I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not one of these people who grew up being a nurse. It would be nice to say that I put bandages on my dolls, and had dreams of nursing since I was a child. But I just can’t say it. It’s not true. I came to the [...]
Nurses and the Bullying Experience: Lateral Violence
February 20, 2011 By 8 Comments
I’ve written about lateral violence (the act of nurses being bullies) frequently in the past. To be completely honest, I hate that this is something that I even know about, and especially felt the need to write about. Not because I don’t think the issue should be addressed, but its just completely absurd that it [...]
The Nerdy Nurse Makes a Move: From Blogger to WordPress
February 16, 2011 By 8 Comments
I transistion from blogger to wordpress and share some helpful hints including the host I selected, moving choices, and tips including how to redirect your traffic and useful plugins in resources for the transition.
A long, eventful, tearful, and stressful night as a nurse
August 5, 2010 By 2 Comments
Had a terrible night at work last night. My patients were all high acuity patients. It was a night full tubes, drains, fall risks, confusion, decubitus ulcer, vascular wounds, PICC lines, central lines, shunts, stents, pacers, OG tubes, family conflicts, blood transfusions, fresh post ops, spina bifida, and sadness. In addition to the loads of [...]
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