A couple of  weeks ago, I shared with you about how my journey in hospice care started and how a dream showed me what hospice care should be like. The dream I had was this:     It was night time. I was at an in-patient hospice sitting at the nurses’ station when I received […]

By: Ronke Alao   A man steps into the hospital and walks towards the nurses' station with a bouquet of flowers in his hands. He smiles at the nurses and greets them by their first names as he walks straight into the room his wife occupies. He didn't have to check the room number to

  Last week I shared with you about how my journey in hospice care started and how a dream showed me    what hospice care should be like. The dream I had was this:   It was night time. I was at an in-patient hospice sitting at the nurses’ station when I received a phone call.

What is PTSD? and Who gets it? Generally, it is an anxiety disorder that develops after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical or emotional harm occurred or was threatened – *quoted from http://www.nami.org* After the July 4th holiday and feeling blessed that I live in the USA. I also stop

When Angela emailed me about writing for Nurses’ Week this year I was quick to jump at the offer!  You see, I’ve been a nurse for nearly 35 years (I graduated in 1978-I know, I’m old!) I and I love writing! So here I am, sitting in Starbucks with my writing group just an hour

During Nurses Week 2011 let us rededicate ourselves as nurses who are passionate about what we do and passionate about the lives entrusted to us.  With those lives, those patients we serve, we have experiences to share and stories to tell.  That fact alone qualifies us and holds us responsible as educators and mentors to

I often get asked, “Oh, so you’re a nurse.  What exactly do you do? “Well, Nursing is a combination of science, technology coupled with caring and compassion. It involves medical and scientific know-how as well an ability to empathize and give care to patients. Becoming a nurse does take hard work and dedication; becoming licensed

Injuries due to lifting are something that I see in my office every week.  These debilitating injuries are most commonly felt as low back pain can and happen in a variety of ways.  Most of the research and statistics are related to lifting injuries that occur in the workplace but it also important to note