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For nurses returning to their calling, experience matters

September 1, 2009

A post-retirement return to nursing showed this RN that her age, rather than being a barrier, made her the perfect person for a new range of duties.

Every act of care is "what real nurses do"

August 1, 2009

Compassionate care for all clients, even incapacitated nursing home patients, should be the ultimate goal for aspiring nurses.

You've gotta have heart: Remind yourself of your reasons for being a nurse

July 1, 2009

Wondering if your nursing heart is in working order? Give yourself a checkup with these questions, and reconnect with the reasons you entered the world of patient care.

Viewpoint: How one student nurse is living the passion

June 1, 2009

A student nurse describes how he became deeply involved in patient care via his nursing classes, EMT work, and EKG/cardiac emergency care.

Viewpoint: This "Amigo" makes friends with his unique hairstyle

May 1, 2009

The unusual coat of this therapy-dog makes him the ideal go-between between his nurse owner and the patients in the nursing homes and pediatric units where he visits as a Caring Canine.

Viewpoint: The 'Angels of Allegheny' ensure no nurse's sacrifices are forgotten

April 1, 2009

Inspired by the Final Farewell nurse-memorial program described in the Reflections on Caring article from July 2007, Marcia Ferrero founded a similar group to commemorate nurses' service in her community.

Viewpoint: A dying patient passes on a poignant 'china story'

March 1, 2009

An ED nurse recalls how a dying patient, a World War II veteran who managed to ship his new wife the china he'd promised her despite the chaos of D-Day, changed her view the role nurses play in comforting the dying.

Viewpoint: My mother, but every nurse's patient

February 1, 2009

The author contrasts the sometimes indifferent or dismissive responses of her sick mother's nurses to the vibrant and unique life she'd led before her final illness, and that all nurses should take to heart while treating their incapacitated patients.

Viewpoint: Beyond the stethoscope: Long QT syndrome requires a closer look

January 1, 2009

The author, whose daughter died suddenly from undiagnosed long QT syndrome, lists its symptoms, urges closer scrutiny to detect it in vulnerable or suddenly ill children, and describes her volunteer effort to raise awareness of the syndrome.

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