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Here are some of the highlights of my reading (and viewing) this week: Does anyone in healthcare want to be understood? via TEDMED [Video of the first nurse at TEDMED.] CDC Issues Alert on Deadly New Designer Drug, Acetyl Fentanyl via Forbes... Read More
I should be writing. I should be running. I should be sleeping. I should be reading. I should be writing. I should be gathering school supplies. I should be cleaning. I should be doing yard work. I should be writing.... Read More
Nursing is not always holding a patient’s hand at the bedside or listening to a family member grieve or welcoming uncomplicated, new life or being a knowledgeable and present professional in times of crisis. No, there are some not-so-inspirational nursing... Read More
Mary J. MacLeod, S.R.N., author of Call the Nurse, received her nursing training in the post-war United Kingdom. I have never had a guest post within the nearly three years of Nursetopia for several reasons. However, after reading Call the Nurse (which you should... Read More
A long day leads to a quiet evening. Writing is sanctuary. A blank screen. A soft whirring from the computer. A foggy block. A barrier to safe solitude. Fingers next to keys. Hovering. And then the familiar clicking rhythm. No... Read More
I liken the blogosphere to a “blob.” A lot of people are afraid to start reading blogs because they think it will overtake them – they have issues with unread posts. Honestly, I did, too, at first; then I realized... Read More
Each New Year seems to have an abundance of limitations – on food, on choice words, on habits. For me, even though it is not a “resolution,” I do try to limit certain parts of my life at the beginning... Read More
Six days since my last post. I enjoyed the time away from the computer and most other electronics. I stayed in my home for five straight days, and I loved every moment. I hosted both family Thanksgiving dinners for the... Read More
I stole borrowed this book from a co-worker. I love it so much, though, that I’m purchasing my own copy. (Yeah, you heard me, Austin Kleon; I’m buying you a cup o’ joe. Who knows…maybe we’ve sat next to one... Read More
That’s right…I am following the day after the U.S. Presidential election with a review of Tina Fey’s Bossypants. (I’m sure Tina Fey could insert a hysterically appropriate love-of-country joke here. I drafted a few of my own renditions, but, alas, I realized... Read More