Category Archives: NurseZone Blog – RN Talk

I don’t like to talk or write about death – really I don’t. I don’t like to be reminded that the end will come, no doubt about it. And it’s especially sad to discuss suicide because it means that for … Continue reading →

I was watching an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” the other night, and the story line involved a competition between surgical residents for the position of chief resident. Every resident was developing a project with the hope that it would help … Continue reading →

There is a lot of twitter ‘n’ talk in the techie world about storing and retrieving data of all kinds from “the cloud.” That’s tech speak for the Internet or cyberspace, in case you didn’t already know. I like the … Continue reading →

I confess: I chose my career in nursing by default.It was second semester of my senior year of high school and I still had no idea where I wanted to go to college or what I wanted to do. A … Continue reading →

I just finished reading a book about the future of the United States by actor/comedian Albert Brooks, a work of fiction that may portend of things to come.Called “2030: What Really Happens to America,” the book contains several story threads … Continue reading →

You never give some things a second thought until you can’t get them.Like water. When we turn on the faucet, we just expect the water to flow. Waking up to find the water to our house has been turned off … Continue reading →

Boy, here’s a tough one. I sympathize with both sides.A first-grader in Edgewater, Fla., has a severe peanut allergy that requires what some would consider extreme measures be taken in her classroom. Her allergy is so life-threatening, according to the … Continue reading →

When nurses take time to assure that patients understand hospital discharge instructions, those patients are less likely to show up in the emergency room later.That’s the conclusion of a study by nurse researchers at Marquette University College of Nursing in … Continue reading →

As a nurse, I’ve always felt that my most important job is to be an advocate for patients. That can entail everything from education to protection — whatever it takes to ensure their welfare. Working at the bedside, it’s obvious … Continue reading →

When I worked as a staff nurse at a large teaching hospital some years ago, there were no 12-hour shifts. During those years, there was some discussion of working four 10-hour shifts a week, and many staff nurses favored this. … Continue reading →