I didn’t want to watch someone slowly die. I was there to save lives. But for some reason I was the only nurse available that day. I didn’t volunteer; I was voluntold. I didn’t resist my charge nurse’s instructions because my heart went out to the dying man’s wife and children. He had been in a …
Have you ever fallen in love? There’s a gentle fullness in your heart and every thought seems to melodically drift toward that special person. The tasks you previously stressed over seem almost to accomplish themselves. You find yourself being more gentle with people. The world doesn’t get on your nerves quite as much. You can’t …
Yes, you can have everything you want. The matter of if you can really comes down to what you’re willing to do to get it. You just need to get organized. I want and need to learn how to write but I didn’t know where I’d find the time. I’m working two jobs, running a business, …
My eyes are closed. I’m singing with all the light in my soul. I can feel the beat of other hearts finding their courage and joining me. “A whole new wooorld. A new fantastic point of view. No one to tell us “No”, or where to go, or say we’re only dreaming~” Until I opened …
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Vampiro. That’s what the patient calls me. It’s Spanish for vampire. I maintain a flat affect as I look for a vein to draw her blood and consider the other elements that may have lead to that comment. I am sitting under fluorescent lighting that accentuates the raccoon bags under my eyes. My complexion foreshadows …
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Boredom. It is a feeling that is slowly creeping back into my life. Being in my mid-thirties, I usually find myself in a ceaseless cycle of task shifting. Society places a great burden on this decade as a period of maximum productivity. It also seems to overlap with several milestones like marriage, children, and taking …
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Are you a dog or cat person? I love dogs. I love their excitement when I get home. It’s as if their ears are specifically tuned into the sound of my car door closing. As soon as I jingle my keys for the lock, I hear the distinct thud of a tail smacking furniture and lamps. …
Everybody wants to fall in love. We stare at our phones because we want to be mesmerized by something or someone. We have all this love pouring out of us, reaching out into the stars, hoping that someone will pick up on that frequency. As children we do this naturally and love tends to reflect …
There is something magical about finding people from all walks of life and coming together to celebrate music, love, and life. Exposing your mind to all the cultures of what America really is. Our tribe had East LA biker gang members, surfers, gay, straight, bicurious, marines, aliens, bros, hoes, nurses, artists, white, black, brown, yellow, …
Nurses have been voted the most trusted profession in America for the last 20 years according to Gallup’s Honesty & Ethics Poll . The truth behind the numbers is due to the fact that nurses actually lie. Honesty and ethics are great virtues but the power of nursing really comes down to our ability to influence others. It …