Head Nurse

Hate Coldplay. Bored by Tom and what's-her-name. (Speaking of which, recent research has shown that certain "important" faces ...

Food whoring and hospital hobbying, that is. Remember the corn I got? I got more from the farmer's market and mixed it up with black bea...

Four a.m., I've been up for an hour, and today will not suck. I woke up an hour ago to the sound of drunken shouting and the screeching ...

Roast chicken. Stuffing with pecans, mushrooms, and onions. Corn off the cob (not sure if I'll steam it or cream it). Carrots. Potatoes,...

His legs were already over the bedrails by the time I got to him. "You'll have to wait a minute to get up until I get your walker...

So I ordered some clogs from The Clog Shop . Dansko Sport clogs are the only type I can wear; the Professional line has too narrow a heel, a...

Never to eat shellfish in a month with no "R" in it? Well, they're right. The shellfish-induced nightmare I had last night mig...

Who rocks my world for explaining how to make my sidebar look ept once again. Its ineptness had been bugging me. Little did I know that she...

I cannot fathom the rationale for a so-called "critical nursing shortage" in light of your postings. God love him or her; s/he...

Okay. I've added to and rearranged links on the sidebar, a task that leaves me shaking and sweaty. For you Safari users, Ivo's blog ...

In honor of having three days off in a row Making up new lyrics to Pussycat Dolls music: "Don't you wish your girlfriend was as bri...

Not in the medical-malpractice sense, either. One of the weird things about nursing is how dichotomous it is. One week, you'll get patie...

We had one of those Sundays that happens only on medical dramas: nurses chugging down the hall at a dead run, stethoscopes flying, scissors ...

Ali was making coffee, the thick black cardomom-scented stuff that Kuwatis drink by the gallon, when I mentioned to Mahmoud that I was readi...

Yesterday I met two people who'd never seen a single "Star Wars" movie. Tragic. Having just seen Ep.3, I hereby present my own...

Don't, when you're standing in a group of people including nurses, nurses' aides, transport people, flight nurses, unit secretar...

Listen up : If you're in nursing school or a new-new nurse, you're going to learn a lot of really, really cool stuff and have a lot ...

The Flailing Patient had just cold-cocked me in the kidney during a fit of frustration. I was getting a bit tired of a person who lashed out...

I spent a pleasant hour yesterday chatting with a very nice woman named Janet Wells, who's doing an article on nursing blogs for Nursewe...

I can bring home the bacon and fuckin' fry it up, man. Today, before one o'clock, I had made two chicken pot pies (the real sort, wi...