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Gift from a Chemotherapy Patient

February 14, 2021

In my thirty-seven year long nursing career I cared for many patients, many of whom touched my heart ins different ways. One lady who still has a place in my heart was a cancer patient, Ms. Jones. The first time I met her I was so impressed with her indomitable spirit, her sense of humor, … More Gift from a Chemotherapy Patient

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Nursing “Back Then” Part 1

February 4, 2019

My mind is boggled when I think about how far the fields of medicine and nursing have come since my mother trained in the early 1940’s. We both trained at the same nursing school, as did my sister. But we graduated in 1972 and 1973. I worked as a nurse from 1972 until 2010. I … More Nursing “Back Then” Part 1

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Compassion and Understanding

January 26, 2019

My patient, Ms. Q, was on oxygen in the Coronary Care Unit where I was a nurse. She became quite a challenge as you will see. Ms. Q had a long history of cigarette smoking coupled with a heart attack. On her admission she and her family were instructed on our policy of no smoking … More Compassion and Understanding

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