along since the beginning, you’ve read about several significant points in my life including dramatically changing my health and transitioning to a... Read More
Happy Independence Day to everyone in the U.S! Between barbeques and beer, tubing and skiing, family and friends, take a moment to reflect on the enormous subtleties of our freedoms and the men and women – including many nurses –... Read More
Today marks twenty weeks straight publishing in the Nursing Idea’s Nursing Research Challenge, originally created by nurse colleague Robert Fraser. Thank you, Robert! The Nursing Research Challenge was a brilliant idea, and I have thoroughly enjoyed diving back in to... Read More