The case of the vanishing stethoscope
A 2001 study assessed the cardiac auscultation skills of 314 internal medicine residents from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The results…
My Nurse Influencers
The symbiotic relationship between nursing and design
Like nurses—who can use their degrees in a range of areas from clinical bedside care to research, education, entrepreneurship, history and more—professional designers also…
Nurses as Pilgrims
The travel writer Rick Steves describes three types of travelers: tourists, traveler, and pilgrims. I’d like to propose that those same terms can be…
Call to action: Support the reauthorization of the Lorna Breen Act
If you’ve worked as a nurse for any length of time, you already know the emotional toll this profession takes. But what’s harder to…
Why I choose to be grateful
Around Thanksgiving, I bring blank thank-you cards to class and distribute them to my students. I ask them to take 5 minutes to handwrite…
Seeing Nurse Unseen and why we tell nursing stories
October marks Filipino American History Month. This month, the documentary Nurse Unseen is being screened in major U.S. cities, highlighting Filipino nurses’ ongoing contributions.…
How does policy function as a domestic violence intervention?
Much of what constitutes “domestic violence” are criminal acts, such as physical and sexual abuse. However, even acts of abuse not categorized as criminal…
Read alert: The decline of reading
A student just 2 weeks from graduation once asked me, “Where is the gallbladder?” With candid unconcern, the student admitted that she had never…
Assuming the best: Why nurses should believe in patients’ desire for health
As a nurse, it’s not uncommon to hear the frustration in the voices of colleagues—or even in our own internal dialogue: “Why don’t they…
Environmental wellness and nurse self-care
More and more we hear about how the environment must be included in how we care for ourselves. Perhaps thinking about the environment has…
Increase your knowledge of health policy: Practical strategies
Nurses are at the frontline of patient care, playing a crucial role in promoting health and well-being. Given your frontrow view of the intricacies…
The anxious nurse
No one responded to the new nurse’s comment as she returned from answering the patient’s call light. “I don’t know why they can’t just…
The case of the vanishing stethoscope
A 2001 study assessed the cardiac auscultation skills of 314 internal medicine residents from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.…
The symbiotic relationship between nursing and design
Like nurses—who can use their degrees in a range of areas from clinical bedside care to research, education, entrepreneurship, history and more—professional…
Nurses as Pilgrims
The travel writer Rick Steves describes three types of travelers: tourists, traveler, and pilgrims. I’d like to propose that those same terms…
Call to action: Support the reauthorization of the Lorna Breen Act
If you’ve worked as a nurse for any length of time, you already know the emotional toll this profession takes. But what’s…
Why I choose to be grateful
Around Thanksgiving, I bring blank thank-you cards to class and distribute them to my students. I ask them to take 5 minutes…
Seeing Nurse Unseen and why we tell nursing stories
October marks Filipino American History Month. This month, the documentary Nurse Unseen is being screened in major U.S. cities, highlighting Filipino nurses’…
How does policy function as a domestic violence intervention?
Much of what constitutes “domestic violence” are criminal acts, such as physical and sexual abuse. However, even acts of abuse not categorized…
Read alert: The decline of reading
A student just 2 weeks from graduation once asked me, “Where is the gallbladder?” With candid unconcern, the student admitted that she…
Assuming the best: Why nurses should believe in patients’ desire for health
As a nurse, it’s not uncommon to hear the frustration in the voices of colleagues—or even in our own internal dialogue: “Why…
Environmental wellness and nurse self-care
More and more we hear about how the environment must be included in how we care for ourselves. Perhaps thinking about the…
Increase your knowledge of health policy: Practical strategies
Nurses are at the frontline of patient care, playing a crucial role in promoting health and well-being. Given your frontrow view of…
The anxious nurse
No one responded to the new nurse’s comment as she returned from answering the patient’s call light. “I don’t know why they…
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