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Death Can Be Beautiful, Too.
Death Can Be Beautiful, Too.
An encounter with divine energy during the final moments of a stranger’s life gave me back my faith.
Marcy Norman
May 9
AI Won’t Replace Me
AI Won’t Replace Me
I feel secure in my role in the nursing world.
amarie
May 4
Nursing Notes in a Nutshell
Nursing Notes in a Nutshell
Reflecting on a tremendous year of writing in 2024
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Submitting to a Publication for the First Time?
Submitting to a Publication for the First Time?
Here are some quick tips to make the transition from self-publishing easy.
Barb Dalton
Jun 22, 2024
Calling All Nurses, Caregivers — and Their Fans!
Calling All Nurses, Caregivers — and Their Fans!
I want to hear your stories (updated April 23, 2025)
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Decode the Jargon: A Beginner’s Guide to Reading Research.
Decode the Jargon: A Beginner’s Guide to Reading Research.
And why it’s a skill we need professionally and personally.
Elspeth Raisbeck
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Sharp Colored Pencils and a Broken Heart
Sharp Colored Pencils and a Broken Heart
A heart barely beating. A nurse pretending not to care.
Critically Stable
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Serious Fun: How Games can Transform your Clinical Teaching.
Serious Fun: How Games can Transform your Clinical Teaching.
If you’re a healthcare trainer, try these 5 tools.
Elspeth Raisbeck
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Nurses: Teach What You Know
Nurses: Teach What You Know
Help the Boomers, and stop a social crisis from a lack of health literacy.
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Beyond the Bedside: Step into Freelance Clinical Training.
Beyond the Bedside: Step into Freelance Clinical Training.
What you need to know: New Trainer 101.
Elspeth Raisbeck
May 12
The Psychology of Career Change. How to Make a Healthcare Career Change Easier.
The Psychology of Career Change. How to Make a Healthcare Career Change Easier.
A step-by-step guide to your next adventure.
Elspeth Raisbeck
May 7
You Realised You Need to Change Careers. Now What?
You Realised You Need to Change Careers. Now What?
Navigate change with confidence.
Elspeth Raisbeck
May 2
You Fell Out of Love With Your Career in Health. Which Way do You Turn?
You Fell Out of Love With Your Career in Health. Which Way do You Turn?
Find your values and find your guide
Elspeth Raisbeck
Apr 30
Switzerland’s Assisted Suicide Programme
Switzerland’s Assisted Suicide Programme
And My Experience With It As A Ward Nurse.
Erika C-B
Apr 26
Being Pregnant and Pushing Out a Baby Was the Easy Part
Being Pregnant and Pushing Out a Baby Was the Easy Part
There’s a human being to take care of afterwards — forever!
Barb Dalton
Apr 25
What I Wish I Knew Before I Went Nursing
What I Wish I Knew Before I Went Nursing
A Medium Draft Day Writing Prompt
Barb Dalton
Apr 20
How Many Drafts Do You Have Waiting For Attention?
How Many Drafts Do You Have Waiting For Attention?
Don’t stress! Medium has a plan to help you tackle them…
Barb Dalton
Apr 20
A Bunny Brings A Smile
A Bunny Brings A Smile
A brief visit from a furry friend and smiles from nurses and patients.
amarie
Apr 20
Having a Baby? Do You Really Need to Find Out Its Sex?
Having a Baby? Do You Really Need to Find Out Its Sex?
Matters to ponder before spilling the beans
Barb Dalton
Apr 14
Mistakes in Healthcare: Kill or Cure?
Mistakes in Healthcare: Kill or Cure?
And who do they kill or cure?
Elspeth Raisbeck
Apr 14
Why Do Doctors & Nurses Make Such Lousy Patients?
Why Do Doctors & Nurses Make Such Lousy Patients?
‘Physician, Heal Thyself (For you are a Bad Patient, and I Have Easier Things to do).’
Elspeth Raisbeck
Apr 12
Anxiety and Work in Healthcare — and the Words That Brought Relief
Anxiety and Work in Healthcare — and the Words That Brought Relief
I used them to tame the untameable.
Elspeth Raisbeck
Apr 7
5 Alternate Ways to Clobber Anxiety and Stress in Healthcare
5 Alternate Ways to Clobber Anxiety and Stress in Healthcare
Ideas from lived experience: they worked for a world-class worrier.
Elspeth Raisbeck
Apr 2
On The Danger of Diagnostic Labels
On The Danger of Diagnostic Labels
And How Nurses Make Reluctant Patients.
Erika C-B
Mar 31
Disappointment at the OBGYN
Disappointment at the OBGYN
Poster Boys…not the best idea.
Amy Wolf
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The Death of a Dream Team - An Autopsy
The Death of a Dream Team - An Autopsy
How poor management destroyed a nursing team over a decade — and the consequences thereof
Erika C-B
Mar 7
Have You Ever Heard Of Broken Heart Syndrome?
Have You Ever Heard Of Broken Heart Syndrome?
Dive into the world of Takotsubo.
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Battling The Toxic Cycle Of Self Doubt
Battling The Toxic Cycle Of Self Doubt
Imposter syndrome and how I overcame it
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Write Strong Care Notes. Know Your Subjects From Your Objects.
Write Strong Care Notes. Know Your Subjects From Your Objects.
The mysterious art of objective record keeping.
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Large Leaky Legs — More Lessons In Lymphoedema
Large Leaky Legs — More Lessons In Lymphoedema
Lessons In Lower Limb Lymphoedema
Wound Warrior
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