Angels don’t always have wings
Angels are generally thought of as having wings and appear quietly, but on October 1, 2017, hundreds of angels descended on Las Vegas wearing…
Perspectives
Suffering
Suffering is an ephemeral state. Not physical pain exclusively but also the mental state that accompanies pain of all degrees. Pain is what the…
Tis the season for giving: How giving care empowers the gift of learning
It’s likely that every nurse who has accumulated a few years of clinical experience can look back on interactions with various medical providers where…
Standardization creates limitations
In today’s nursing practice, varying opinions about how to best implement safe patient handling (SPH) programs exist. Some nurses offer suggestions based on personal…
Green eggs and heparin: Changes in response to safety breaches
Unless you’re from Salem, Oregon or have read USA Today lately, you likely have not heard the story about what happened 75 years ago…
Musings of a Marine veteran hospice nurse
I have been a hospice nurse for 5 years. I have been treading water in an ocean of grief that is compiled of the…
Is the obsession with patient satisfaction harming our patients?
In 1885, a young nursing student at Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts was going through her studies; her brightness and positive attitude quickly earned her…
Working within the parameters
Safe patient handling (SPH) is a much-needed solution to address widespread injuries occurring among nurses performing patient care. Injuries that result from manually lifting…
A better way to secure Jackson-Pratt drains
Yearly, millions of women and men in the United States return home from the hospital, with one or more drains inserted in the surgical…
Patient advocacy: Sooner better than later
This patient could be us, our family, or other people we love. Vulnerable, scared, helpless. Do we listen to our patients? How can we…
Hurricane Harvey: Nurse on the Frontlines
Jennifer Gentry, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospitals Corpus Christi–Shoreline & Memorial in Corpus Christi, Texas. She’s also…
Notes from a scared hospice nurse: I am afraid
I am afraid…..Every time I read a new hospice referral. I am afraid…..Every time I walk into a dying patient’s room. I am afraid…..Every…
Angels don’t always have wings
Angels are generally thought of as having wings and appear quietly, but on October 1, 2017, hundreds of angels descended on Las…
Suffering
Suffering is an ephemeral state. Not physical pain exclusively but also the mental state that accompanies pain of all degrees. Pain is…
Tis the season for giving: How giving care empowers the gift of learning
It’s likely that every nurse who has accumulated a few years of clinical experience can look back on interactions with various medical…
Standardization creates limitations
In today’s nursing practice, varying opinions about how to best implement safe patient handling (SPH) programs exist. Some nurses offer suggestions based…
Green eggs and heparin: Changes in response to safety breaches
Unless you’re from Salem, Oregon or have read USA Today lately, you likely have not heard the story about what happened 75…
Musings of a Marine veteran hospice nurse
I have been a hospice nurse for 5 years. I have been treading water in an ocean of grief that is compiled…
Is the obsession with patient satisfaction harming our patients?
In 1885, a young nursing student at Cambridge Hospital in Massachusetts was going through her studies; her brightness and positive attitude quickly…
Working within the parameters
Safe patient handling (SPH) is a much-needed solution to address widespread injuries occurring among nurses performing patient care. Injuries that result from…
A better way to secure Jackson-Pratt drains
Yearly, millions of women and men in the United States return home from the hospital, with one or more drains inserted in…
Patient advocacy: Sooner better than later
This patient could be us, our family, or other people we love. Vulnerable, scared, helpless. Do we listen to our patients? How…
Hurricane Harvey: Nurse on the Frontlines
Jennifer Gentry, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospitals Corpus Christi–Shoreline & Memorial in Corpus Christi, Texas.…
Notes from a scared hospice nurse: I am afraid
I am afraid…..Every time I read a new hospice referral. I am afraid…..Every time I walk into a dying patient’s room. I…
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