If I had to think of one subset of humans who deserve extra special love on Valentine’s Day, I’d choose nurses. Duh! Nurses are the ones who spend their days and nights caring for and loving strangers as if they were their own flesh and blood, and while a plush white teddy bear clutching a shiny red heart and a box of Godiva chocolates is really quite nice, let’s be real; nurses deserve something […]
Well, folks, now that Santa’s returned to the frosty North Pole, it’s time to get a move on those New Year’s Resolutions. No-no-no, that wasn’t code for roll your eyes and sigh. Sure, New Year’s Resolutions have a pretty high failure rate. In fact, January tends to go something like this: First week of January- gym memberships swell and diet books fly off the shelves. Second week of January- Ben and Jerry’s does really […]
The general population seems to be under the impression that the Thanksgiving feast is the be-all and end-all of the holiday. While I do love me some roasted turkey with cranberry sauce, topped off with a piece of buttery smooth pumpkin pie, the Thanksgiving holiday is a lot more than the delicacies it’s become synonymous with. Not buying it? I’ll prove it! Many nurses are on call Thanksgiving, their feasts consisting of carrot sticks […]
Halloween is tomorrow. (Cue the haunting music.) Halloween is tomorrow and you still don’t have a costume. (Dramatic pause.) Nope, I don’t profess to be a psychic; you’re just like every other nurse out there who hasn’t had a minute to even think about putting together a semi decent costume. Not to worry, though, you will show up to that Halloween work party tomorrow and knock the socks off of all the Donald Trumps […]
Makayla Marie Gonsalves was three years old when she began complaining of headaches, followed by vomiting. A trip to an Urgent Care clinic, followed by the ER and a CAT scan revealed the devastating news: Makayla had a rare form of cancer called medullomyblastoma. Being an aggressive malignant tumor, it would require chemo and radiation after it was removed surgically. What followed was two long years in and out of the hospital as […]
He walked in that first day with the telltale ramrod straight back, tightly laced boots, and fully dressed in his camo. Steve was one of our instructors during our EMT course, and he was also an army medic. Our best instructor, Steve was everything a child dreams of in a soldier – smart, courageous, sharp, and tough. He knew his stuff cold, having worked in dangerous combat situations, and he expected a lot. As […]
“We have met the enemy and he is us.” -Walt Kelley (American animator and cartoonist) We were given a planet; a fresh and beautiful planet filled with trees, flowers, clear blue skies, and gurgling rivers. And yet we rant and rave. About what, you ask? Oh, about everything and anything. This one’s an enemy, that one’s an enemy…in fact, ‘they’ are all enemies. Yet we fail to recognize the ultimate enemy. Ourselves. By virtue […]
If you’re a nurse or a nursing student, chances are you’re on a budget. Chances are you also looked at the title of this post and loudly proclaimed, ‘not possible!’ Well, I beg to differ. Valentine’s Day is all about expressing your love in the truest form possible, not necessarily about shelling out the big bucks. Turns out you’ll be scrubbing in and taking the Valentine’s Day shift? Not a problem. Showing your loved […]
There’s no denying that fall has made its blustery entrance. After all, cold mornings, knee high boots, and big, cozy sweaters have become the everyday norm. Oh, and pumpkin spice lattes of course! Gotta get into the Halloween spirit, don’t we? Hot beverages aside, the true raison d’etre this month, is costumes. And no, it’s not about shelling out top dollar for Frozen’s Elsa costume, (which FYI is 2014’s most popular costume pick)! Nope, […]
It’s that time of year again, when the healthcare community bands together to celebrate the contributions made by medicine’s angels in scrubs. In essence, every week ought to be National Nurses Week, and every day, National Nurses Day. Instead, we’ve chosen to designate one week a year, which fittingly coincides with Florence Nightingale’s birthday, as the week where we go out of our way to show our incredible nurses how much we appreciate all […]
Sappy love tracks have officially made their seasonal debut, along with red roses which just about blur your vision, and the heady scent of chocolate which wafts through practically every store. For the hopelessly romantic, these signs point to one day, and one day only- Valentine’s Day! And for all you nurses cringing on the inside and trying desperately to bid the red circle around the 14th of February away, it’s too bad. Valentine’s […]
It’s that time of year of again! The holidays are just around the corner, and while bells are ringing and snowflakes flurrying, you have that tiny niggling voice in the back of your head urging you to think up the perfect gift for your fellow nurses. Oh the joys of gift giving! Not to worry though, this year you will join the ranks of the lucky ones; the ones who know exactly what they’ll […]
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. If all the ribbons and pink is supposed to make us more aware of breast cancer, it did its job for me! This year, I have actually taken some time to see what the disease is all about. I saw what the statistics are, how to be pro-active, and how to take care of myself. I also downloaded the early detection app, which tells me when my next exam […]
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