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.
Tag: nursing
Sobering Thoughts
Drunken College Students –Does the party just roll on or is there something we can do about this?
Strength through Adversity
This is MY first trauma patient and all that I can think is, “You should not be here!”
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!
No Greater Love
Sometimes evil is mere words. Sometimes evil is a gesture. At its worst, evil looks like tonight.