My newest blog post for American Journal of Nursing is up!
When I and my husband both had significant medical crises last year, we wanted to be “nice” patients. As a nurse myself, I was hugely sympathetic to the stress and time pressures for those healthcare workers taking care of us.
But instead of getting us better care, our niceness almost proved perilous.
Read my thoughts on the perils of being the “nice” patients here.
The Heart of Nursing 