Category: Real Life

— Operating Room, Real Life —

Battling Burnout in Nursing

July 16, 2025

The operating room is a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where precision, teamwork, and vigilance are non-negotiable. Lives are on the line, every role matters, and every decision can positively or negatively impact patient care. Safe surgical care demands seamless collaboration between surgeons, nurses, techs, and anesthesia providers, so that we can achieve excellent outcomes. And while… Read More Battling Burnout in Nursing

— Real Life —

The Hidden Cost of Calling: How We’re Harming the Nursing Profession

April 24, 2025

This article is cross-posted on First Case Media. In conversations about the nursing profession, it’s not uncommon to hear phrases like “nursing is a calling” or “nursing is a passion.” These comments, while often well-meaning and somewhat glamorized, generally come from a place of admiration, attempting to honor the compassion and dedication nurses bring to their work.… Read More The Hidden Cost of Calling: How We’re Harming the Nursing Profession

— Medical Missions, Operating Room, Real Life —

Day 1 in the OR: Finding Perspective in a Chaotic Case

February 8, 2024

In December, I served on a medical mission trip to Honduras. I had the privilege of working alongside world-class surgeons and surgical teams from across the country. It was my first time traveling overseas on my own, it was my first time serving on a medical mission trip, and it was an incredible, humbling experience.… Read More Day 1 in the OR: Finding Perspective in a Chaotic Case