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 Dauntless Nurse
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…
A Nurse’s View on Loneliness
As a new substitute school nurse, I’m constantly caught off-guard by the number of students who come into the nurse’s office with emotional and…
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,…
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…
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…
The Dauntless Nurse: Technology has failed nurses
Ever wonder why nurses are leaving? Look no further. Not only has technology failed to give nurses more time with their patients at the…
The Dauntless Nurse: a tribute to CNOs everywhere
I can’t remember ever seeing an article thanking chief nurses. Seems they’re always the ones thanking their nurses. Recognition is long overdue. Even before…
The Dauntless Nurse: Returning to “normal”?
“I just don’t know how to get my workplace back to where we were before the pandemic.” It’s the most frequent question I’ve received…
The Dauntless Nurse: Nurses Week and the march on D.C.
Nurses want to celebrate Nurses Week because they love their profession. They’re also marching on Washington, D.C. because they’re suffering. Nurses’ Week 2022 will…
The Dauntless Nurse: A Beacon for Safety
“Why didn’t Nurse Vaught see that it was the wrong drug? I mean, come on, look at the facts.” While it seems impossible to…
The Dauntless Nurse: RaDonda Vaught and the culture of secrecy and shame
How do you feel safe in a system that found a nurse guilty of negligent homicide for a mistake? The call was innocent enough.…
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…
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…
A Nurse’s View on Loneliness
As a new substitute school nurse, I’m constantly caught off-guard by the number of students who come into the nurse’s office with…
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…
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…
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…
The Dauntless Nurse: Technology has failed nurses
Ever wonder why nurses are leaving? Look no further. Not only has technology failed to give nurses more time with their patients…
The Dauntless Nurse: a tribute to CNOs everywhere
I can’t remember ever seeing an article thanking chief nurses. Seems they’re always the ones thanking their nurses. Recognition is long overdue.…
The Dauntless Nurse: Returning to “normal”?
“I just don’t know how to get my workplace back to where we were before the pandemic.” It’s the most frequent question…
The Dauntless Nurse: Nurses Week and the march on D.C.
Nurses want to celebrate Nurses Week because they love their profession. They’re also marching on Washington, D.C. because they’re suffering. Nurses’ Week…
The Dauntless Nurse: A Beacon for Safety
“Why didn’t Nurse Vaught see that it was the wrong drug? I mean, come on, look at the facts.” While it seems…
The Dauntless Nurse: RaDonda Vaught and the culture of secrecy and shame
How do you feel safe in a system that found a nurse guilty of negligent homicide for a mistake? The call was…