American Journal of Nursing

New Blog Post for AJN: Primary Nursing of Medically Complex Children in the ICU Increases Parental Trust

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I’ve been wanting to write about the experiences and struggles the healthcare community can face when we take care of medically complex kids who often have severe developmental disabilities. This blog post for American Journal of Nursing is finally that post, with a lot of vulnerable honesty. But the blessing here is that I am … Continue reading New Blog Post for AJN: Primary Nursing of Medically Complex Children in the ICU Increases Parental Trust

New Blog Post for AJN: Loss from Nurse Attrition Goes Deeper Than Numbers

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There's obvious stress that comes with the ongoing short staffing issues in nursing, but as I wrote this latest blog post for American Journal of Nursing, I realized my real ache in seeing colleagues leave, is something different and deeper. I support each colleague w all my heart, and yet my heart feels all the … Continue reading New Blog Post for AJN: Loss from Nurse Attrition Goes Deeper Than Numbers

New Blog Post for AJN: How to Support the Nurse in Your Life, May 2022

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Nurses, this latest blog post I wrote for American Journal of Nursing is for sharing with your friends and family, who may be struggling to know how to support you. Of course we don’t expect our friends and family fix all our woes, but here are some tips for them in what - and what not - … Continue reading New Blog Post for AJN: How to Support the Nurse in Your Life, May 2022

New blog post for AJN: The Bittersweet Reality of a Nurse’s Limits in Providing End-of-Life Care

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My latest blog post for American Journal of Nursing is up. Working in pediatrics means I didn’t see the kind of mass casualty COVID deaths that adult hospitals saw, but death and dying are still a regular experience in our unit. While sobering, it’s important to think about death because it’s then important to think … Continue reading New blog post for AJN: The Bittersweet Reality of a Nurse’s Limits in Providing End-of-Life Care

New Blog Post for AJN: Levels of Weariness Among Nurses

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My latest blog post for American Journal of Nursing, "Levels of Weariness Among Nurses," is up. This is in deep empathy and support of all my fellow nurses everywhere. I see you. It's been the hardest year of probably our entire career, and I grieve the felt loss of public support. Still, our work matters. … Continue reading New Blog Post for AJN: Levels of Weariness Among Nurses

New Guest Post for AJN: Balancing Nurse and Home Life During the Holidays

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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

Newly published article in AJN Reflections column: “Beholding the Returning Light”

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We see a lot of really hard things as pediatric ICU nurses. But sometimes, we get to see miracles.   My article for the Reflections column in the American Journal of Nursing has been published, and is free to access through the month of November! It is also available on the site as a podcast. … Continue reading Newly published article in AJN Reflections column: “Beholding the Returning Light”