Morning Vitals: Looking Back at My Life in Nursing in 2019
by 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 …
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Men in Nursing: Gender and Like-mindedness Are Both Important in Nursing Professional Relationships
Recently, I’ve written about the search for camaraderie among men in nursing. First, I mentioned the theme of isolation in men’s experience of the profession. …
Is the Predictability of Professional Interactions Between Men in Nursing Possible With Increased Gender Diversity?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the search for camaraderie often sought by men in nursing. In the process, I expressed the viewpoint …
Beyond Physical Isolation, Men in Nursing Can Experience Longing for Camaraderie
Several years ago, I undertook a career transition from life science research to nursing. Although I graduated from an accelerated baccalaureate program, the change actually …
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 …
Men in Nursing Should Be Just as Willing as Women to Do the “Dirty Jobs” Like Wound and Ostomy Care
In August, I wrote about misidentification of non-physician health care professionals (HCPs) as physicians and how it may relate to the establishment of professional identity …
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 …
Autonomous Participation in Nursing Culture
Earlier this week, I mentioned the idea of autonomous participation in culture as an important aspect of pluralism in general. I believe that a deep …
Establishing Professional Identity as Men in Nursing
Throughout the years, patients and their families have mistaken non-physician health care professionals (HCPs) for physicians. In this post, I relate my own experience with …
Shift Report: Changes Coming to Morning Vitals
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve been working steadily to maintain this blog, which I’ve called Morning Vitals. Thus far, I’ve managed to add …
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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 …
Unanswered Questions Concerning Gender Diversity and Equality in Nursing
Many individuals and organizations are discussing the ideas of gender diversity and equality in nursing, and they do so from a variety of differing perspectives. …