Do You Have to Like People To Be a Good Nurse?
When I began nursing school I was confident that I’d enjoy being a nurse because I already liked being a waitress. I imagine that you’re already groaning, but hear me out. I had traits that served me...
View ArticleThe Dance of Empathy
By Peggy McDaniel, BSN, RN. An infusion practice manager currently based overseas, Peggy has written for this blog a number of times in the past. by Augustin Ruiz, via Flickr Although it’s only late...
View Article10 Good Things About Being an Older Nurse
Alice Facente, MSN, RN, is a community health education nurse in Connecticut. Her Reflections essays, “At Her Mercy” and “The Dirtiest House in Town,” were published, respectively, in the August 2009...
View ArticleA Place for Faith: Despite Chronic Illness, a Return to Bedside Nursing
flickr creative commons/by krassy can do it Relearning the Details of Clinical Nursing After being away from bedside nursing for over 11 years, I recently returned to this role on the same...
View ArticleThe Invisible Nature of Grief
Most nurses know the stages of grief by heart: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. We know the stages do not occur in an orderly, linear fashion. People flow in and out of each...
View ArticleIn Nursing, Empathy Is a Practice to Cultivate
Empathy as one reason nurses are so widely trusted. Last December, nurses were named the most honest and trusted profession in the U.S. for the 17th year in a row. In order to build trusting...
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