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A dose of inspiration from real-life nursing stories
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...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Feb 22 2011
Things nurses say in the "real world" This post is inspired by Joni over at Nursetopia, who recently posted Jargon Invasion and recounted the story of using public health jargon (“healthy BMI”) when discussing weight loss and exercise. I think Joni’s post makes sense...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Jan 25 2011
Editorial round-up When I receive a new issue of a journal, I eagerly turn to the editorial right away. I like to feel that connection with the person bringing me the content within the pages (or through the links of online journals.) I find that editorials often...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 24 2010
Yes, I’m thankful for MS As Thanksgiving approaches, I try to remind myself of all that I am thankful for. I’m thankful for my friends and my family and I’m thankful for my health…as strange as that may be from a person with relapsing-remitting MS. I am...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Nov 12 2010
Veterans Day should be everyday Yesterday was Veterans Day and all around me I saw people saying thank you to veterans who have served our country by defending our right to freedom. Many of the nursing websites and journals posted messages thanking the veteran nurses who have...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Oct 25 2010
When Monday is a good day When I was in graduate school, my schedule was a little busy. I’m sure many of you can relate - juggling work, school, friends, family, and other responsibilities can be daunting. My weeks went like this: clinical Tuesdays and Thursdays...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Oct 4 2010
The First Lady Talks to Nurses Last week, more than 5,000 nurses participated in a conference call with First Lady Michelle Obama and Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, the administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. The call focused on the role of nurses in...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Sep 20 2010
What is your passion in nursing? My father-in-law is a retired professor of kinesiology and wrestling coach. He continues to be very involved with wrestling, often running clinics for students, athletes, and other coaches. While he may not hold the title “motivational...
By: Sep 13 2010
Sometimes no words are needed Sometimes no words are needed  Just a nod may be all that is necessary  A look of understanding  One hand over another  A friendly smile  A shrug of the shoulders  Someone sitting close by  Not saying...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 27 2010
Nurses are the most trusted profession in healthcare today Have you ever had a week when everyone and their brother comes to you for advice about healthcare? This week has been one of those weeks for me. Questions about pertussis, community acquired MRSA, H1N1 and the flu vaccine, ALS (Lou Gerhig's...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 26 2010
Nurses - truly a special population I was recently reading an article from the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing about the role of the nurse in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.  This article struck a cord in me. (Perhaps a spinal cord?  OK, bad pun.)  I started to...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 16 2010
We’re nurses…we notice things There is a tree in our front yard that is dying. It’s a great big maple tree that used to be beautiful and provide shade for our house. Now it is without leaves on one side, and the bark is dark and peeling off revealing white, moldy-looking...
By: Lisa Bonsall, MSN, RN, CRNP, CCRN Aug 14 2010
A Memorable Mentor My most memorable mentor has to be my first preceptor after I graduated from nursing school. As a new nurse in the medical intensive care unit, I was pretty nervous and overwhelmed. I had worked in the unit for about a year and a half as a nursing...
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