September 1, 2009
By:Norma J. Stringham, RN
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.
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August 1, 2009
By:Rita C. Bergevin, RN, MA, BC, WOCN
Compassionate care for all clients, even incapacitated nursing home patients, should be the ultimate goal for aspiring nurses.
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July 1, 2009
By:Karen M. Kendrick, RN, BSN
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.
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June 1, 2009
By:Frederick S. Chamorro, EMT-B
A student nurse describes how he became deeply involved in patient care via his nursing classes, EMT work, and EKG/cardiac emergency care.
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May 1, 2009
By:Kathleen Beyerman, RN, NE-BC, EdD
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.
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April 1, 2009
By:Marcia Ferrero, RN, MS, BSN, NEA-BC
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.
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March 1, 2009
By:Ann Lossman, RN, BSN
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.
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February 1, 2009
By:June M. Edwards, RN, BSN, MSN, WHNP-BC, Acute Care CNS-BC
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.
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January 1, 2009
By:Rhonda L. Foster, RN
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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