- What did you expect?
Shortages in healthcare staffing and supplies have predictable and negative consequences. Things must be changed or it’ll only get worse. - Travel Nurse Motto
It was my first travel contract during the height of the pandemic. I was working a high-paying contract with a company providing crucial staffing to… Read more: Travel Nurse Motto - Providers: Things Have Changed
Nursing Care After RaDonda Vaught I recently wrote an article in which I blamed RaDonda Vaught for her negligence. I supported (and still support) the outcome of her… Read more: Providers: Things Have Changed - Zotero: Reference Management
While in my BSN program, I quickly discovered that reviewing research articles is one of the most important skills in nursing education. For good reason,… Read more: Zotero: Reference Management - Absolute Negligence
The RaDonda Vaught Trial I read through articles about RaDonda Vaught. They don’t reconcile with the outrage I’ve seen on social media: nurses are concerned… Read more: Absolute Negligence - Transformational Leadership
An SBAR open letter to nurse leaders Situation As a travel nurse, I have experienced many different leaders. Some are absent, while some micromanage. Some… Read more: Transformational Leadership - He Wasn’t Supposed to Die
While I was documenting an argument I had with a drunk lady in one room, I noticed the Charge Nurse running. He never runs. Curious,… Read more: He Wasn’t Supposed to Die - Listen to Nurses
I wear cowboy boots to work. 12 hours a day. Three or four shifts a week. No, they don’t hurt my feet; they actually feel… Read more: Listen to Nurses - That’s Not What Time Means
They taught you the wrong stroke assessment Some Background I became a lifeguard when I was 15 and started teaching Lifeguarding, First Aid, and CPR… Read more: That’s Not What Time Means - Travel Nurses Aren’t Overpaid
We all deserve more. Traveling nurses work as contractors for hospitals. As it has been reported recently in the news, they make more money than those… Read more: Travel Nurses Aren’t Overpaid - Emergency Nurses Week
EN Week 2021 is celebrated October 10–16, with Emergency Nurses Day on the 13th. The theme this year is “Grit: Passion and Persistence.” Why, you… Read more: Emergency Nurses Week - Travel Nursing: a Guide
Travel nurses make the most money and have the most fun. That’s the perception as of recently. Nursing shortages and travel nursing has been all… Read more: Travel Nursing: a Guide - You Don’t Want to be First
Being a triage nurse is like being a nightclub bouncer. They are the first medical professional to see patients as they walk in. From across… Read more: You Don’t Want to be First - Just Get the Damn Vaccine
Have you gotten your COVID vaccine yet? I ask this of every patient I triage in the emergency department. I added the “yet” qualifier at… Read more: Just Get the Damn Vaccine - How to Get Away with Assault
The hospital is the only place where powerless people have power. That’s what a doctor told me, early in my nursing career. I remember feeling… Read more: How to Get Away with Assault - Avoiding COVID-37
Being in healthcare during the pandemic was not fun. It was hard. It was hard for a lot of reasons. It was hard because we… Read more: Avoiding COVID-37 - 51 Rules for Life
A number of years ago, I started curating a list of “life rules” which I found important. I titled it “How to Win at Life.”… Read more: 51 Rules for Life
