Back at the end of April, I was honored to receive the UCLA School of Nursing 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award for Excellence in Clinical Care, Nightingale Nurse at the SON's 70th Anniversary Gala. Much of me is still in disbelief as I see and admire so many other nurses from whom I have so much … Continue reading Tribute to those behind my UCLA SON Distinguished Alumni Award
Month: May 2019
Nurses Week blog post for American Journal of Nursing
Happy Nurses Week to all of my fellow nurses who give us, according to this year's theme, "4 Million Reasons to Celebrate." If we're honest though, we can at times struggle with our profession as much as (or sometimes more than) we feel we love and celebrate what we do. In my Nurses Week blog … Continue reading Nurses Week blog post for American Journal of Nursing
AJN’s Nurses Week 2019 collection of favorite articles
There are certain patient cases that never leave you as a nurse. They are the experiences that hold - and shape - the indescribable art of nursing as you learn how to read significant cues, listen to the unspoken, and hold another's heart while also holding your own as it comes undone. American Journal of … Continue reading AJN’s Nurses Week 2019 collection of favorite articles
The Heart of Nursing 