Nursing Stories

Sharing the Experience of Being a Nurse

NURSE PRACTITIONER VERSUS PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT

Last week in a restaurant in Lyon, France, my tablemate turned toward me and asked, “What’s the difference between a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant.” My husband and I … Continue reading

05/27/2012 · Leave a Comment

24-Hour Woman

“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.” —Gabriel Garcia Marquez I remember Sadie Rooney handing me a brown … Continue reading

05/20/2012 · 1 Comment

WHAT A NURSE DOES BEST

I found this article last February. It saddens me that we nurses are still at the mercy of others trying to define and rename us. Nurses do have many roles … Continue reading

05/13/2012 · 1 Comment

ONCE A NURSE, ALWAYS A NURSE By Jane Van De Velde, DNP, RN

My nursing career has taken me down many paths over the years. Presently, I am a Reiki Master Teacher as well as the founder of a nonprofit organization called The … Continue reading

05/06/2012 · 10 Comments

MEETING GOALS

I’ve written about getting this book done so a draft will be finished by September first. (Post: Time To Get Serious). I’ve listed goals to be accomplished by the end … Continue reading

04/29/2012 · 4 Comments

BEST TIME TO BE A WRITER

Seems that this is a great time to be a writer. At least that’s what I heard at the fifth annual Triangle Area Freelancers Nonfiction Writers Conference yesterday. I had … Continue reading

04/22/2012 · 4 Comments

Write What You Are Afraid Of

I didn’t attend the 2011 Fall Conference in Asheville sponsored by the North Carolina Writers Network but I kept this description of one of the master classes: “If You’re Afraid … Continue reading

04/15/2012 · Leave a Comment

Time To Get Serious

I woke up one morning this past January and decided it was time to get serious about losing weight and finishing the book. First of all, I have been carrying … Continue reading

04/08/2012 · 10 Comments

Sob Sisters

Thanks to my friend Lois Roelofs and her post “Growing Older In “Style,” I found Ari Seth Cohen, a twenty-eight-year-old who is spotlighting “stylish senior citizens.” Love it. Older women—and … Continue reading

04/01/2012 · 4 Comments

Humor and Humility

It started out on a rainy day in January. Like the rest of overweight America, I had resurrected old New Year resolutions. I wandered into a branch of a not-to-be-identified … Continue reading

03/25/2012 · 3 Comments

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