Personal observations
Hurricane Ian takes aim at my house
When I first wrote about hurricane damage in Florida, it was 2017, and I was worried if our Southwest Florida Fort Myers house would survive the hurricane. It did in 2017. Now it is 2022, and there’s a new powerful and deadly storm. I don’t know if our 80+-year-old friends and neighbors are going to…
Read MoreAre You Too Dependent on Your Smartphone?
It’s very easy to become too dependent on your smartphone. While they are a great invention that saves time and keeps people connected, they easily distract us away from being present and in the moment. For many of us, we first saw smartphones in movies and TV shows like Star Trek.
Read MoreWhat are you thankful for?
What are the things you are thankful for this year? And what a year! We learned about PPE, physical distancing, masks, gloves, shortages of wipes and toilet paper. We became thankful we had tools to stay safe. Five of my family members have had the virus and all recovered. I am thankful for that. We…
Read MoreFacing fear on a dark road through the Everglades
Can you remember the last time you were facing fear – all alone, at night? Last week after I struggled through rush hour traffic leaving Miami I got onto Route 75 northbound, which is the only road across South Florida. There is only 1 exit (Snake Road) for a distance of about 70 miles because…
Read MoreThe Check That Changed My Life
I felt my body tremble as I was ushered into the office of Claire Fagin, the Dean of the School of Nursing of University of Pennsylvania I attended. It seemed like the office was the size of a football field. I eased into the chair opposite the dean’s desk and took a deep breath. “What…
Read MoreStaying Healthy During a Hurricane
Staying Healthy During a Hurricane Here’s what I’ve gathered about staying healthy during a hurricane. Supplement what I am going to share with any documents you can get from local governments. And look at them well before the hurricane season. Staying healthy during a hurricane requires advance preparation. Don’t wait until the last minute. If…
Read MoreConflict in the Healthcare Environment: When the Nurse is Involved
There are so many sources of conflict in the healthcare environment. It is even more prevalent when you are a nurse and understand how the system should work in your favor. You go to the hospital to visit your father. You arrive ten minutes before visiting hours are over. The nurse on the unit advises…
Read MoreWhat You do When Your Child is a Patient
How do you react when you are a nurse and your child is a patient? How do you react when you are a legal nurse consultant and used to seeing all of the bad outcomes of care? Our adult son became ill and called us at 11:45 PM to tell us he was having trouble…
Read MoreDealing with Fear: Tackling LNC Fears
You might think that fear is the legal nurse consultant’s enemy. Fear demoralizes us, right? It stops us in our tracks. Not so. How should you be dealing with fear? Understand that even if we’re in situations that lack fulfillment or the flexible lifestyle we think we want, it is human nature to want to…
Read MoreTechnology Addiction Awareness – What are the Effects?
How far-reaching is technology addiction awareness? In doing a quick Google search on this term, I found a site that provides the startling statistic that young people spend an average of 7.5 hours a day consuming media. This doesn’t include computer use for schoolwork, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. This site is offering a…
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