Recognizing stroke symptoms via telephone triage
Telephone triage has increased in popularity due to the pandemic. Patients preferred an alternative to visiting an urgent care, physician office or the hospital.…
Perspectives
An integrative approach to healing the overworked, weary, or traumatized nurse
If you are among many nurses who feel overworked, weary, traumatized, overwhelmed, anxious, irritable, sad, angry, isolated, lonely, or depressed, this article was written…
Nurses and doctors as diplomats in the COVID culture wars
Gallup polls report that nurses and physicians are the two most trusted professions in the nation. This trust, along with knowledge, clinical skills, and…
Sense of honor
Honor encompasses an array of individual characteristics. Some call it character. Words such as dignity and basic decency arise. Honor frequently means simply being…
Sense of Duty
Immanuel Kant believed that no action was moral unless performed out of a sense of duty or obligation. Even the word duty suggests that…
What Did I Get Myself Into?
Nurse reflections on a hectic start to a career. Hello friends, New grad RN here to chime in and say, what did I get…
Osteoporosis awareness: Be the patient’s advocate
As a nurse practitioner working in orthopedic surgery, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend: Many people I see who have fractures and are over the…
A Nurse’s Journey of Empathy and Compassion
Let’s call her Carol It was my first year as a nurse in a suburban Intensive Care unit. I worked the night shift and…
It’s never too late: Tales from a second-career nurse
As a second career nurse, I have life experiences to thank for nudging me in the direction of caring for others in their most…
Work around: Removing barriers to the PhD
“I’m sorry. We tried. We really did. But there is no way we can adjust your work schedule to accommodate your school schedule.” When…
Multidisciplinary rounds reduce length of stay in community hospital
Before becoming a nurse manager, I was a nurse case manager at a community hospital where multi-disciplinary rounds (MDRs) were a staple of the…
To my colleague: Self-care, finding our voice, and mental health
The world plunged into a global pandemic while I was midway through my MSN program. While preparing for graduation in December 2020, I reflected…
Recognizing stroke symptoms via telephone triage
Telephone triage has increased in popularity due to the pandemic. Patients preferred an alternative to visiting an urgent care, physician office or…
An integrative approach to healing the overworked, weary, or traumatized nurse
If you are among many nurses who feel overworked, weary, traumatized, overwhelmed, anxious, irritable, sad, angry, isolated, lonely, or depressed, this article…
Nurses and doctors as diplomats in the COVID culture wars
Gallup polls report that nurses and physicians are the two most trusted professions in the nation. This trust, along with knowledge, clinical…
Sense of honor
Honor encompasses an array of individual characteristics. Some call it character. Words such as dignity and basic decency arise. Honor frequently means…
Sense of Duty
Immanuel Kant believed that no action was moral unless performed out of a sense of duty or obligation. Even the word duty…
What Did I Get Myself Into?
Nurse reflections on a hectic start to a career. Hello friends, New grad RN here to chime in and say, what did…
Osteoporosis awareness: Be the patient’s advocate
As a nurse practitioner working in orthopedic surgery, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend: Many people I see who have fractures and are…
A Nurse’s Journey of Empathy and Compassion
Let’s call her Carol It was my first year as a nurse in a suburban Intensive Care unit. I worked the night…
It’s never too late: Tales from a second-career nurse
As a second career nurse, I have life experiences to thank for nudging me in the direction of caring for others in…
Work around: Removing barriers to the PhD
“I’m sorry. We tried. We really did. But there is no way we can adjust your work schedule to accommodate your school…
Multidisciplinary rounds reduce length of stay in community hospital
Before becoming a nurse manager, I was a nurse case manager at a community hospital where multi-disciplinary rounds (MDRs) were a staple…
To my colleague: Self-care, finding our voice, and mental health
The world plunged into a global pandemic while I was midway through my MSN program. While preparing for graduation in December 2020,…