On Masculinity and Nursing
Not long ago, I was a panelist for an event entitled Building Ourselves: New Paradigms of Masculinity. As can be discerned from the event’s…
Can You Imagine?
Meetings: Boon or boondoggle?
Benjamin Franklin once said: “nothing is certain except death and taxes.” If he were alive today, he would probably add: “… and going to…
Summertime… and the patient is uneasy?
A nurse ponders the “July Effect.” American Nurse Journal values your feedback! Follow this link to answer a few short questions about this article: what…
All I need to know in nursing I learned in fundamentals of nursing
During a recent early morning rush hour subway ride, I spotted a child of about 6 reading a book. Amid the tussle and bustle…
Taking the lead from Florence Nightingale
The details of Florence Nightingale’s work are no secret to any nursing professional. It would be unnecessary to recount the well-known details of her…
(Mis)adventures in nursing documentation
Recently, I found myself in a lighthearted social gathering of like-minded strangers sipping colorful drinks (it was after 4 PM). As expected, the conversation…
We’re distracted. You can Google it.
Within the Tate Galleries in London hangs one of history’s most evocative paintings depicting patient care—the 1887 painting by Sir Luke Fildes, entitled The…
Should we pray about it?
Many years ago, I read about an intriguing randomized controlled trial out of Harvard Medical School, looking into the therapeutic effects of intercessory prayer…
Nurses, please don’t drop the ball
One of the most recognizable rituals in ringing in the new year, at least for New Yorkers, is the famous ball drop in Times…
Select all that apply: patient care beyond the test
Multiple choice tests are among nursing education’s most recognizable stressors (or stigmata), up there with nursing care plans, and incessant group projects. Some see…
The Growing Narratives of Men in Nursing
Male nurses, at any given point in their interaction with patients, family, colleagues, and strangers, have most likely answered many mundane and sometimes sublime…
When the Teacher Becomes the Lesson
Whether they are aware of it or not, I think health professions educators like myself teach with the notion that some of our students…
On Masculinity and Nursing
Not long ago, I was a panelist for an event entitled Building Ourselves: New Paradigms of Masculinity. As can be discerned from…
Meetings: Boon or boondoggle?
Benjamin Franklin once said: “nothing is certain except death and taxes.” If he were alive today, he would probably add: “… and…
Summertime… and the patient is uneasy?
A nurse ponders the “July Effect.” American Nurse Journal values your feedback! Follow this link to answer a few short questions about this…
All I need to know in nursing I learned in fundamentals of nursing
During a recent early morning rush hour subway ride, I spotted a child of about 6 reading a book. Amid the tussle…
Taking the lead from Florence Nightingale
The details of Florence Nightingale’s work are no secret to any nursing professional. It would be unnecessary to recount the well-known details…
(Mis)adventures in nursing documentation
Recently, I found myself in a lighthearted social gathering of like-minded strangers sipping colorful drinks (it was after 4 PM). As expected,…
We’re distracted. You can Google it.
Within the Tate Galleries in London hangs one of history’s most evocative paintings depicting patient care—the 1887 painting by Sir Luke Fildes,…
Should we pray about it?
Many years ago, I read about an intriguing randomized controlled trial out of Harvard Medical School, looking into the therapeutic effects of…
Nurses, please don’t drop the ball
One of the most recognizable rituals in ringing in the new year, at least for New Yorkers, is the famous ball drop…
Select all that apply: patient care beyond the test
Multiple choice tests are among nursing education’s most recognizable stressors (or stigmata), up there with nursing care plans, and incessant group projects.…
The Growing Narratives of Men in Nursing
Male nurses, at any given point in their interaction with patients, family, colleagues, and strangers, have most likely answered many mundane and…
When the Teacher Becomes the Lesson
Whether they are aware of it or not, I think health professions educators like myself teach with the notion that some of…
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