Life of a Nurse
MAY 3, 2025
I am in the midst of moving, not a single-day event but more of a lengthy process that has stretched over a year. From signing on a realtor to facing the overwhelming task of 48 years of accumulated stuff to incorporating puppy traininga labour of loveI am experiencing a grief process as I adjust to my father no longer being available for sharing an idea or cheering his astute assessment of current affairs.
Life of a Nurse
MARCH 10, 2025
These are turbulent times, yes. There have always been disasters, challenges, strife, and wars on a small and larger scale. I live in Canada, where we have great intentions but struggle with some of the necessary tasks to improve everyone’s life. Recently, we have been the target of the US president, who has determined we have not kept our border secure.
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Life of a Nurse
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
It is snowing, snowing, snowing in the greater Toronto area, that is news. It’s predicted to last overnight, and I ventured out in it as I remain committed to my dog’s daily routine. The world is softer in a blanket of white, sounds are muted and there is a sacred feel as the flakes fall steadily down. I am reflective as I consider the past few weeks.
Life of a Nurse
DECEMBER 28, 2024
I usually post a holiday blog post prior to the holidays and so it happens in my new retired status I’m busier than ever. I did assemble a tree to decorate the whimsical season though the headlines from the news tend to place a bucket of cold water on the Season’s Greetings we’re trying to engage in. More strife, more economic grimness, bah humbug would capture the mood most days.
Life of a Nurse
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Nursing is a dynamic and rewarding profession as one navigates the boundaries of art and science. The edges can be blurred when practices are vague and not supported by evidence, and ambiguity can be a nemesis. Futility presents many challenges to the health care team to navigate ethical practices with patient conditions that are observed and assessed as having the hallmark of suffering.
Life of a Nurse
OCTOBER 20, 2024
A colleague who writes her own blog remarked how simple it is to avoid making blog entries. May was the last time I published a new post, and I must say, the summer passed quite nicely without blogging about it. Fall has decided to disguise itself as a late summer, with daytime temperatures in the twenties and nighttime temperatures dropping into the teens.
Life of a Nurse
MAY 9, 2024
It’s the annual series of events to celebrate how nurses contribute to the health care system. The word crisis has been used frequently in preceding months and years, though we’re seeing the harvest of new staffing models, modalities of practice that some can prolong life just not with a great deal of quality of life. Yes there are some promising treatments in cancer such as immune therapy, individualized chemotherapy, and does anyone know what the Princess of Wales received “p
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