Retired Registered Nurse (Non-practicing) Storyteller, Healer, Scribe, Transformational Leader
I usually post a holiday blog post prior to the holidays and so it happens in my new retired status I’m busier than ever. I did assemble a tree to decorate the whimsical season though the headlines from the news tend to place a bucket of cold water on the […]
Nursing is a dynamic and rewarding profession as one navigates the boundaries of art and science. The edges can be blurred when practices are vague and not supported by evidence, and ambiguity can be a nemesis. Futility presents many challenges to the health care team to navigate ethical practices with […]
A colleague who writes her own blog remarked how simple it is to avoid making blog entries. May was the last time I published a new post, and I must say, the summer passed quite nicely without blogging about it. Fall has decided to disguise itself as a late summer, […]
It’s the annual series of events to celebrate how nurses contribute to the health care system. The word crisis has been used frequently in preceding months and years, though we’re seeing the harvest of new staffing models, modalities of practice that some can prolong life just not with a great […]
I had an eventful April when I face planted on the driveway of my house, blood from a gash on my forehead dripping steadily drew a crowd (more than 3 people) and they decided to call 911. I, of course as a nurse, commented I’m sure that’s not needed but […]
Life of a Nurse 