Re-Blogged A dramatic reading of Sophocles’ Antigone to help frame powerful, guided discussions about challenges faced by nurses. About this event A groundbreaking project by and for nurses, The Nurse Antigone presents dramatic readings of Sophocles’ Antigone on Zoom—featuring professional actors and a chorus of frontline nurses—to help frame powerful, guided discussions about the unique…… Continue reading The Nurse Antigone
Tag: Nursing
What does 2022 hold for Nursing?
The nursing profession has been riding a roller coaster these past two years as we lived with the pandemic. In the beginning: The World Health Organization designated 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife spotlighting the profession internationallyNurses were applauded by New Yorkers who stood on their balconies or hung out the windows of…… Continue reading What does 2022 hold for Nursing?
Art in My Life: Unfinished
As a child, I drew as I sat in the floral upholstered chair in front of our old 14-inch TV in the living room while I watched comedy shows like a popular sitcom, I married Joan. I was encouraged by my freshman art teacher in high school to continue drawing. She told me to make sure…… Continue reading Art in My Life: Unfinished
Olden Days of Nursing: Navy Nurse
When I came across Navy Nurse: Memoir of a WWII Veteran, on Google, I said to myself: yes, finally a book about the olden days of nursing by a nurse who lived through the times. Helen Barry Siragusa was 98 when the book was published last year. A Navy nurse during World War II, she worked stateside…… Continue reading Olden Days of Nursing: Navy Nurse
Alphabet Challenge: W
I’ve signed onto The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge 2021. The challenge is to blog the whole alphabet in April and write at least 100 words on a topic that corresponds to the letter of the day. Every day, excluding Sundays, I’m blogging about Places I Have Been. The last post will be on Friday, April…… Continue reading Alphabet Challenge: W
Alphabet Challenge: H
I’ve signed onto The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge 2021. The challenge is to blog the whole alphabet in April and write at least 100 words on a topic that corresponds to the letter of the day. Every day, excluding Sundays, I’m blogging about Places I Have Been. The last post will be on Friday, April…… Continue reading Alphabet Challenge: H
Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing
Originally posted on NurseManifest:
We are excited to announce a series of web discussions “Overdue Reckoning on Racism in Nursing” starting on September 12th, and every week through October 10th! This initiative is in part an outgrowth of our 2018 Nursing Activism Think Tank and inspired by recent spotlights on the killing of Black Americans…
Olden Days of Nursing: Dialysis
I still remember the teenager but not his name or how long he had been getting peritoneal dialysis (PD). I recall him walking between his parents down the long hospital corridor. He was going home to die. A father with small children had preempted the teenager’s spot on the dialysis unit. Restricting patients was necessary…… Continue reading Olden Days of Nursing: Dialysis
Home Visits Can Be Fraught With Danger
As I write my second book, which is about the home visits I have made over the years, I am resurrecting memories from my mind and the pages of my journals. Today’s post shows a time when I didn’t use common sense and how home visits can be fraught with danger. One day in early…… Continue reading Home Visits Can Be Fraught With Danger
Nurses are nuts or do they just need “secretaries?”
Anthony Langley contacted me to ask if he could send me a copy of his book to review and possibly discuss on my Blog. I am always happy to support a fellow nurse who takes the plunge and writes a book about nursing, so I said sure. …… Continue reading Nurses are nuts or do they just need “secretaries?”
Nursing Stories: Memories of an Older Nurse 