I was told, that once I found my "career" my life would be set. Little did I know, how untrue that was! Now, as I embark on my next decade, I am beginning to explore life in transition as an RN who has to start from scratch in a completely different field of work.
When I first heard I was stunned. It wasn't until I found myself writing in my journal, when I realized how hard it hit me. In this episode I share how loosing a RN on the Frontlines impacted me. While I didn't know Kious Kelly, I do know that could have been, and could still be any one of us. My heart and prayers go out to his family, colleagues, and community. There aren't any words that can describe the loss!
16 Mar 2020
My thoughts on nursing on the Frontlines
COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) is teaching us many things about our way of life, if we are paying attention. The way we live does need to change, waiting for other people/entities to make decisions that are in our "best interests" needs to change, we need to be more proactive in our collective caring for ourselves and our communities. No time is this more evident than when disease runs rampant and those that are charged with caring for the masses are not properly protected and cared for themselves. Recently, while watching the news nurse associations across the country began polling their members to understand where and how health care entities were providimg information and protection to nurses. What they found were gross missteps, lack of information, and hospitals staff being left to care for their patients without proper protection. In 2011 it was found that nurses spent an average of 3.1 hrs of their 8hrs shifts interacting with patients. That's approximately 44% of their shift possibly being exposed to patients with communicable diseases.
28 Feb 2020
When A Nurse Becomes the Patient
Being on both sides, positions you to empathize better. In this episode, I share an experience I had recently when I was on the other side, both as a patient and a family member. Those two instances along with the many patient experiences I had (good and bad) were and continue to be my motivation to be the kind of nurse I have evolved into. I hope you enjoy.
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