• It’s Nurse Tchotchke Time!

    Look out. I’m feeling a nurse tchotchke post coming on… Today I discovered this: And I wondered, “In what universe is this a desirable object?” Then I found this: And I wondered, “What makes this one okay?” In fact, it’s more than okay. It’s kinda sorta charming. It’s a very fine line, folks, when it…

  • Happy Halloween Y’all!

    Candy Corns Originally uploaded by pixelrn

  • Where are all the Pediatric Nurse Bloggers?

    I was wondering why we don’t have too many of these. It seems like we have bloggers for every area of nursing except pediatrics. I used to really enjoy reading what PaedsRN has to say. Does anyone know what happened to him? I used to enjoy his blog very much and I saw that as…

  • California Nurses: What the heck is going on at UCI Med Center?

    In the past 3 months, 13 nurses have been fired from UCI Medical Center. The allegations are that some have been fired for reporting med errors that didn’t actually affect any patients. Nurse Lilliam Triana was suspended for a day without pay when she began to investigate the firings. One theory is that the hospital…

  • Have You had Your Flu Shot Yet?

    If this were the nurse giving out flu shots in my hospital I would definitely go running in the other direction. Quickly. Actually, I am the nurse giving flu shots this year, and many look at me as if I were an evil Zombie Nurse, arriving to inject deadly poison into their deltoid, against their…

  • Bumbo Showdown

    Baby vs. Pomeranian in a Bumbo showdown. This baby is definitely headed to the Bumbo X Games, if we ever hear from her again. Prepare to be extremely amused. http://youtube.com/v/fRqMzSJMi64