Recovery from total knee replacement continues, the marathon of COVID-19 updates continues to stream from the news channels; life continues to be about ordinary and extraordinary times. It’s foreign to me to focus on my own health matters, as a Registered Nurse I tend to be a healer at large, […]
We all have them speed bumps, obstacles, or as titled life’s hiccups. This blog has contributed to others on ways and means to manage and thrive in this realm called life. This past couple of weeks I confirmed a surgical date for knee replacement (maturity has its admission price) and […]
Word from my friends and colleagues that nurses are walking away in significant numbers across practice sectors. The terms burned out, stressed out, incredibly tired, exhausted, empty to name a few. The harvest we’re reaping is not one that can be sustained. We started the pandemic with one of the […]
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 […]
Life of a Nurse 