

Excuse me, nurse...
“Hold on honey, the nurse just walked into the room and wants to tell me something.” My patient hung up the phone with her husband. And I...


Healthcare or Illness Care?
Health and wellness. I used to think that this phrase was BS. I am in healthcare. We provide care for people’s health. Like real...


Insult to injury or a renewal of faith in people?
It is so not my week....or is it. I've been seriously coughing for 3 weeks now. Of course I ignored it, like any good resident would do....


Hello Stranger!
My oh my it's been awhile. I've been lost amid a sea of work and drama and getting in my own damn way. I've felt a bit lost, starting...


Love-Hate Relationship
I used to try not to use the word hate much. It was a word that carried so much weight and I felt there were few reasons to invoke this...


1-2 Knock-Out Punch
You know the crash that was coming? Wow....didn't see it did I? Even after typing that it was coming did I not come anywhere near close...


Pure joy
I am riding an endorphin high this week. I have enjoyed being off service and having limited call and taken full advantage. I've worked...


Partner in Crime
I don't think I realized how much living with someone would incorporate their eating habits into mine for better or worse....no for...


Motivation Vacation
It amazes me how much vacation will change my mindset. More relaxed or more lazy? Less responsibility or less purpose. It's something I...


Determining Prognosis
live in numbers, or I try to. Generally when I walk into a patient's room, I know whether I think they will walk out of the hospital to...