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Category: Nursing Opinion

  • The Retreat from (and return to) Blogging

    I’ve been thinking about NotNurseRatched’s post about the state of nurses in social media. I’ve definitely retreated from social media for some of the reasons she describes (incivility, name-calling, pitchfork wielding), but the truth is that I want back in. I love blogging. How much sense does it make to give up something you love…

  • The Opt Out Nurse Wants Back in

    Back in August this NYT magazine article about the opt out moms wanting back in caught my attention and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Basically, in the earlier part of the millenium, many successful women decided to opt out of their careers in order to raise children. Now that the economy has changed,…

  • Nurses: Let’s Talk #Vanderbilt

    By now many of you have read about Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new policy requiring nursing staff to perform janitorial tasks. Many points have been raised including the possibility of cross contamination (scrub a toilet, administer IV meds – what could go wrong?) There’s also the illogical decision to eliminate lower paid employees and reassign…