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The generation gap in nursing

We jokingly refer to it as the ‘seasoned’ nurse versus the ‘young’ nurse, but I think it unfortunately is becoming quite the barrier in our profession.

Tuning in to the noise

We’re all guilty of ignoring a machine if we know it’s acting up. But don’t ignore that sound, you might be tuning out what’s really important!

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Change is not the enemy

Nurses seem to hate change, but we can’t hide from it. In fact, change is the only thing ‘common’ in our profession.

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A few years ago I was standing in line for Space Mountain at Disneyland and there was a kid there who was also standing in line with his friends—only unlike my chatty self who gets in faux trouble all the time for talking too much–he was listening to his music, completely ignoring his comrades. What would it be like if we did that at the hospital?