Feb 05
I was chatting with a colleague last week, and she was telling me about her class discussion around technology in nursing. We mused, as have others in the nursing literature, about how the truly expert nurse makes even the most intrusive technology almost invisible, whereas the novice is overwhelmed and preoccupied with it. It reminded me of …
May 17
You often hear “it’s a small world”, and it sure is getting smaller every day. By the same token, nursing is a small community, it really is. We may not have a “secret handshake”, but we are well served by remembering that we are connected to a community that has deep roots and long branches. …
May 10
In the spirit of the week, I will continue to reflect on those nurses, those teachers that “lit the path” for me. Dr. Marion Allen, an extraordinary nurse, a brilliant scholar and wise friend was my guide through my doctoral program. Marion’s twin gifts were patience, and strength. As I reflect on the whole experience …
May 09
This Nurses’ Week I am thinking about the incredible mentors I have had in my career, and about the amazing nurses who have taught me so much over the years. Recently, I was cleaning off a shelf in my closet and found a clinical journal from 1992, when I was working on my Master’s degree …
Apr 22
It is often lamented in circles of nursing scholarship that it is difficult to articulate what nursing is—what are its characteristics, what are the boundaries of the disciplinary knowledge base, how do we explain the essential elements? We often fall into the trap of explaining what we “do” on a daily basis, which cannot help …
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