The Ultimate Lie…I don’t have time

January 9, 2012

I was driving down the road today thinking in the quiet of the van. No Kids – nowhere to really go but back home. The conversation I had not once but three times this week still rang in my ears. I had someone come to my office and sounded very nasally, congested. As she said [...]

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A Servant’s heart is not just for the homeless

January 2, 2012

Entering the Salvation Army for the very first time, I was not sure what to expect. I was excited to finally have the opportunity to serve, since my husband and I have talked about it for quite some time. The opportunity came up and made arrangements for us to help. New Year's Eve with people [...]

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Discover your own value

December 29, 2011

"You deserve mean children" … "Your ornery and always will be" …  "Your just like them"   As I reflect back in my early days. I still hear words that were spoken over me…not once…but for years. Why would I not believe them they loved me right? and they knew me better than anyone, even [...]

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A Nurses Christmas

December 26, 2011

Author Unknown T'was the week before Christmas & all through the floor, The Lasix was filling the foley's galore. Stockings were worn, to prevent emboli, They came in two sizes: knee, and thigh-high. The patients were nestled half-assed in their beds, While visions of stool softeners danced in their heads. We in our scrubs, and [...]

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Merry Christmas from one Nurse to Another

December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas ! The holiday season is here and for the first time in 22 years I am off for the holiday and for once do not have to worry about working on the day my family is gathered together. It feels good. I have spent so many years working that the holidays had no [...]

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The Top 10 Ways to Actually Enjoy Working the Holidays

December 21, 2011

Working Christmas, Hannukah or New Year’s Eve again this year? I feel your pain. It’s hard to be away from family and friends on days that really matter to us. And it’s easy to get bummed about it! But this year, instead of wishing we were somewhere else and focusing our energies on all that [...]

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Nurses Christmas all through the hall is not always quiet

December 19, 2011

Nurses Christmas all through the hall is not always quiet Tis the season that a nurse will work another long shift on the holiday. In any place you work you want to have the holidays off to be with your own family. The down size to health care is that sick people do not get [...]

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Nursepreneaur Angela Brooks Publishes ‘The Nurse’s Voice,’ A Collection To Help Nurses Avoid Burnout

December 16, 2011
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