A staff nurse’s AI wish list
The adage “necessity is the mother of invention” has been propelling human progress (or folly, depending on one’s point of view) since the dawn…
Can You Imagine?
LGBTQ+ nursing: Glancing back, looking forward
In America and in many parts of the world, June is celebrated as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a celebration of the Stonewall uprising in the…
If Florence Nightingale gave a graduation speech
The months of May and June are a time for graduation. In the United States, commencement ceremonies are a very lucrative enterprise, from the…
Food, glorious food… wasted
Everyone has heard this: There is so much food, in fact tons of it, wasted. Every day. In 2010, according to the US Department…
Why I go to the office
In these waning days of the pandemic, one of the hottest discussions is whether office workers should physically go back to the office and…
Humanism in Nursing
While cleaning up my electronic files recently, I came across a 2005 article from the Academic Medicine journal titled “A medical experience that taught me…
What’s your reason for nursing?
An often-repeated anecdote about how Florence Nightingale decided nursing was to be her life’s work is an incident that occurred in 1837. In her…
On Nursing Documentation
A healthcare document records the following: A 70 y/o male, BIBA with a CC of SOB 3 days PTA asso. with Lt sided CP…
Gratitude: It does the body (and soul) good
In late October, I attended the American Academy of Nursing’s Health Policy conference in Washington, DC. I also had the distinct honor of being…
Keep Calm and Caring
Slogans are terse and memorable phrases typically associated with political campaigns and advertising. They’re the progeny of aphorism and axioms. Some of these catchphrases…
On Masculinity and Nursing
Not long ago, I was a panelist for an event entitled Building Ourselves: New Paradigms of Masculinity. As can be discerned from the event’s…
Meetings: Boon or boondoggle?
Benjamin Franklin once said: “nothing is certain except death and taxes.” If he were alive today, he would probably add: “… and going to…
A staff nurse’s AI wish list
The adage “necessity is the mother of invention” has been propelling human progress (or folly, depending on one’s point of view) since…
LGBTQ+ nursing: Glancing back, looking forward
In America and in many parts of the world, June is celebrated as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a celebration of the Stonewall uprising…
If Florence Nightingale gave a graduation speech
The months of May and June are a time for graduation. In the United States, commencement ceremonies are a very lucrative enterprise,…
Food, glorious food… wasted
Everyone has heard this: There is so much food, in fact tons of it, wasted. Every day. In 2010, according to the…
Why I go to the office
In these waning days of the pandemic, one of the hottest discussions is whether office workers should physically go back to the…
Humanism in Nursing
While cleaning up my electronic files recently, I came across a 2005 article from the Academic Medicine journal titled “A medical experience that…
What’s your reason for nursing?
An often-repeated anecdote about how Florence Nightingale decided nursing was to be her life’s work is an incident that occurred in 1837.…
On Nursing Documentation
A healthcare document records the following: A 70 y/o male, BIBA with a CC of SOB 3 days PTA asso. with Lt…
Gratitude: It does the body (and soul) good
In late October, I attended the American Academy of Nursing’s Health Policy conference in Washington, DC. I also had the distinct honor…
Keep Calm and Caring
Slogans are terse and memorable phrases typically associated with political campaigns and advertising. They’re the progeny of aphorism and axioms. Some of…
On Masculinity and Nursing
Not long ago, I was a panelist for an event entitled Building Ourselves: New Paradigms of Masculinity. As can be discerned from…
Meetings: Boon or boondoggle?
Benjamin Franklin once said: “nothing is certain except death and taxes.” If he were alive today, he would probably add: “… and…
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