Caring for a homeless adult with a chronic disease
For homeless people, chronic illnesses can be hard to manage. Here’s what you should know about assessing these patients and developing a practical discharge…
Mental Health
From our readers…The Dance
Linda Harrington, RNC, works in Labor and Delivery at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA. Below she comments on her experience with…
From our readers…One nurse’s journey through grief: Loss of a Fort Hood family member
Special reports were on practically every news station during the afternoon of November 5th 2009; a shooting had taken place at the Fort Hood…
Examining nurse comfort eating
Many years ago I found myself standing in the frozen food section flirting with the prospect of buying a mouth-watering strawberry cheesecake. I rationalized…
Recognizing posttraumatic stress disorder in military veterans
More than a half million members of the military have become our newest veterans. Compared to veterans of previous conflicts, Iraq and Afghanistan combat…
Be a myth-buster: Stop the misconceptions about fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia produces many symptoms but no signs, so some clinicians dismiss it as a wastebasket diagnosis. But the pain is very real, and patients…
Nurturing the tree of life
In the United States, more than 15,000 families a year make the difficult decision to donate their loved ones’ organs. One day in August…
A nurse-poet writes what she knows
I started writing poetry in grammar school in Harvey, North Dakota. Our curriculum emphasized writing and poetry—I still have the anthology we used. Throughout…
Caregiving for a family member can be difficult
Nursing is my passion. I began to work as a professional caregiver 35 years ago. If I had to make a career choice today,…
Self-mutilation: The cutting truth
People who mutilate themselves excel at hiding their injuries. Find out how to identify self-mutilators and nurture their trust.
The little things we do
In December 2001, the graduating class of New York University’s College of Nursing asked me to give a speech during their pinning ceremony. As…
Caring for a homeless adult with a chronic disease
For homeless people, chronic illnesses can be hard to manage. Here’s what you should know about assessing these patients and developing a…
From our readers…The Dance
Linda Harrington, RNC, works in Labor and Delivery at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA. Below she comments on her…
From our readers…One nurse’s journey through grief: Loss of a Fort Hood family member
Special reports were on practically every news station during the afternoon of November 5th 2009; a shooting had taken place at the…
Examining nurse comfort eating
Many years ago I found myself standing in the frozen food section flirting with the prospect of buying a mouth-watering strawberry cheesecake.…
Recognizing posttraumatic stress disorder in military veterans
More than a half million members of the military have become our newest veterans. Compared to veterans of previous conflicts, Iraq and…
Be a myth-buster: Stop the misconceptions about fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia produces many symptoms but no signs, so some clinicians dismiss it as a wastebasket diagnosis. But the pain is very real,…
Nurturing the tree of life
In the United States, more than 15,000 families a year make the difficult decision to donate their loved ones’ organs. One day…
A nurse-poet writes what she knows
I started writing poetry in grammar school in Harvey, North Dakota. Our curriculum emphasized writing and poetry—I still have the anthology we…
Caregiving for a family member can be difficult
Nursing is my passion. I began to work as a professional caregiver 35 years ago. If I had to make a career…
Self-mutilation: The cutting truth
People who mutilate themselves excel at hiding their injuries. Find out how to identify self-mutilators and nurture their trust.
The little things we do
In December 2001, the graduating class of New York University’s College of Nursing asked me to give a speech during their pinning…
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