This is a guest blog post written by fellow nurse, Nick Angelis, CRNA, MSN. Psychedelics are controversial, but is the controversy substantiated? In...
Psycho for Psychedelics
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Top Tips for New Nurses Working With Ventilators – From a CRNA!
Periwinkle is a lovely color. A soft, subtle blue, it looks best as Helen Hunt’s eyeshadow in 1995 or on an Easter egg. It looks worst on your patient’s skin. While waiting for the respiratory therapist to come bail you out, understanding some common sense and troubleshooting will keep your patient pink, or in my case, healthy brown instead of sickly green
Are you a Nurse Bullying Target…or a Snowflake?
We had to quickly use the word “snowflake”, because it is so overused and abused that it won’t mean anything within the week—it already refers to...
7 Financial Ideas for Nurses Planning for Graduate School
Today we have a guest blog post from Nick Angelis, CRNA MSN, about a topic that is near and dear to my heart - financial planning. I know it's...
Guest Blog Post: A Mother’s Goodbye
Just like I've done one hundred times before, I recently held a young patient's hand while we withdrew life support and they passed away. We have to...
Assisted Suicide: A Nurse’s Perspective
Let’s look at assisted suicide, what it is and the legal issues surrounding it.
Giving a Voice to the Silent Sufferers
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a close, I wanted to feature a guest post about the topic. It's important that we, as nurses, are...
How to Survive in the ICU
This guest blog post comes from Natalie Bridges, RN. She's a critical care nurse who jumped into ICU nursing straight out of school....
Guest Blog Post: A Wedding in Intensive Care
A few days ago, a Twitter bud of mine, @Terimedwards tweeted: Y'all. We had a wedding in the ICU so a man could see his grandson get married before...