Mental Health
Harold & Bill: An enduring portrait of another era
In 1971, I was attending nursing school and working as an emergency department (ED) orderly. One day, two elderly men came to the ED.…
American Nurse, American Talent
A Registered Nurse since 1982, Steve Price began his healthcare career in the U.S. Navy in 1971 as a hospital corpsman. He spent 15…
A word about patients’ psychic experiences: Listen
In her dream, a young pediatric nurse answered the phone at the nurses’ station and was told to go to the lobby where a…
Acts of kindness
Many of us have lasting memories of a few special patients. For me, Joe is one of those patients. The day he was admitted,…
Occupational stress
All work environments have the potential to cause stressful situations, but are healthcare settings particularly demanding? According to a 2008 report by the National…
Clinical experience, poetic expression
A registered nurse since 1982, Terry A. Hess has worked as an Adult Nurse Practitioner at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee for…
Make fitness fit into your daily routine
You know exercise should be part of your daily routine. But who has the time or the energy? After all, you can hardly find…
Reversing neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Without quick thinking and a call to the rapid response team, this reaction to atypical antipsychotics can kill.
Far from home, bringing smiles to children’s faces
During my three decades as a nurse, volunteering on a medical mission has always been on my “to do” list. In 2005, having finished…
Reflections on the heart of nursing
In 1995, I toured the Florence Nightingale Museum in London. On the walls were letters that chronicled a lifetime of dedication, spent caring for…
And the music plays on…
In the mid-1970s, I was a graduate nurse starting my career at a large, urban hospital. One of my patients, an elderly man named…
Harold & Bill: An enduring portrait of another era
In 1971, I was attending nursing school and working as an emergency department (ED) orderly. One day, two elderly men came to…
American Nurse, American Talent
A Registered Nurse since 1982, Steve Price began his healthcare career in the U.S. Navy in 1971 as a hospital corpsman. He…
A word about patients’ psychic experiences: Listen
In her dream, a young pediatric nurse answered the phone at the nurses’ station and was told to go to the lobby…
Acts of kindness
Many of us have lasting memories of a few special patients. For me, Joe is one of those patients. The day he…
Occupational stress
All work environments have the potential to cause stressful situations, but are healthcare settings particularly demanding? According to a 2008 report by…
Clinical experience, poetic expression
A registered nurse since 1982, Terry A. Hess has worked as an Adult Nurse Practitioner at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in…
Make fitness fit into your daily routine
You know exercise should be part of your daily routine. But who has the time or the energy? After all, you can…
Reversing neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Without quick thinking and a call to the rapid response team, this reaction to atypical antipsychotics can kill.
Far from home, bringing smiles to children’s faces
During my three decades as a nurse, volunteering on a medical mission has always been on my “to do” list. In 2005,…
Reflections on the heart of nursing
In 1995, I toured the Florence Nightingale Museum in London. On the walls were letters that chronicled a lifetime of dedication, spent…
And the music plays on…
In the mid-1970s, I was a graduate nurse starting my career at a large, urban hospital. One of my patients, an elderly…
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