When the World Health Organization announced that 2020 would be “the year of the nurse,” I don’t think anyone could have foreseen just how fitting that declaration would become. The year of the nurse was intended to be a celebratory one – a year that focused on the great contribution made by Florence Nightingale to… Read More The Year of the Nurse
Ah…The Christmas season is upon us. Christmastime brings lights, decorations, and the hustle and bustle of shopping to find just the right gift for everyone on our lists. And all the while holiday parties, church services, and school performances are competing for our time and attention. And in a sad twist of coincidence, it’s also… Read More The Christmas Season in the O.R.
Let’s be honest. We hear some really misleading things on a daily basis. You might even call them outlandish. Most of them just make us roll our eyes and move on. Some give us a good laugh. And then there are those statements that we hear that make us immediately think, “Um, yeah, no –… Read More Lies, Half-Truths, and Other Misleading Things
We all know that being a mom is a full-time job. You don’t stop being a mom when you clock in for work each day. Instead, you become a mom and a nurse. A mom and a surgical tech. A mom and a CRNA. A mom and an x-ray tech. There are a variety of… Read More To All Of The Moms Working In Health Care
If you’ve worked in an O.R. for more than ten minutes, you know that everything’s not always coming up roses. Sometimes, it’s all you can do not to cry your eyes out when a co-worker asks you how things are going in your room. Some days you lose your mind when you’re told you can’t… Read More Just One of Those Days…
On April 16, 2019, Washington State Senator, Maureen Walsh, disparaged millions of nurses with her comments that “nurses probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day.” These comments not only maligned our entire profession, but they also displayed an enormous amount of ignorance from Sen. Walsh. Nurses don’t “play cards.” We aren’t lounging… Read More Nurses Don’t “Play Cards”
April is National Donate Life Month. It has been celebrated in April since 2003, and during this month, Americans are encouraged to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors. But April is also set aside to celebrate those heroes who have saved lives through their gift of donation. Did you know? 113,000 men, women, and… Read More Life is Beautiful
Would all of the certified nurses please stand up? Ok, you can sit back down now… Did you know that today is Certified Nurses Day? Certified Nurses Day began back in 2008 as a way to bring public recognition and appreciation to all of the nurses who choose to pursue certification in their specialties. Margretta… Read More Certified Nurses Day
Today is a hard day for me. I’m reminded that life is fleeting. That tomorrow is never guaranteed and we never know what day will be our last.… Read More Remembering a Friend
I haven’t answered a call light in 12 years. The most use my stethoscope gets is when my kids pull it out to play doctor. I don’t spend an entire shift assigned to the same 4-5 patients and I don’t know what they love, what they hate, or what they plan to get back to… Read More Patient Care in the OR is Different – not Non-Existent