Thank you, Becky, for standing up, along with thousands of others on social media, for nursing!
Growing Older: Everything is Different Now
“Everything is different now,” a friend said last week. At 80, she questioned why she’d had a $400 increase in her car insurance. She wondered if it was worth it yet to invest in granite counter-tops for her kitchen. And she reminded me to be thankful for my husband, that her evenings are still the …
City Life: Street Reversal Causes Close Call
City life brings surprises every time I leave our apartment. But our street reversal this past week not only brought surprises but almost took my life. Due to massive L-train station destruction/construction projects just west of us, our one-way street north reversed flow this week to one-way south. Since I drive very little, I thought …
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Passing Along Advice to My Younger Nursing Colleagues
As I look back over my 40-year nursing career, I sometimes wish I were still in the classroom so I could tell my students a few things I’ve come to believe are important on the road to becoming leaders. I say leaders, because we need leaders at this time of transition in our health care …
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In Search of the Perfect Dress
“You must love shopping,” a friend said at lunch. She’d asked what I was wearing to my granddaughter’s wedding and, before she could stop me, I told her the long story. You see, I love to shop for clothes. Years ago when I was teaching nursing, I learned that the most cheerful pick-me-up on wintry …
Dreams from the Balkans – Can You Identify?
It’s good you took the tour in this order,” a guide said. “Otherwise, you’d be depressed at the end.” He was one of our guides on our recent Bucharest, Romania, to Amsterdam tour on the Danube, Main, and Rhine rivers. We could have done the reverse, starting in Amsterdam, but the dates worked better for …
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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 remained sketchy, so I wasn't able to. More about the trip later, though. Now, back in my regular retired life in Chicago, I am pleased to present this review of a book written by nurse, …
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 from the U.S., the words "poor hospital" caught my attention. I wondered if free care was being given--perhaps blood pressure screenings or immunizations. While my husband went on to find a currency exchange, I stopped …
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Lower Danube River Tour – Reflections
We've been traveling the lower Danube River, Bucharest to Budapest, the last ten days. Internet has been spotty, so I didn't attempt to blog. But, during our remaining two weeks up to Amsterdam, we should have more consistent connection, so I will try to use my iPad to get online regularly. So far, I'm overwhelmed …
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