Living during a pandemic is unbelievable, disruptive, stressful, the worst kind of unknown. Working on the frontline is kind of like looking into the eye of the storm. You know it’s coming. What’s going to happened, who will parish, who will survive? How do you keep safe, when will it end, will it get worse? …
In my last post Working Through Loss, I touched on the concept of Trauma Informed Practice (TIP). This topic has got me passionate about sharing the trauma and loss that nurses face shift-to-shift and how this impacts us as human beings. If we as nurses are not aware of trauma and its effects then it …
It’s not easy to have a solution to all the vicarious forms of loss we see. And sometimes you need something more tangible. A guide you can use. I created this worksheet as a practical, immediate tool, that nurses or any HCP’s can use to reflect and move forward on workplace issues dealing with loss.
Part of being an empowered parent is knowing when to take your child to the Emergency Department (ED). And in this post I will make it as easy as A, B, C, and D. I have seen both ends of the spectrum: Children brought in with no emergency and children brought in with an emergency, …
When to go to the Emergency Room – A Guide for Parents Read More »
It was a good thing that I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I knew nothing about rural nursing – I literally googled it. But even google couldn’t describe this area of expertise, which upon reflection worked out, because if I knew the challenges and idiosyncrasies, I may have never left the city. …
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In a work environment with limited resources one of the most influential resource is you the nurse. Yes, that’s right we are a health care resource and it’s about time it we view ourselves as one. When I worked at a larger hospital, I didn’t understand the concept of social justice, you needed care you …
I walked into a patient’s room one early morning and he called out to me “Jane? Jane? Is that you”? I walked over to his bedside and I am not sure what he was seeing but it clearly wasn’t me. He looked deep into my eyes and gasped, “Jane it is you? My god your …
A Modern Love Story: Tips for Success for Stay-at-Home Dads and Bread-Winning Moms Read More »
She pulled me into a patient washroom, and with fear in her eyes she muttered “I won’t let him hurt you”. I tried to calm her down. “It’s ok we are the hospital you and I are safe”.
I remember crying on the toilet one morning hoping to see some bloody mess that would tell me things were starting, I was crying “just get out of me!” I had become obsessed. My daughter just had her fifth birthday and it made me reflect on her labour and birth. She was my second pregnancy …
Mammoth Baby and the Hot Mess – A Look at Advocacy and 4 Tips to Success. Read More »
It amazes me that in a profession that is based on empathy and caring we still hate-on each other! From eating our young to work shaming our colleagues, there is a dark underside of our workplace dynamics that if not dealt with, can threaten the quality of care we provide our patients. I feel there …
3 Methods for Dealing with Challenging Work Dynamics Read More »
