Wednesday, December 29, 2010

A Red Scarf and a Cup of Tea

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"I know we've met before but I actually don't remember you," she says. "That's OK. I remember you, and that's...
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Monday, December 27, 2010

One Year Wanes, and Another Dawns

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Well, dear Readers, yet another year in our lives has slipped through the fingers of time, and we pause to consider our blessings, count our...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Pediatric Nursing Article on WorkingNurse.com

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My newest article for Working Nurse Magazine ---on the subject of pediatric nursing---is currently available online . Although the print ver...
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Saturday, December 11, 2010

A Type of Suicide

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The other day, I had the opportunity to meet a very kind gentleman in his mid-forties, not one year younger than me. And like most people in...
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Sunday, December 05, 2010

Cold Comfort

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Recently visiting my father in the hospital and participating in his transfer to an acute rehab facility, it brought home the ironic fact th...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Cielo

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"My, you're tall and handsome. Will you be staying with me?" She looks up at me from her seat next to the window. "I'...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Caffeine + Alcohol = Danger

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I am extremely pleased to hear that the FDA is standing up to the beverage industry and forcing the removal from store shelves of all energy...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Pondering Loss, Gratitude and Life

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Having recently celebrated The Day of the Dead here in Santa Fe, I have been acutely aware of the power of loss in recent weeks. The celebra...
Saturday, October 30, 2010

Working Nurse: Emergency Nursing

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My newest article for Working Nurse Magazine ---on the specialty of Emergency Nursing---is now published both in print and online . Feel fre...
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Haiti, Cholera, Water, and a Crisis

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With the cholera outbreak making itself known in the streets and slums of Haiti, we are again reminded how those of us living in variou...
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Friday, October 22, 2010

Nursing Shortage Infographic

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This infographic on the current nursing shortage was sent to me via an online connection who requested that this information be shared with...
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Friday, October 15, 2010

Global Handwashing Day and Blog Action Day

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Today, October 15th, marks the first ever Global Handwashing Day (being celebrated in more than 70 countries around the world) and the four...
Sunday, October 10, 2010

A Grateful Kiss

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The stroke robbed her of the powers of speech, and walking is still a struggle as well. Previously a vibrant and gregarious professional and...
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Friday, October 08, 2010

More Articles at WorkingNurse.com

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Here are quick links to four of my most recent articles published by Working Nurse Magazine. Feel free to read and share! My Specialty: Onco...
Thursday, September 30, 2010

Of Oatmeal and Mass

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She sits in her house all day, the heavy curtains closed against the New Mexican sun. Pictures of saints and the Pope adorn the walls, and o...
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Friday, September 17, 2010

Change of Shift, Vol. 5, Number 6

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The newest edition of Change of Shift , the premier nursing blog carnival, is now up and running over at Emergiblog . I'm pleased to ag...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Ashes to Ashes

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Cruising into the office after seeing a few patients for home evaluations, I walk into my supervisor's office to pick up some documents ...
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Cookies

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"I'm getting old and lazy," she said as she sipped her coffee and nibbled on a chocolate chip cookie. "After ninety-five ...
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Friday, September 03, 2010

Change of Shift, Vol. 5, Number 5

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Please pay a visit to the newest edition of Change of Shift . I am very happy to once again be included in this fine collection of blogging ...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Did I Miss Something?

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The call came on my day off, asking me to go see a client who was not feeling well but was refusing to go the emergency room. So, I delayed ...
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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Change of Shift, Vol. 5, Number 4

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Yet another edition of Change of Shift is up and at 'em, bringing the world some of the best nurse bloggers on the web. So, make yoursel...
Monday, August 16, 2010

Of Birthdays and Death

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Celebrating my 46th birthday this week has been a wonderful exercise in being grateful for all of my blessings, and the need to take gratefu...
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Monday, August 09, 2010

Change of Shift, Vol. 5, Number 3

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I am honored to report that my most recent submission to Change of Shift (everyone's favorite nursing blog carnival) is featured as the ...
Saturday, July 31, 2010

We're All in This Together

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She is delightful. Her eyes twinkle when she talks, and her stories---often repeated, I'm told---reveal her cultured European upbringing...
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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Change of Shift, Vol. 5, Number 2

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The latest edition of Change of Shift is now published over at Emergiblog. I actually managed to submit two blog posts to this edition, and...