My Nurse Influencers
Necessity is the mother of invention, so the proverb goes. Inventiveness is probably encoded in the human genome and has allowed our survival. Creating…
Publication extenders—A powerful tool for extending your article’s reach
You’ve worked hard to get your article published, so why should you put in more time? Because extenders can boost the uptake of your…
Why human flourishing matters in nursing
I had the honor of serving on the expert panel entrusted with the 2025 revision of the Code of Ethics for Nurses. Amid a…
In sickness and in health: The parallels of weddings and nursing graduations
May and June mark the season of graduations and weddings—milestones that celebrate commitment, transformation, and new beginnings. There’s something vaguely matrimonial about a nursing…
The future of innovation in nursing is you!
Over the years, my definition of innovation has changed — I care less about the end product and more about the human-centered process used to create…
Multitasking: Gift or Nursing’s Curse?
A study that examined the cognitive mechanisms involved in task switching, particularly how executive control processes manage multiple tasks (think of the time you…
Syphilis eradication is still a long way off: Doxy-PEP can help
In the late 1990s, public health departments around the globe celebrated the prospect of eradicating syphilis. However, by the early 2000s, this sexually transmitted…
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…
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…
What will you do with the time you saved?
Necessity is the mother of invention, so the proverb goes. Inventiveness is probably encoded in the human genome and has allowed our…
Publication extenders—A powerful tool for extending your article’s reach
You’ve worked hard to get your article published, so why should you put in more time? Because extenders can boost the uptake…
Why human flourishing matters in nursing
I had the honor of serving on the expert panel entrusted with the 2025 revision of the Code of Ethics for Nurses.…
In sickness and in health: The parallels of weddings and nursing graduations
May and June mark the season of graduations and weddings—milestones that celebrate commitment, transformation, and new beginnings. There’s something vaguely matrimonial about…
The future of innovation in nursing is you!
Over the years, my definition of innovation has changed — I care less about the end product and more about the human-centered process used…
Multitasking: Gift or Nursing’s Curse?
A study that examined the cognitive mechanisms involved in task switching, particularly how executive control processes manage multiple tasks (think of the…
Syphilis eradication is still a long way off: Doxy-PEP can help
In the late 1990s, public health departments around the globe celebrated the prospect of eradicating syphilis. However, by the early 2000s, this…
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…
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