When nurses are betrayed
In studying any specific culture, common phrases always arise from stories. For example, even though there is no water, when nurses are totally overwhelmed,…
My Nurse Influencers
Why I go to the office
In these waning days of the pandemic, one of the hottest discussions is whether office workers should physically go back to the office and…
Reflection is nursing practice
Personal and professional self-nursing requires reflection. Yet, in our world today, reflection is seen as something special and ethereal. Only certain people can reflect…
Humanism in Nursing
While cleaning up my electronic files recently, I came across a 2005 article from the Academic Medicine journal titled “A medical experience that taught me…
Nurse Entrepreneurship: No Longer on the Fringes
A decade or more ago, when I told someone that I was a nurse entrepreneur, I would get the most quizzical and confused looks,…
Diversity Matters
My unique experiences as an African-American woman and nurse have shaped my passion for promoting health among vulnerable populations. Diana Baptiste. DNP, MSN, RN…
What’s your reason for nursing?
An often-repeated anecdote about how Florence Nightingale decided nursing was to be her life’s work is an incident that occurred in 1837. In her…
The Student as Storyteller
The written word is posited to be one of the earliest forms of innovation, yet oral and visual storytelling goes back even further. That…
Nurses Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Speak Their Mind
Our consultant team was hired to observe rounding by residents, nurses, and physicians in an intensive care pediatric unit. The rounds were progressing smoothly…
On Nursing Documentation
A healthcare document records the following: A 70 y/o male, BIBA with a CC of SOB 3 days PTA asso. with Lt sided CP…
Remember Your Inner Nurse During the Holidays
During the holidays, with the comings and goings of family and friends, I was reminded of the tension between personal self-care and professional self-care.…
Grateful for The Art of Nursing
Last week I reached out of my comfort zone to attend an encaustic art workshop. As participants introduced themselves, we were asked to answer…
When nurses are betrayed
In studying any specific culture, common phrases always arise from stories. For example, even though there is no water, when nurses are…
Why I go to the office
In these waning days of the pandemic, one of the hottest discussions is whether office workers should physically go back to the…
Reflection is nursing practice
Personal and professional self-nursing requires reflection. Yet, in our world today, reflection is seen as something special and ethereal. Only certain people…
Humanism in Nursing
While cleaning up my electronic files recently, I came across a 2005 article from the Academic Medicine journal titled “A medical experience that…
Nurse Entrepreneurship: No Longer on the Fringes
A decade or more ago, when I told someone that I was a nurse entrepreneur, I would get the most quizzical and…
Diversity Matters
My unique experiences as an African-American woman and nurse have shaped my passion for promoting health among vulnerable populations. Diana Baptiste. DNP,…
What’s your reason for nursing?
An often-repeated anecdote about how Florence Nightingale decided nursing was to be her life’s work is an incident that occurred in 1837.…
The Student as Storyteller
The written word is posited to be one of the earliest forms of innovation, yet oral and visual storytelling goes back even…
Nurses Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Speak Their Mind
Our consultant team was hired to observe rounding by residents, nurses, and physicians in an intensive care pediatric unit. The rounds were…
On Nursing Documentation
A healthcare document records the following: A 70 y/o male, BIBA with a CC of SOB 3 days PTA asso. with Lt…
Remember Your Inner Nurse During the Holidays
During the holidays, with the comings and goings of family and friends, I was reminded of the tension between personal self-care and…
Grateful for The Art of Nursing
Last week I reached out of my comfort zone to attend an encaustic art workshop. As participants introduced themselves, we were asked…