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The Hustle
Some call it perseverance. Others call it tenacity. However you slice it, a wise man once claimed that you couldn’t knock it: the hustle, it seems, is in your DNA. Either you’re born with it…
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When You Don’t See Me: A Letter to My Patients
When you don’t see me, it doesn’t mean you aren’t on my mind. Often times I leave your side begrudgingly, at best. Perhaps I’m being forced to take five or grab a snack by a fellow nurse down…
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The Business of Being a Bitch
It goes without saying that being a female has its challenges. Sure men struggle at times, but the ladies win all sorts of, “What the hell did I sign up for,” battles: bleeding and birthing;…
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Safe Spaces and Mermaid Blankets
If you hope to find a mermaid in her natural habitat, look no further than my living room. No. Seriously. I have developed something of an affinity for the shimmery green creatures that emerge…
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Be the Antidote
A toxin is defined as a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms. Something toxic to our health is considered anything that might cause death or debilitation through…
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Why Birthdays Matter
I always get weird around my birthday, and this year is no different. Ironically enough, I am going to be MIA for the next week or so – not so much on purpose as I have lots of stuff on my…
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Deep in the gallows: A nurse’s take on humor
As an ICU nurse, I quickly discovered that the only way I could survive the literal life-or-death scenarios that come with managing serial emergencies is through humor. Laughter—though…
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Life Doesn’t Give a Shit
All we can do – any of us, all of us – is control how we react to it. There are no guarantees in this thing: short of this very moment, strategic planning and best guesses and fair-weather…
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A Letter to the Baby Nurses
Right now, there is a baby nurse who is searching online and deep inside for an answer. There is a brand new member of the profession who is questioning her calling. There is a newly-minted…
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Family Centered Titration Guidelines (Satire…for Now)
In light of recent changes in a dynamic healthcare landscape, innovations in nursing practice seek to emphasize the importance of family-centered care. Some of the nation’s leading healthcare…
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Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You!
A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You
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It Could Have Been You (In Response to Nurse Alex Wubbels)
It could have been you. It could have been your shift. It could have been your department. It could have been your license on the line. And if it were you…what would you do? Would you stand…
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Critical Care: Life, Death, and Lingering
I can’t really help how much I think about death. I try to focus on the good in every day – even on the worst of days – and remind myself the value of existing in the moment. But, while your…
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The Nursing Addict
There comes a moment in your nursing career when you start to question everything. You start to wonder if it’s even worth the physical labor, emotional strain, and constant heartache that…
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From Brainchild to Best Seller: Secrets of the Publishing Process
Writing a book was the easy part. No, seriously. I understand that I might have existed in some nurse zombie state during the creative process – most of which, to be honest, I don’t even…
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Hey, You…Nurse
Hey you…nurse…the one with the tuft of hair fallen into her eyes while trying to secure a new line. Hey you…the one with the dirty Danskos on, clap-clap-clapping throughout the halls because…
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Bedside Nursing: Why I Stay
Once upon a time, I wondered if I stayed the same way battered lovers stay in their own war-torn ways. I questioned why I put up with the nonsense. I asked myself why I dealt with the drama. I…
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Now, What?
So…I’ve done it. I set a goal, and I achieved it. I wanted to write a book before my thirtieth birthday – for some reason, that deadline felt extremely important a year ago – and I…
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Why Birthdays Matter
I always get weird around my birthday, and this year is no different. Ironically enough, I am going to be MIA for the next week or so – not so much on purpose as I have lots of stuff on my…
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Wake Up Call
Here’s a taste of my second book, “Oh Sh*t, I Almost Quit! A Little Book of Big Battles in Nursing and Beyond.” I hope to have this completed by early spring…and I’m tossing it out into the…
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Family Centered Titration Guidelines (Satire…for Now)
In light of recent changes in a dynamic healthcare landscape, innovations in nursing practice seek to emphasize the importance of family-centered care. Some of the nation’s leading healthcare…
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We Are All the Same Inside
I have seen the scarlet hue of blood that courses through your veins. I have cleansed your incised skin before it heals and fades into a distant memory. I have peered deeply into the darkest…
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Out of Body
1:23 AM rolls around and five of us are seated in the back of an operating room staff lounge. We were the second of three organ procurement teams to arrive on site at a Podunk community…
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