Therapeutic home care provides a service in the community by caring for the frail and vulnerable in the comfort of their own home.

As a nurse of forty-plus years, I cannot help but wonder what the future of nursing holds for my younger colleagues. It is no secret that as a nation we have encountered nursing shortages for years and the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects growth faster than occupation.

Diabetic gastroparesis (DG) is a complication of diabetes that can result in damage to the vagus nerve that supports GI mobility and the ability to move food through the digestive tract.

Who could have foreseen the problems that a disease entity could have caused throughout the college community and specifically in the colleges of nursing across the nation?

So, are we real nurses? Oh my goodness yes, and so much more! The little wisdom I want to share and I believe is important for nurses that work in the hospital understand, that when an inmate comes in, call the nurse from the facility and ask about the inmates’ history.

Compassion fatigue is characterized by physical and emotional exhaustion and a profound decrease in the ability to empathize. This is a secondary form of traumatic stress, as stress occurs as a result of helping or wanting to help those who are in need. 

In the midst of the pandemic, practicing nurses are living in a healthcare hell – where stress levels, high prior to the pandemic, have soared to astronomical levels. 

I am an Adult Educator, my passion for nursing runs deep. I have continued my education by receiving my RN first, then a BSN, and then my MSN and MPH.

What is the secret to living a healthy, happy life? This is the ultimate question many patients have asked me as their family nurse practitioner, whether directly, or circuitously.

The way we think most often determines the way we live. A thought becomes an action which becomes a habit and a lifestyle. With the challenges of healthcare today it is all too often easy to let your mind focus on the negative.