It is always a privilege to write for Off the Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing. My post titled "What’s a Preceptor’s Duty When a New Nurse Doesn’t Fit the Unit?" made #3 on their list of top 10 posts of 2019. All the posts are excellent and worth reading! You can … Continue reading AJN’s Top 10 Blog Posts of the Year
Month: December 2019
New Guest Post for AJN: Balancing Nurse and Home Life During the Holidays
My latest blog post for American Journal of Nursing is up. The contrasts between the nursing world and home life are often felt most acutely during the holidays, and moving between both worlds can be disorienting. "I feel at times as though I live in some other world that is not entirely my home nor … Continue reading New Guest Post for AJN: Balancing Nurse and Home Life During the Holidays
Advent is for Those who Grieve
Advent is for those who grieve, in a culture obsessed with happiness at all costs, especially during the Western version of the Christmas season. Advent is for nurses like me and my colleagues who said one final goodbye this past weekend to a patient who’d become the sweetheart of our unit, a joyful light … Continue reading Advent is for Those who Grieve
The Heart of Nursing 