The Angel in the Shed
My hat will forever be off to the pediatric nurse. I knew from my very first pediatric patient while in
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Author: Linda Dawson
When the Nurse is the Patient…..
I literally hate writing in first person, so for this article I will become “Pam,” the seasoned nurse who has
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Are You Aware of Workplace Depression?
Most all of our articles in this publication are about our experiences as a nurse working with our patients and/or
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The “Roto-Rooter” Test
As we all age, there seems to be more and more physically “that we need to keep an eye on
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The Cat House
At this point you may say, “Well she finally lost it after all those years of nursing!” However, I want
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Update on Ellen…”Life is worth fighting for!”
Many have asked how Ellen has been doing since her lung transplant at Johns Hopkins and the writing of my
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Succeeding in the Time You Have Been Given
Nurses have “experiences” in their career that will stay with them long after their careers are complete. “Seasoned” nurses will
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The Angel in the Room
After multiple cups of coffee and the morning report over, I was walking toward my patient rooms to do a
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Ellen’s New Journey…..
In my last article, we talked about COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and how it had affected one of my
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The Joy of Nursing
Early in my nursing career, I cared for Betsy Mercer, a young mother of six and seven-year-old boys, who just
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