Morning Vitals: New Year’s Resolutions to Enhance Your Nursing Career and Unify Your Personal and Work Lives
by Last week, I looked ahead toward 2020 and laid out a few goals for Morning Vitals. Setting that in context, with all the talk this …
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Morning Vitals: Looking Back at My Life in Nursing in 2019
Moving swiftly to the end of this year, I’m looking back and looking forward at the same time. This week, I’ll write about my look …
Personal Reflections on Gender Bias in Nursing Education
The other day, I received my October 2019 print edition of American Nurse Today, the official journal of American Nurses Association. In the Healthy Nurse …
Looking Forward to the Indiana State Nurses Association 2019 Annual Convention
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, on Friday, September 20, I’ll be attending the Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA) Annual Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. …
Irony in the Nursing Dilemma Between Patients and Productivity
This past week, I wrote about some aspects of the dilemmas and no-win situations nurses face frequently. Ultimately, I framed the discussion in terms of …
Observing a New Man in Nursing Taking an Early Step Toward Establishing a Professional Identity
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of establishing a professional identity as a man in nursing. In that post, I related my …
Covering the Indiana State Nurses Association 2019 Annual Convention
On Friday, September 20, I’ll be attending the 2019 annual convention of the Indiana State Nurses Association in Indianapolis, Indiana. As I did recently with …
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Living Life in Real Time: Looking Back While Stepping Forward
I’ve said it many times before, although not necessarily on this blog: It’s crucial to live life in real time, to be neither simply reactive …
Career / Career Development / Education / Ethics / Nursing / Nursing School
Essential Ministry: Similar Reasons for Entering Nursing School and Seminary
Several times here on Morning Vitals (most recently here), I’ve alluded to the fact that I’ve previously considered applying to seminary. I may also have …
Father’s Day Thoughts on Men in Nursing
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 …
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 …