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A dose of inspiration from real-life nursing stories
By: Aug 5 2012
First Clinical It was my sophomore year of college and we were heading into the hospital for the first time. We had been learning about communication and practicing with one another and now it was time to meet a REAL LIVE patient and use our skills. I was so...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 29 2012
The Future Has Begun It’s been almost 2 years since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health and this landmark report is still being discussed and written about...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 23 2012
Communication and relationships Each week we select 3 articles to feature on our Recommended Reading list. We rotate the items on this list so there are always 10 articles available – and they are all free to read! It’s fun for me to choose these articles for several...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 6 2012
Yes, Nurses do Make a Difference Every year Nurses Week rolls around and nurses are told “thank you” by their institutions; if you are lucky, you may receive a token of appreciation like a lunch bag, a water bottle, or a beach towel. The research is clear, nurses do...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Dec 18 2011
Inspiring blog posts from 2011 I read a lot about nursing - mostly journal articles, but this year I’ve spent quite a lot of time reading nursing blogs and I love it! Some tell stories of certain patient experiences, some bloggers have written more about the changes our...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 23 2011
A Special Thank You When I started to think about a special post to write for Thanksgiving, I tried to remember a time when I really grew as a nurse. There was no question in my mind about a certain patient that was instrumental in that growth. The crazy thing was I...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jul 31 2011
Once a nurse, always a nurse Have you ever heard someone say “I used to be a nurse” when asked what they do? Me neither! In fact, when someone asks me what I do, the first thing I say is “I am a nurse.” This is usually followed by questions about where...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jun 8 2011
Time for you Many of us nurses put the needs of others before our own. We often take care of patients and families, as well as our own family and friends, sometimes even strangers, before we take any time to care for ourselves. I know I may be generalizing...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN May 10 2011
Thank you from one nurse to another nurse Another Nurses Week has made its way to us. It's amazing how fast time goes by as we get older. Nurses Week this year is a little different that previous years for me. My mom was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer  2 months ago. She...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Apr 14 2011
Decisions, decisions Living wills. Life support. Do-Not-Resuscitate. These are all phrases that I used frequently working in an adult medical intensive care unit. I rarely had trouble using the words death, dying, hospice, or end-of-life with patients and families...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Mar 31 2011
Read these award-winners! Okay, so I know the words of this title should be hanging in an elementary school somewhere (and probably are), but think about all the reading you do as a nurse. It’s a lot, isn’t it?From the big textbooks in nursing school to...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Mar 27 2011
At home in a hospital I love a hospital. There I said it. Now I know “love” is a strong word, but a recent trip over to our local hospital for an x-ray evoked some strong feelings in me. I miss it. I really do. The patients, the beeps, the smells, the...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Mar 20 2011
Six-second strip It was Sunday night, 7 pm, and I was just starting my third 12-hour shift in a row. I was happy to see my assignment was the same as the previous two nights - two fairly stable patients. One was a “challenge-to-wean” patient who was...
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