A reflective look back at the unglamorous, unseen work of nursing — and the quiet pride of walking away with dignity, humor, and a lifetime of stories.
Tag: nursing
Empathy, Pain, and a Midnight Scorched Attack
A 3:30 a.m. flare-up turns into an unexpected lesson in empathy, pain management, and the strange parallels between real-life recovery and surviving the Wasteland. Sometimes even nurses need a refresher in giving a damn.
Small Victories in the Wasteland
Learning to celebrate the small victories — in the Wasteland and in life — has become my quiet mantra. Between streaming, teaching again, and finding moments of peace through PTSD, I’m beginning to see that even small steps can feel monumental.
What do you call a group of Karens…
I mean, cattle have herds, lions have a pride, there is a murder of crows, and it's a nurse's station of Karens. Yeah, I know, I know, nursiepoo, didn't you get in trouble for insulting nurses? Well, kids, if the shoe fits… Look, not all nurses are bad, and Hitler had some good ideas… Ok, …