Retired Registered Nurse (Non-practicing) Storyteller, Healer, Scribe, Transformational Leader
Before leaving work I had a conversation with one of the staff, an experienced Registered Practical Nurse who is one of those ace performers. She is amazing in her care provider manner to residents and family, she engages in a positive, caring, and effective way with her team, and she […]
Self-care sounds daunting when you have 100s of tasks in a day, even brushing your teeth is more a chore than a few minutes of mindful strokes to enhance your overall health. Are you tired, before you get up out of bed? As we carefully emerge from the pandemic, we […]
Well it’s been a long 7 months since we last entered a “non-essential” store, enjoyed a pint on the patio, and our vaccination rate appears to be turning the pandemic tide. As we dream of vacations out of town, on planes, trains, and into other regions by car there remains […]
It’s the second Nursing Week with our planet battling a viral enemy COVID-19, here in Ontario we’re in a lock down purgatory. It seems unending, it’s been hitting us hard in the acute care sector, as hospitals scale back elective surgeries and increase ICU capacities. The talking heads (content experts) […]
As April passes with some showers and May is anticipated for flowers we are yet again in the midst of a strict lockdown. As a nurse I am certainly dismayed by the rising column of ICU patients, requiring care from an increasingly tapped out health care workforce. I hear it […]
Life of a Nurse 