I Love Monday

I’m going to come out today. No more hiding in the closet for me: I love human beings. There. I said it. Finally. It’s hard to believe there was a time when I thought it was rude and cold and impersonal for someone to have an answering machine or an answering service. I could imagine them sitting right there choosing …

Nurses Week 2014

Today is Day One of Nurses Week 2014. Congratulations and thank you to nurses, the backbone of the entire healthcare system.

10 things only night shift nurses understand

10 things only night shift nurses understand! (via http://scrubsmag.com/) Eating a burger at 7 AM. Constantly being woken up by lawn mowers, the phone and ice cream trucks on your days off. Patients who are NOT sleeping. Night shift nurses, we feel your pain! We asked our night shift Facebook fans for the little things about…

And now begin the other 51

Today brings to a close Nurse Appreciation Week 2013. Although the spotlight shines elsewhere for another 51 weeks before Nurse Appreciation Week 2014 rolls around, nurses will be appreciated by their patients and the doctors they work for every single day between now and then. And every single night too. Their work is often thankless, but it’s incredibly important. Compare …