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  On August 7, 2023, in Dayton, Ohio, Tristin Kate Smith committed suicide! The worst part of this story is that Tristin, a 28-year-old ER nurse, accused her abuser, healthcare, as the reason for taking her own life.  She confided in detail in a note found on her computer by her father after her death about how she gave her […]

An interview with Stefan, a cruise line nurse from Serbia who reinvented his life, creating the life of his dreams while still being able to practice nursing!

Lucy Letby, a 33-year-old NICU Nurse in the UK was recently found guilty of murdering 7 babies and trying to kill 6 others over a two-year period.  She killed or injured the infants by injecting air or milk directly into the stomachs of some, 2 were slain with insulin and others had their breathing apparatuses compromised.  And these are only […]

Maya Kowalski, daughter of Registered Nurse Beata Kowalski, was 9 years old in 2015 and suffering debilitating pain.  She was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”), resulting in symptoms such as stiffness, spasms, and limited mobility. Her mother was able to find a doctor who was able to properly diagnose her, and he prescribed ketamine treatments to block the […]

  I feel like I sound like a broken record continually harping on how many registered nurses are expected to leave their careers and how the path will affect mandatory state safe staffing.  Along with previous research, another survey on this subject has been published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.  In it, 335,000 registered nurses and […]

  The main reason, or maybe the only reason hospitals exist is for nursing care.  As an intricate tapestry of healthcare, nurses are the threads that bind all of health care together.  They are compassionate caregivers and tireless advocates.  Yes, they are unsung heroes who day and night work diligently to ensure every patient’s well-being. Yet what if one day, […]

  As nurses, the well-being of our patients depends on our precision and accuracy.  However, when it comes to running our own business, the pursuit of perfection can be a double-edged sword. First, is there really such a thing as perfection or are you setting yourself up for an unrealistic expectation?  Remember when we first became nurses and hit the […]

  Were you aware that the CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was paid $7,700,000.00 in 2021?  And got a bonus of $5,600,000.00 to boot?  That’s more than the hospital had provided in all charity offerings over the previous three years! That package averaged to over a quarter million ($256,000.00) a week; almost $6,400.00 an hour! When I first heard […]

At the University of Wisconsin, the nurses are unionized. Unfortunately, a year ago Governor Tony Evers stepped in to negotiate a deal to avert a strike at the UW Health hospital in Madison. The union for the nurses wants UW Health to provide greater pay transparency and to remove salary caps. One of Wisconsin’s US Senators will be speaking to […]

  Lex Hinkley, RN, BSN, a traveling nurse posted a video on TikTok that has gone viral. I don’t know her though we both live in San Diego. Regardless, she is very upset and concerned about the safety of our patients. Patients are being discharged from health care facilities with no place to go. The nurse talked about how these […]