I attended another Emergency Nurse's Association conference last week. This one was the smaller, more intimate New England Regional Symposium held in Pymouth, Ma. One of the speakers was Maureen McMahon, interviewed in an Advance Spotlight Article (http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Coming-Together-in-Boston.aspx) on the disaster. ...

One year ago, I was ready to quit nursing. So, how is that I recently found myself at a national nursing conference? My first answer is easy. It's in Fort Lauderdale, Florida-in the winter. Who was I to walk away from warm weather?  At first, the idea of participating was wishful thinking. But then I verbalized the desire at work, and ...

Over the course of my career, I've had many reviews and evaluations. Most of them were fairly accurate. By that, I mean, I agreed with my direct supervisor and her perception of my work. Every evaluation was also useful in that it helped me set goals for the upcoming year.  But have you ever asked someone how they perceived you? Until ...

Editor's note: This blog was written by Elizabeth Rosto Sitko, managing editor of ADVANCE for Long-Term Care Management. Last week, Newsweek published its final print issue. As a magazine enthusiast (I subscribe to many, I've studied them, and I work for one), I was saddened to hear the news. I remember a time when finding one ...

Now that I am back in school pursuing a master's in science degree in an adult health nurse practitioner program, I find myself having to manage my time off from work very differently. I used to be able to fill my days off the floor with house chores, errands, spending time with family and friends-- I now have to seriously reevaluate ...

I recently edited a compelling article on physician-assisted suicide (PAS) written by Lisa Siminski, BSN, RN, CHPN, staff nurse, St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem, PA.   In her report on PAS, Siminski points out straight away that the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses ''clearly specifies that nurses ...

Yesterday I blogged that Dean Hilda Alcindor, RN, of FSIL School of Nursing, the first BSN nursing program on the island of Haiti, was among the missing. Amidst the tragedy came good news: The dean is alive and well. She is, however, mourning the loss of one of her students. The bright nursing hopeful had left the safety of the school ...

In the movies, 2010 has been portrayed as a year of odyssey, finding answers to difficult questions and then finding a way to work together with others toward a common goal. That view sums up my entire list of New Year's resolutions this year, and if I do it right, my journey will take me to new personal and professional goals. For the umpteenth ...

Ah, the seduction of food. That's right, you heard me. Seduction. There is absolutely an unspoken attraction to a firm mound of mashed potatoes and a pool of satiny butter. And there is no doubt that a warm apple pie, with a dollop of vanilla ice cream slowly melting atop a flakey crust, teases the senses and leads to irrational desire! The ...