madness: tales of an emergency room nurse

There is a measles outbreak in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are now 66 cases.  The vast majority have been in the local Somali community...

There is a dent in the wall in one of our rooms. It was put there by somebody's fist of course. A mental health patient who just cou...

This past Monday a nurse at children's hospital Los angels  noticed that comedian Jimmy Kimmels newborn baby had a murmur and was cyanot...

If we ever have any doubt that we make a difference, think of this.  Nurses are heroes 24/7. We are the backbone of the healthcare system. W...

Emergency rooms are not what they used to be. Gone are the days of lacerations, sprained ankles, appys, replaced by people with complex m...