Sat.Aug 19, 2023

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(De)composing a Life

Josephine Ensign

In winding down an academic career in anticipation of having more uninterrupted time for my writing and advocacy work on homelessness, I’m faced with what to do with the boxes and piles of research materials, field notes, correspondence, and my ‘digital assets,’ including this personal website and my digital storytelling videos. And then there are the hundreds of personal journals I have kept since I was eleven.

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I’m a Nurse, and I Nearly Committed Suicide.

Scrubs

How the Change Curve Brought Me Back. As a nurse, I’ve dealt with a lot in life. I’ve seen a lot of death, I’ve seen a lot of life. What I hadn’t experienced before now, is loss. I’d gone through life pretty unscathed, and so my reaction to a lot of what I experienced at work was compassion, but with a thick skin. I was one of THOSE nurses that seemed to be a bit more harsh.

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Is Personal Malpractice Insurance Worth It?

Scrubs

Becoming a nurse is all about caring about other people and wanting to bring them comfort and wellness. Despite our best efforts, we sometimes fail. When such situations arise and patient demand justice for what happened, it’s important to know that you can protect your nursing career. Mistakes can be made by anyone after all. Not only that but allegations against you can be made regardless of whether you contributed to the harm claimed.