Father’s Day Thoughts on Men in Nursing
by I recently commented on Mother’s Day and nursing, noting that women who have sacrificed so much for others as mothers and nurses deserve our deepest …
Author: Brad Poteat BSN, MS, RN
Attending Conferences: My Experience Thus Far in Nursing
This past week (June 3, 2019), I attending the Emerging Trends in Nursing Conference at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) in Marion, Indiana. The conference is …
Emerging Trends in Nursing Conference at Indiana Wesleyan: Poster Session Redux
You may have caught my previous post from earlier this week, in which I mentioned I would be attending the Emerging Trends in Nursing Conference …
Covering the Emerging Trends in Nursing Conference at Indiana Wesleyan
This week’s post will be brief for reasons I hope will become clear momentarily. On Monday, June 3, I’ll be attending the Emerging Trends in …
Honesty and Ethical Standards Among Nurses, Part 2: Study Design
Last week, I discussed some initial thoughts on the December 2018 Gallup poll of U.S. public opinion concerning the honesty and ethical standards of various …
Culture / Ethics / Leadership / Nursing
Honesty and Ethical Standards Among Nurses, Part 1: First Reactions
If you are a nurse, you have most likely heard by now that yet another Gallup poll indicates that nurses are viewed by the American …
Celebrating Mother’s Day and National Nurses Week
We have just passed May 12, 2019. As a nation, we celebrated Mother’s Day. Some of us also recognized the day as Florence Nightingale’s birthday. …
Anthropology / Career / Culture / Leadership / Nursing
National Nurses Week: Celebrating Nurses and Nursing With Genuine Admiration
As I write this, we are on the threshold of another National Nurses Week. The annual recognition week begins on May 6 and ends on …
Florence Nightingale on Nursing, Part 2: Ahead of Her Time or Obsolete in Ours?
Last week, I mentioned that I have recently begun to revisit some of the sources of my nursing knowledge and experience. As I attempt to …
Anthropology / Career / History / Nursing / Philosophy
Florence Nightingale on Nursing, Part 1: Initial Observations
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle began his Metaphysics with the statement that “All men by nature desire to know.” Consistent with this statement, but not …
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Retracing Personal Career Development in Nursing
In last week’s post, I took stock of where Morning Vitals has gone throughout its first three months. I also expressed my desire to refine …
Expanding the Horizons of Morning Vitals
I started producing Morning Vitals in January 2019. During the past three months, I’ve posted once a week on Monday morning. This week, I’d like …