Nostalgia for Nursing
Oh no. That was bad. After being happily retired from nursing for nearly seventeen years, I had a severe attack …
Category Archives: nurse
Caring Lessons Debuts in South Dakota
Thanks to Jason Kurtz for starting South Dakota Writes last spring. SDW has brought together hundreds of writers in South …
Meeting My Same Name New Friend
Imagine checking your emails and seeing one from yourself. A similar thing happened to me in September of 2015; I …
Writing Essay at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival – 2016
I spent last week at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival taking a class in writing essay, using process pedagogy and …
Growing Older: Fractured Ribs for Christmas
When a title like this comes to mind, it usually means a story is begging to be told. Well, here’s …
The Truth About Nursing on TV Shows
When I discovered Call the Midwife on PBS a few years ago, I was thrilled that someone in the media …
Growing Older: Getting Use to Embarrassment
I went to a writer’s conference over the weekend. The morning after, I usually wake up filled with ideas about …
Cognitive Multitasking – What Nurses Do
So, last time, I promised more posts about our river tour along the Danube, Main, and Rhine rivers. Well, internet …
Nurses in Hungarian Public Hospitals Plan Third Gathering at Parliament Building
A few days ago, walking near the Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, I came upon this tent. As a nurse …
Why Caring Lessons Goes to Printers Row Lit Fest
“Pardon me,” said the well-dressed older man. “But could you tell me when this festival got so big? Last time …
