I wish public health and child health could be apolitical. Health should be apolitical, don’t you think? Take a moment here and wonder, is health not a human right? How has public health become something that an elected official can vote yay or nay on? How on earth is government assisted insurance coverage a seriesContinue reading “Medicaid and Other Dirty Words.”
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Notes on Nursing
A Letter to Nurses’ Week and Every Week to Come Yes, I love nursing. Maybe a little too much at times. It’s exhausting. My body aches when I lie down. I’ve got spider veins and swelling threatening my bikini season. My eyes are strained from all of the tedious charting. My neutrophils are low fromContinue reading “Notes on Nursing”
I’m Still Here: Greetings from the Bottom of the Mountain
It’s been over a year of full time bedside pediatric nursing, and I haven’t shared much with this keyboard because I wasn’t sure what I’d say. I’ve been on the frontlines of the FTL mission for child health. I’ve learned so much. I’ve seen so much. I’ve found myself. I’ve also somehow lost parts ofContinue reading “I’m Still Here: Greetings from the Bottom of the Mountain”
A Practical Guide to Public Health: A Nurse’s View
I haven’t been at this whole nursing thing for long. It’s been a few months of trial and error, of ebbs and flows. I won’t say I’m any good or bad at it yet, it’s too soon to tell, but I can attest to what I’ve observed while I’ve been learning – often flying byContinue reading “A Practical Guide to Public Health: A Nurse’s View”
For The Littlest 