Christmas 2019: The Reason for the Season Is the Reason for Nursing and Everything Else
by As I finish out my first year with Morning Vitals, I’ve been looking back at the road I’ve traveled and forward at the road ahead. …
Tag: ethics of caring
Should We Minimize or Accentuate the Gender Element in Nursing Interactions?
If you’re a nurse, you know something of the variety of life situations into which nurses are positioned to speak and intervene. Nurses are often …
Culture / Ethics / Leadership
Event Reporting Systems and Failure to Embrace Inter-Professional Cooperation in Health Care
Health care professionals (HCPs) learn early in their careers that most HCPs as well as the populations they serve live under a general paradigm in …
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 …
Anthropology / Career / Culture / Ethics
Nurses Walk a Fine Line Between Patients and Productivity
One of the most glaringly obvious truths I’ve seen played out repeatedly is that nurses in an acute care setting are continuously thrust into no-win …