New, Ridiculous Policies

I was on the receiving end of healthcare this week.  Being a patient, and a nurse, is a little like being a "secret shopper."  I don't usually admit that I'm a nurse when checking in, filling out the voluminous forms, or being interviewed...

Lying

I do not 'get' lying.  Never have, never will.  I have been a nurse for more than 25 years, clearly most of my adult life.  To my knowledge, there is not much lying in nursing, or in healthcare, for that matter.  Peoples lives are at...

A Promise I’m Glad I Kept.

Earlier this year, I made a promise to myself that I would schedule an appointment with a dermatologist.  After all, as I have shared with you before in other venues, my childhood vacations on the beach at Wildwood, NJ were often marred with an enthusiastic...