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…
Perspectives
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…
Gun safety
As a nurse, it’s hard to hear news reports about children younger than 5 years old in hospital emergency departments (EDs) with gunshot wounds.…
To COVID-19 War Nurses
From this Iraq war nurse to all of you COVID-19 war nurses: I see you. I see your utter exhaustion from long days and…
Nurses need to take the lead on medication titration
For decades, critical care nurses have practiced and shared their knowledge related to titration of continuous I.V. medications. These lifesaving medications primarily affect cardiac…
From dream to device: a nurse inventor’s story
As a teenager, Man-Yee (“Karen”) Tsang, BS, RN, CPN, wrote a paper for school that described her desire to be an inventor one day.…
The opioid epidemic—a crisis within a crisis
Opioid overdose deaths are skyrocketing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Author Jennie Burke movingly wrote of her brother’s death from a heroin overdose in May…
An epidemic amidst a pandemic: A call for self-care for nurses
The World Health Organization recognized 2020 (extended to 2021) as the Year of the Nurse, and nurses have certainly showed up! Amid the global…
Promoting staff interaction to encourage inclusion
Years ago, when I was working at a community hospital, we decided to host a job fair because we were struggling with high vacancy…
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,…
Gun safety
As a nurse, it’s hard to hear news reports about children younger than 5 years old in hospital emergency departments (EDs) with…
To COVID-19 War Nurses
From this Iraq war nurse to all of you COVID-19 war nurses: I see you. I see your utter exhaustion from long…
Nurses need to take the lead on medication titration
For decades, critical care nurses have practiced and shared their knowledge related to titration of continuous I.V. medications. These lifesaving medications primarily…
From dream to device: a nurse inventor’s story
As a teenager, Man-Yee (“Karen”) Tsang, BS, RN, CPN, wrote a paper for school that described her desire to be an inventor…
The opioid epidemic—a crisis within a crisis
Opioid overdose deaths are skyrocketing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Author Jennie Burke movingly wrote of her brother’s death from a heroin overdose…
An epidemic amidst a pandemic: A call for self-care for nurses
The World Health Organization recognized 2020 (extended to 2021) as the Year of the Nurse, and nurses have certainly showed up! Amid…
Promoting staff interaction to encourage inclusion
Years ago, when I was working at a community hospital, we decided to host a job fair because we were struggling with…
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