Category: NURSING
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I said, “Not Today, Satan.”
That day. I was grumpy. I thought about how the kids were going to drag their legs to the car; how miserable work will be; how I can’t do something because I can’t afford something else; how I am going to cook dinner with NOTHING left in the pantry, bllah blah blah. About halfway through…
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Covids’ Common Denominator
Covid-19 is a beast. It is a wild fire in a forest of dry trees. Nobody likes this topic. In fact, when I started this blog I thought this might be a great place to lay out all things health and happiness that may enrich the ordinary into being a pseudo nurse. Then I quickly…
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Who and HOW I Listen to Covid-19 News From a Covid-19 Nurse
I want you to be able to watch the news, know what’s real and what is not. Do you sometimes think, “well if they say something is working, then why aren’t we using that?”. I can understand why it is all so confusing and even misleading. Our lives have forever changed after this pandemic. Lately,…
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Confessions of a COVID-19 nurse
As a nurse working the COVID Unit, I can not even count the number of fears that we all feel. Some people can relate to the feelings when we simply step into a grocery store. We are all feeling the fear of so many unknown variables. Whether COVID is at work or at the store…
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behind hospital doors
It is fascinating to me how much happens behind closed doors. It could be anything. You’re not allowed in the hospital. How are you to know what is happening and what it all means? Even as a healthcare provider Corona is new to everyone. As a family member of a sick one, here is a…