Nursing

These great listens may change the way you practice — I had an eight-hour drive to my last assignment. It’s not often that I take my own vehicle, but this time was different. So I packed up my stuff that’ll carry me through 13-weeks and hit the road. …

Is that confusing? — It slides off my tongue so easily now. “My name is Mary Lou Heater, I’m your doctor. I have a doctorate in psychiatric nursing, so I’m a doctor nurse, not a medical doctor.” In Texas, you are “allowed” to call yourself doctor if you identify as a nurse. The Doctor…

The most incredible experience I had as a student nurse — It’s hard to believe that 35 years ago, I was training to be a nurse and totally blind to what I was getting myself into. One of the more exciting modules during my training was the Obstetrics competency. There’s something about newborns that not only brings joy but an appreciation…

Just like life, when someone loses, another one wins — I’ve been an RN for twenty-six years as I write this, and I can say and share from experience that there has been a “shortage” of nurses for every one of those years. But just because I’m an insider doesn’t mean it’s true. Right? I mean, for as many of…

It’s been a little over two weeks since I ate a slice of pizza in a roomful of coworkers. We were in a training session. Our teacher and manager had kindly ordered dinner for us. I lowered my mask to eat. But hey, I’m vaxxed and boosted, it’s ok, right…

Are You Delirious, Demented or Depressed? A primer to identify the difference These 3 D’s are often mistakenly attributed to growing older: delirium, dementia and depression. Aging happens. Changes occur. All happen to some; some happen to most; most happen to some. …