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  • Outdated Technology: Do Nurses even Care?

    Earlier this week I wrote about technology tools for nurses, and how everything we use seems to be so outdated. One thing I wondered: Do nurses even care? So I posed the question on Reddit and got some terrific feedback.

  • 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…

  • Can a Nurse be Introverted?

    I recently read the book “Quiet” by Susan Cain. If you haven’t read the book but are interested in the whole introversion vs. extroversion personality type, I highly recommend it. I’m an introvert and I wish I could have read it 20 years ago, if only to make me feel more comfortable inside my introverted…

  • It’s Oh So Quiet

    (photo taken by emdot) It’s been a little quiet around here to say the least. I haven’t worked many shifts lately and so there’s not too much to write about. To tell you the truth I am thinking about shutting this here blog down and starting a new one in which I write about things…

  • Maternal Suckling Thing

    Apparently there is a wee bit o’ controversy over veterinary techs commandeering the term “nurse.” A complaint was made to the New York State Board for Veterinary Medicine, claiming that “nurse” is a term that should be reserved only for those who care for humans. I’m not surprised that someone would make this complaint. Many…

  • A “Former Nurse” isn’t a Nurse

    Saw this headline show up on the “Twitter on Nurses” section of OX3: Nurse Charged With Injecting Patients With Bleach Basically, a former nurse, working at a DaVita Dialysis Center, injected two of her patients with bleach. Pretty horrific. I’m wondering why Davita hired a “former” nurse to work in a dialysis center. Must be…