I would like to start this article with a statement. Most of the time I say nurses, but many times what I am writing pertains to all direct care healthcare staff. Anyway getting back to the topic. I was watching reruns of Grays Anatomy the other day which in addition to all of the drama […]
I just read an artice written by Alexia Fernandez about the increase of violence against nurses in the workplace. The emphasis is not on why but instead how it is handled both by the nurse that was attacked and by administration. In surveys that have been done it was found that frequently these attacks are […]
This is basically what we were taught when I was a student nurse. Yes, that was many years ago and has changed a little since then. Today it is at least accepted that nurses and health care people have feelings but are still expected to keep it together when tragedy strikes. Is that the nurse […]