Author Archives: Amy Bozeman

Amy Bozeman

About Amy Bozeman

Amy is many things: a blogger, a nurse, a wife, a mom, a childbirth educator. She started her journey towards a career in nursing when she got pregnant with her first child. After nursing school and studying "like she has never studied before" she entered the nursing profession eager to get her feet wet. The first years provided her with much exposure to sadness, joy and other complex human emotions. She feels that blogging is a wonderful outlet and a way for nurse bloggers to further build their community. Traditionally, midwives have handed down their skill set from midwife to apprentice midwife. She believes nurses have this same opportunity: to pass from nurse to new nurse the rich traditions of this profession.
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Night nurse rant!

Do day people just not get what it’s like to work nights??

Choosing between “yes” and “no”

Choosing between “yes” and “no”

Nurses are professional nixers—in other words, we know how to say “No.” Of course, this isn’t how most nurses start out. Get tips on the science and art of NOT saying yes.

Nurses Grieve, Too

Nurses Grieve, Too

I found a wonderful video about the grief we OB nurses feel and how we cope with that grief. I wanted to share it in the hope it helps someone else out there.

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Top 10 things this nurse is thankful for

#1: I am so thankful I have a paying job. Looking at the economy, both nationwide and within my own healthcare system, I’m thankful to be able to punch in when so many people can’t claim a paycheck.

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Hating Charge

I feel like charge takes away from my own patient care–because at my hospital, charge nurses need to take a patient assignment. I need some advice.

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NOC Wear and Tear

A coworker told me recently, “So what if NOC takes 7 years off my life–working with the day crew would probably take off ten!”

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Leave it to the Docs

We had a minor emergency on our hands the other night that required surgical intervention. I intervened and called a doc for another doctor–and all heck broke loose.

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Reality Check: Surviving nursing school

There were many times I wanted to throw in the towel and quit. Heck, our class lost a lot of people during the whole process.

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6 words on nursing

It’s beautiful. It’s heartbreaking. And it’s what I’ve chosen to do as my vocation. Here, my reasons for being a nurse, and what I draw from it.

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7 tips for dealing with doctors…at night!

I think #7 may be the most important: Develop a thick skin. But the rest of these ideas will serve you well when handling MDs during the evening shift.

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8 things this nurse learned from her patients

Our patients bring out the best and worst in us as nurses and as people. Lately I have been thinking about all the things I have learned from them.

Nursing: How do I love thee?

Nursing: How do I love thee?

A challenge: to come up with things I love about being a nurse, from the serious to the silly. So, let me count the ways…

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Leave nursing for what??

Have you ever daydreamed about getting into another field besides nursing? I haven’t really thought too much about it…until today.

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The organized nurse: How to schedule your day on a med-surg floor

An hour by hour guide for students and nurses as taught by a tough but extremely smart nursing instructor. Do you agree with her instructions?

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When is education not a good thing for all patients?

As a childbirth educator and a nurse on the labor and delivery floor, I encounter both types of patient: the educated and the clueless. The thing is that every patient is entitled to know what is happening to their bodies, right?