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Are Nurses Guilty of Healthcare Disaster?

It would seem that 2016, would be a great time for nurses to celebrate. After all, the nursing profession is golden as deemed by the recent Gallup poll results which found nurses to be the most trusted profession for an amazing 14 years in a row. In fact, over the last 17 years the onlyContinue reading “Are Nurses Guilty of Healthcare Disaster?”

Labor Day: Creating a Healthy Work Culture  

When I think of Labor Day I remember the working class heroes who have built our society and have won so many of the rights we enjoy: paid holidays, overtime compensation, child labor laws and the ability to come together as a voice for fairness. Today I read that President Obama passed a measure forContinue reading “Labor Day: Creating a Healthy Work Culture  “

Good Friday

As a nurse I’ve had to follow a higher law. Sometimes I had to do what was right instead of what was easy. There were times that I had to stand up to ridicule and berating from my supervisor because I disagreed with the staffing of our department.  I can’t help but wonder how itContinue reading “Good Friday”

What Nurses Want and Need for Christmas

Whether or not you agree with Sony’s recent reactions to North Korea’s threats, freedom of speech is a human right that many Americans have sacrificed their lives for. Granted, I don’t have to like what other people say about a subject but I have the right to speak my opinion. After all, I don’t makeContinue reading “What Nurses Want and Need for Christmas”