While visiting a friend of mine in Austria over New Year’s, I noticed a poster-sized handwritten note in German on their refrigerator door; one…
Can You Imagine?
I first learned about Christmas disease while preparing for a presentation on lab values many years ago. At first glance, I thought it was…
About a year ago, one of my graduating students gave me a fan with this Korean text 선생님 사랑해요, which translates to “I love…
The term “placebo” entered the English medical lexicon from the Latin word “placeo,” which means “I please” or “I shall please.” Its current usage,…
In 2008, I was working as a per diem staff nurse in a medical-surgical unit at what was then called New York Downtown Hospital.…
The nursing shortage is as old as the dawn of modern nursing itself. Of the 38 nurses under the supervision of Florence Nightingale and…
The adage “necessity is the mother of invention” has been propelling human progress (or folly, depending on one’s point of view) since the dawn…
In America and in many parts of the world, June is celebrated as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a celebration of the Stonewall uprising in the…
The months of May and June are a time for graduation. In the United States, commencement ceremonies are a very lucrative enterprise, from the…
Everyone has heard this: There is so much food, in fact tons of it, wasted. Every day. In 2010, according to the US Department…
In these waning days of the pandemic, one of the hottest discussions is whether office workers should physically go back to the office and…
While cleaning up my electronic files recently, I came across a 2005 article from the Academic Medicine journal titled “A medical experience that taught me…
A nurse’s nudge for a better year, more or less
While visiting a friend of mine in Austria over New Year’s, I noticed a poster-sized handwritten note in German on their refrigerator…
On Health and the Holidays
I first learned about Christmas disease while preparing for a presentation on lab values many years ago. At first glance, I thought…
How being grateful is good for healthcare
About a year ago, one of my graduating students gave me a fan with this Korean text 선생님 사랑해요, which translates to…
Placebo, nocebo, and nursing care
The term “placebo” entered the English medical lexicon from the Latin word “placeo,” which means “I please” or “I shall please.” Its…
Being Sharp in Health Literacy
In 2008, I was working as a per diem staff nurse in a medical-surgical unit at what was then called New York…
On leaving and loving nursing
The nursing shortage is as old as the dawn of modern nursing itself. Of the 38 nurses under the supervision of Florence…
A staff nurse’s AI wish list
The adage “necessity is the mother of invention” has been propelling human progress (or folly, depending on one’s point of view) since…
LGBTQ+ nursing: Glancing back, looking forward
In America and in many parts of the world, June is celebrated as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a celebration of the Stonewall uprising…
If Florence Nightingale gave a graduation speech
The months of May and June are a time for graduation. In the United States, commencement ceremonies are a very lucrative enterprise,…
Food, glorious food… wasted
Everyone has heard this: There is so much food, in fact tons of it, wasted. Every day. In 2010, according to the…
Why I go to the office
In these waning days of the pandemic, one of the hottest discussions is whether office workers should physically go back to the…
Humanism in Nursing
While cleaning up my electronic files recently, I came across a 2005 article from the Academic Medicine journal titled “A medical experience that…
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