Category: Love Nursing
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Things to remember about nursing
This summer, I came away from my MICU contract with a renewed understanding of why I have this love-hate relationship with nursing. And I’ve summed it up in 6 simple points so when I’m ready to pick up another contract I can remember what to expect, even if months and months of super intense child…
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Surprise! I love being a nurse again.
Having trouble keeping up with my love-hate relationship with nursing? That’s okay, so am I. The good news is that I love it again. I’m almost halfway through my MICU contract and things are going surprisingly well. They didn’t quite start out that way. Here’s a synopsis: Week 1: In the weeds. All the time.…
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I like to help people. So sue me.
You are a nurse. You are out in public, going about your business and you see a person in distress, or a situation where someone has been harmed or injured in some way. What would you do? I had a conversation with some fellow nurses yesterday that I found kind of surprising. Someone was cursing…
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Am I Contributing to the Nursing Shortage?
I got this comment the other day from Trish, and I really have mixed feelings about it: I just wanted to let you know I like your blog and you have impacted someone’s life (mine), in an unexpected way. I’m starting college this fall after being out of school many years. I was planning on…