One of my goals for the new year is finding out more about you. Where are you from? What brought you to this blog? What keeps you coming back? What do you want to get out of reading The Makings of a Nurse? I want to know what makes you tick, so that I can tailor …
Monthly Archive: January 2012
Jan
29
Pass It On
If there is one thing I have realized after two years as an RN, it is the importance of communication to patient safety. On my very first Med-Surg rotation, I remember my clinical instructor telling me to over-communicate. And that has stuck with me. I’m sure it makes me a pest to some, but so …
Jan
28
Stand Together
I have resisted publicly commenting on the Amanda Trujillo case for a few days. My rationale? I didn’t know the whole story. I still don’t know the whole story. But I realized that my rationale is BS. A cop-out. I don’t need to know the whole story to know that a colleague, another professional, stood …
Jan
27
The Holistic Nurse: Nutrition and Health
Today’s Holistic Nurse words of wisdom come from Kath Younger, a registered dietitian (RD) and popular food blogger at Kath Eats Real Food. Fun fact: Kath and I are both part of a large Davidson College family – we graduated two years apart! Today she lives in Charlottesville, Virginia where she owns Great Harvest Bread Co. with …
Jan
21
A Year Later
My first annual evaluation at work took place this past week. It was an incredibly affirming, positive experience. My supervisor expressed concern that I would be “snatched away” the minute I got my master’s degree. After all of the emotion, frustration and questions from the past year, I walked away from the eval with a …
Jan
17
Naysayer Nurse
One of the unfortunate side effects of four consecutive years in nursing school has been a palpable increase in my own negativity. I’ve always been a – shall we say – passionate person, but the stress and challenges have brought out a whole new side of me. A side I don’t particularly like. I’m ashamed …
Jan
16
The Home Stretch
My final term begins today. And while I’m still trying to figure out what’s next, I am ready to take this semester on. The good news is we only have two classes this spring, totaling 7 credits. The bad news is one of the classes alone is worth 6 credits (but I guess on the …
Jan
15
On the Horizon
Monday is the first day of spring term. It’s my LAST first day of the semester! We’re just about to the 100-day mark and I couldn’t be more ready. Perusing our syllabi, I noticed that we will be doing a lot of preparation for the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) certification exam. Which brings me (and …
Jan
14
Write Here
If you love writing as much as I do, I hope you will give some thought to this incredible opportunity. Creative Nonfiction is putting together an anthology exclusively by and about nurses, and they are looking for submissions! Check out more details here. The deadline is January 31 so get those wheels turning!
Jan
13
The Holistic Nurse: Oriental Medicine
I am absolutely thrilled to be launching The Holistic Nurse with a look at Oriental Medicine. Our guest post is by Kristien Boyle, a practitioner at the Holistic Wellness Center of Charlotte in North Carolina. Kristien is a Diplomat in Oriental Medicine, Chinese herbology and acupuncture. He also keeps a blog, which you can check out here. What is Oriental Medicine, compared/contrasted …
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