Multitasking: Gift or Nursing’s Curse?A study that examined the cognitive mechanisms involved in task switching, particularly how executive control processes manage multiple tasks (think of the time you…
The case of the vanishing stethoscopeA 2001 study assessed the cardiac auscultation skills of 314 internal medicine residents from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The results…
Nurses as PilgrimsThe travel writer Rick Steves describes three types of travelers: tourists, traveler, and pilgrims. I’d like to propose that those same terms can be…
Why I choose to be gratefulAround Thanksgiving, I bring blank thank-you cards to class and distribute them to my students. I ask them to take 5 minutes to handwrite…
Seeing Nurse Unseen and why we tell nursing storiesOctober marks Filipino American History Month. This month, the documentary Nurse Unseen is being screened in major U.S. cities, highlighting Filipino nurses’ ongoing contributions.…
Read alert: The decline of readingA student just 2 weeks from graduation once asked me, “Where is the gallbladder?” With candid unconcern, the student admitted that she had never…
Emotional intelligence: A neglected nursing competencyI love my job as nurse faculty, but if I were asked about the most challenging aspect of my role, I would point to…
Vogue words in healthcare: Speaking outside the “silo”Although using vogue words, modish terms that are popular for a time, isn’t unique to healthcare, it seems to be a prime place to…
Examining Public Perception of NursesThe public places their trust in nurses because they expect them to act truthfully, transparently, and with integrity. Imagine you’re a patient and your…
A nurse’s nudge for a better year, more or lessWhile visiting a friend of mine in Austria over New Year’s, I noticed a poster-sized handwritten note in German on their refrigerator door; one…
On Health and the HolidaysI first learned about Christmas disease while preparing for a presentation on lab values many years ago. At first glance, I thought it was…
How being grateful is good for healthcareAbout a year ago, one of my graduating students gave me a fan with this Korean text 선생님 사랑해요, which translates to “I love…
Multitasking: Gift or Nursing’s Curse?A study that examined the cognitive mechanisms involved in task switching, particularly how executive control processes manage multiple tasks (think of the…
The case of the vanishing stethoscopeA 2001 study assessed the cardiac auscultation skills of 314 internal medicine residents from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.…
Nurses as PilgrimsThe travel writer Rick Steves describes three types of travelers: tourists, traveler, and pilgrims. I’d like to propose that those same terms…
Why I choose to be gratefulAround Thanksgiving, I bring blank thank-you cards to class and distribute them to my students. I ask them to take 5 minutes…
Seeing Nurse Unseen and why we tell nursing storiesOctober marks Filipino American History Month. This month, the documentary Nurse Unseen is being screened in major U.S. cities, highlighting Filipino nurses’…
Read alert: The decline of readingA student just 2 weeks from graduation once asked me, “Where is the gallbladder?” With candid unconcern, the student admitted that she…
Emotional intelligence: A neglected nursing competencyI love my job as nurse faculty, but if I were asked about the most challenging aspect of my role, I would…
Vogue words in healthcare: Speaking outside the “silo”Although using vogue words, modish terms that are popular for a time, isn’t unique to healthcare, it seems to be a prime…
Examining Public Perception of NursesThe public places their trust in nurses because they expect them to act truthfully, transparently, and with integrity. Imagine you’re a patient…
A nurse’s nudge for a better year, more or lessWhile visiting a friend of mine in Austria over New Year’s, I noticed a poster-sized handwritten note in German on their refrigerator…
On Health and the HolidaysI first learned about Christmas disease while preparing for a presentation on lab values many years ago. At first glance, I thought…
How being grateful is good for healthcareAbout a year ago, one of my graduating students gave me a fan with this Korean text 선생님 사랑해요, which translates to…
