If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
Category: nurse
The March of Time
How can the loss of another’s child transform life with yours? A tear-jerker to warm you on a cold March day.
A Wonderful Life Indeed
Death comes with the withdrawal of futile care. The alternate comes with the decision to give the gift of life – organ donation.
Rescue the Dying: Redemption
Psalm 71:2 Save me and rescue me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me, and set me free.
Rescue the Dying: A Christmas Story
Reflecting on the Christmas season, I am drawn back to one of the greatest stories of my career and its parallels to the 2000-year-old story of the birth of Jesus.
Why God? – a story of faith, hope and love
Vicarious trauma, burnout and moral distress define the symptoms experienced by those of us called to help people in need. The definitions are easy; the cure is elusive.
Again
I’ve experienced perfect storms of moral distress and know, given the right circumstances, suicide may look like the only escape for a nurse. It Is Not!
