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The Nutcracker and Nursing
Disclaimer: This blog is not in any way represent opinions of my workplace I have seen the Nutcracker ballet about 10 times over the course of my life. There is something about all the moving parts that work together to perfectly tell a story that gets me. When watching a ballet, of course…
Read MoreHow Millennials could save the profession of nursing
Let me just start this off by saying this blog will be full of generalities. These generalities are based on years of observing nurses and watching a new generation of nurses enter the profession. This is purely my opinion. Millennials are the generation born between 1980-2000. As a group, they are known as the participation…
Read MoreHi, I am a nurse
Hi, I’m a nurse. This is me, coffeeing up to work a shift in an urban emergency room in St. Louis. Today, I will work along side black people, white people, Asians, MUSLIMS, Christians, Buddhists, atheists, etc. We will work to put together your sons and daughters who will get shot. They might be shot…
Read MoreNurses are Crazy. Here’s why.
Nurses are Crazy Here’s why. In late 1999, my friend and I backpacked across Costa Rica for ten days. We had very little with us, we slept in Hostels and crappy hotels, the most expensive of which was $3 per night. When we had the opportunity to shower, the water was cold and likely not…
Read MoreOn being an ICU nurse
The other day, I saved a life. It was not the first life I saved this month. I literally saved a life with my brain and two hands. I guided the resident through a stressful afternoon of strange heart rhythms and talked to him about the appropriate medications, drips, and interventions needed for…
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