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Doctor

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

This is a title that when paired with one’s last name makes a powerful introduction.  It elicits immediate respect and also seems to come with the expectation that you can have my chair. What does it mean to be called … Continue reading →

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Part 2

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

In difficult financial times, when hospitals are looking to trim (read slash) budgets they start by looking to the largest part of the budget. Nursing is the largest part of any healthcare system budget - sheer volume.  As nurse staffing gets … Continue reading →

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Contradictions: Part 1

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Contradictions abound and run rampant in discussions related to future projections, job outlook, employability, and needs for registered nurses in this country.  This has been a topic that has been on my mind and grossly prevalent in my own life … Continue reading →

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What Are Your Wishes?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Two weeks ago an article was published in the Wall Street Journal titled Why Doctors Die Differently.  It blew up the blogosphere and every social media outlet out there.  I have been waiting to write about it because I have been eager … Continue reading →

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Whistleblower Update

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

While the absurd case brought against Anne Mitchell and Vickilyn Galle; two Registered Nurse Whistleblowers in Kermit, TX is long over.  (I discussed their heroic story in a previous Blog post.) The criminal case surrounding the physician involved is just … Continue reading →

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Medication Shortages

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

Continuous IV fluid boluses of normal saline and my patient, admitted with sepsis, is still hypotensive. His systolic blood pressure is staying in the 70′s and his mean arterial blood pressure is 48…. it should be 60.  One of the most important principles (from my … Continue reading →

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It’s almost July…

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

The last few years, each June, there have been numerous discussions, studies, articles, blogs, news reports, and stories about “The July Effect” in medicine.  Last May, the Journal of Internal General Medicine published a study titled A July Spike in Fatal … Continue reading →

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