A 4-year-old was brought to the Emergency Room with a severe cough. She kept up a non-stop conversation while the nurse was trying to assess her lung sounds. Finally, the nurse said, “Shhh, I have to see if Barney is … Continue reading →
“Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what is left of you.” – Katie Reed
Continue reading →We all make mistakes and for several medical secretaries, what they typed didn’t quite explain the actual situation… Patient has left her white blood cells at another hospital. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for … Continue reading →
I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures out what I’m doing. I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with … Continue reading →
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott
Continue reading →Everything hurts and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work. The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bi-focals. You keep repeating yourself. You feel like the morning after and you haven’t been anywhere. Your little black book contains … Continue reading →
Working as a pediatric nurse, I had the difficult assignment of giving immunization shots to children. One day I entered the examining room to give four-year-old Lizzie her shot. “NO! NO! NO!” she screamed. “Lizzie,” her mother scolded. “That’s not … Continue reading →
“Anyone can be happy when they get what they want; the challenge is to stay grateful and peaceful even when the world around you feels crazy and dangerous and horrible.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
Continue reading →“Compassion is the most potent medicine we can administer in healthcare.” – Blaine Anderson
Continue reading →“That it will ever come into general use, notwithstanding its value, I am extremely doubtful; because its beneficial application requires much time, and gives a good deal of trouble both to the patient and the practitioner; and because its whole … Continue reading →