Tag: health
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Risks
According to Merriam-Webster, a risk means “possibility of loss or injury” or “someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard.” I suppose then, the last time I took a risk was when I recently did a five mile race that I hadn’t trained for. I had signed up for it last year, along with…
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3 Cancer Breakthroughs Everyone’s Talking About in 2026
There are actually some exciting things happening in the research world of oncology right now, even if you’re not a scientist! There are developments in not only treating, but monitoring, detecting, and preventing cancers, including some of the deadliest. These aren’t magic cures, but are gaining serious momentum. Here are three that experts are especially…
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Nurses Week and How Things are Going For Nurses (Hint: Not Great)
Nurses week is coming soon! In the U.S. It runs from May 6 (National Nurse’s Day) to May 12 (Florence Nightingale’s birthday and International Nurses Day). My hospital system will be celebrating from the 4th to the 8th or so. Interestingly (and in a rather timely manner if you ask me) a recent report came…
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Preventing Burnout-RN Edition
Nurses, I see you out there. I know that your job can be a lot. Some days are better than others, but sometimes it feels overwhelming. Certain fields such as ER nursing, ICU nursing, and oncology nursing can be particularly stressful. What is burnout? What are the signs of burnout? Is it avoidable? Let’s explore…
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Grateful
I’m grateful that… I got to see TAGABOW with my sister and my son I’m done with class this semester (finished my last paper two weeks early) I have a job I have two kids that I love I have a family and friends and a boyfriend I have a car and a roof over…
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Decisions Made and Solo Camping
Every once in a while, I’ll go solo camping. I’m talking tents. Campfires. Dealing with huge scary spiders by myself. I love spending time in the woods. I was a girl scout my entire childhood, and went on more adventures than I can count. And maybe it’s because of that, but I still love being…
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What Your Oncology Nurse Wishes You Knew Before Starting Chemotherapy
Starting chemotherapy can feel overwhelming—physically, emotionally, and mentally. As an oncology nurse, I’ve cared for patients at every stage of treatment, and one thing is almost always true: what people expect is not what it actually is. Expectations are based on ideas or stories or movies. Or what happened to your mom’s second cousin. But…
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Unreasonable Hospitality in Healthcare: Applying Hospitality Industry Ideas to the Healthcare Experience
It’s something that’s been coming up for a while. Will Guidara’s book, Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect, is inspirational and food for thought, whatever industry you’re in. If you haven’t read it, it’s the idea of going above and beyond, tailoring someone’s experience specifically to them. He talks…
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A Change for the Better
It can be hard to make a change. I graduated nursing school in the middle of COVID, having gone back after my kids were older and my ex and I had separated. I worked full-time in retail and then hospital pharmacies, going to nursing school part-time. After working for about a year on my unit,…
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Palliative Care vs Hospice Care
“Aren’t palliative and hospice the same thing?” No, they are different, but do share similarities! While both palliative patients and hospice patients are facing life-threatening illnesses, a palliative patient can still be receiving curative treatments. Hospice patients, meanwhile, are no longer receiving curative treatments. Palliative Care Both palliative and hospice care are holistic, taking the…
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