To err is human: A personal perspective on preventing falls
To err is human. These words keep dancing around in my mind as I sit here as a family member rather than a nurse.…
Perspectives
“It Hurt My Heart”
It Hurt My Heart—The Heartbreaks of an ER Nurse is a compilation of my 40 years experience as an ER nurse and the lasting…
Lessons in nursing from a life behind the lens
“A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It…
Facing the challenge of masked communication
“Can you hear me now?” was the byline of a popular TV ad in the early 2000s for a cell phone company, promising excellent…
Do you have a BS or a BSN? Does it matter?
Christina is concerned when she learned that she would graduate with a bachelor of science (BS) degree with a major in nursing, not a…
A slow push
It’s been nearly 3 years since I began my nursing career, and a lot has happened. I’ve been blessed with amazing coworkers, physicians, and…
State of pandemic: Coping with daily change
The morning of March 4, 2020, was a bit different from my usual workday routine, although it didn’t start off that way. When my…
Sense of loss
In third grade I asked my Dad whether we would be thrown out of our home and into the street. My Dad, a chemistry,…
Have we forgotten or become complicit: A story about our code of ethics for nurses
How many years ago did we take an ethics class in nursing school? Do you remember the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive…
400 years in 15 minutes: Why depression screening in primary care is vital for African American patients
Have you ever had an African American patient walk into your office and say, “I’m tired, just tired”? Or treat a young Black patient…
Here now, but heard nothing
It was a busy day on the cardiac unit where I had one of my first patients as a new nurse. I’ll call him…
What do we learn when the unknown suddenly appears?
When COVID-19 found its way into New York City, the healthcare system’s Achilles heel was exposed. Public health officials scrambled for resources as the…
To err is human: A personal perspective on preventing falls
To err is human. These words keep dancing around in my mind as I sit here as a family member rather than…
“It Hurt My Heart”
It Hurt My Heart—The Heartbreaks of an ER Nurse is a compilation of my 40 years experience as an ER nurse and…
Lessons in nursing from a life behind the lens
“A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen…
Facing the challenge of masked communication
“Can you hear me now?” was the byline of a popular TV ad in the early 2000s for a cell phone company,…
Do you have a BS or a BSN? Does it matter?
Christina is concerned when she learned that she would graduate with a bachelor of science (BS) degree with a major in nursing,…
A slow push
It’s been nearly 3 years since I began my nursing career, and a lot has happened. I’ve been blessed with amazing coworkers,…
State of pandemic: Coping with daily change
The morning of March 4, 2020, was a bit different from my usual workday routine, although it didn’t start off that way.…
Sense of loss
In third grade I asked my Dad whether we would be thrown out of our home and into the street. My Dad,…
Have we forgotten or become complicit: A story about our code of ethics for nurses
How many years ago did we take an ethics class in nursing school? Do you remember the Code of Ethics for Nurses…
400 years in 15 minutes: Why depression screening in primary care is vital for African American patients
Have you ever had an African American patient walk into your office and say, “I’m tired, just tired”? Or treat a young…
Here now, but heard nothing
It was a busy day on the cardiac unit where I had one of my first patients as a new nurse. I’ll…
What do we learn when the unknown suddenly appears?
When COVID-19 found its way into New York City, the healthcare system’s Achilles heel was exposed. Public health officials scrambled for resources…
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