Happy week, ER nurses!
This is just a quick note to acknowledge one amazing group of people. This week is specially set aside to recognize the nurses of the emergency department - and deservedly so!I'm always amazed when ER...
View ArticleGratitude
I've been away for a couple of weeks on a trip where I met nurses from all corners of the globe. When I set off for another country a full day away from the US, I knew this would not be an ordinary...
View ArticleNICU Handshakes: Gracious or Grubby?
After a baby is admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit, nurses have several goals in our initial talks with the infant's visitors. Two big ones always come to mind for me right away: to instill a...
View ArticleWhat They Mean
Good to be back after a long break! I rarely steal post ideas this blatantly, but this is a variation on the theme posted by At Your Cervix a couple of weeks ago. Here are some things that we say to...
View ArticleHow Cardiac Conduction is Like a Toilet
Frequently, we encounter babies in the NICU with sudden wonkiness on the cardiac monitor. At first glance, many of these "funny looking beats" appear to be PVC's, but much more commonly they represent...
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