A nurse’s nudge for a better year, more or less
While visiting a friend of mine in Austria over New Year’s, I noticed a poster-sized handwritten note in German on their refrigerator door; one…
My Nurse Influencers
Authentic
Merriam-Webster chose “authentic” as the 2023 word of the year. It seems like this word has been around much longer than 2023. It seems…
On Health and the Holidays
I first learned about Christmas disease while preparing for a presentation on lab values many years ago. At first glance, I thought it was…
A betrayal of patients’ trust
Let’s call him Tim. With a sour face, Tim arrives at the nurse’s office in the elementary school and silently walks to the cabinet…
Self-care and team-care intervention of connection: Gratitude
Search “gratitude” across the ANA Enterprise and you’re in for some great reading and recommendations. Gratitude, or “Vitamin G” in my nursing practice of…
How being grateful is good for healthcare
About a year ago, one of my graduating students gave me a fan with this Korean text 선생님 사랑해요, which translates to “I love…
Placebo, nocebo, and nursing care
The term “placebo” entered the English medical lexicon from the Latin word “placeo,” which means “I please” or “I shall please.” Its current usage,…
A Quest to Human-centered AI
Generative AI is a hot topic in healthcare right now. There are a lot of questions about its use and how we can most…
Mrs. Bunge or The Curious Nurse
If not for Mrs. Bunge I would not be a nurse today. Patricia Bunge graduated from Toledo Hospital School of Nursing in 1954.
Telehealth: Navigating healthcare delivery in the new normalized space
The sudden and unexpected emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic presented many new challenges for healthcare delivery in 2020. Since then, much has changed in…
Being Sharp in Health Literacy
In 2008, I was working as a per diem staff nurse in a medical-surgical unit at what was then called New York Downtown Hospital.…
Innovation Conferences Nurses Should Attend
Conferences are a great place to learn new things, meet other people in your field, network, and amplify your work. They also can be…
A nurse’s nudge for a better year, more or less
While visiting a friend of mine in Austria over New Year’s, I noticed a poster-sized handwritten note in German on their refrigerator…
Authentic
Merriam-Webster chose “authentic” as the 2023 word of the year. It seems like this word has been around much longer than 2023.…
On Health and the Holidays
I first learned about Christmas disease while preparing for a presentation on lab values many years ago. At first glance, I thought…
A betrayal of patients’ trust
Let’s call him Tim. With a sour face, Tim arrives at the nurse’s office in the elementary school and silently walks to…
Self-care and team-care intervention of connection: Gratitude
Search “gratitude” across the ANA Enterprise and you’re in for some great reading and recommendations. Gratitude, or “Vitamin G” in my nursing…
How being grateful is good for healthcare
About a year ago, one of my graduating students gave me a fan with this Korean text 선생님 사랑해요, which translates to…
Placebo, nocebo, and nursing care
The term “placebo” entered the English medical lexicon from the Latin word “placeo,” which means “I please” or “I shall please.” Its…
A Quest to Human-centered AI
Generative AI is a hot topic in healthcare right now. There are a lot of questions about its use and how we…
Mrs. Bunge or The Curious Nurse
If not for Mrs. Bunge I would not be a nurse today. Patricia Bunge graduated from Toledo Hospital School of Nursing in…
Telehealth: Navigating healthcare delivery in the new normalized space
The sudden and unexpected emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic presented many new challenges for healthcare delivery in 2020. Since then, much has…
Being Sharp in Health Literacy
In 2008, I was working as a per diem staff nurse in a medical-surgical unit at what was then called New York…
Innovation Conferences Nurses Should Attend
Conferences are a great place to learn new things, meet other people in your field, network, and amplify your work. They also…