Many people fear death. More people fear the dead. I was not any different. On the first day of our hospital placement as nursing...

I don’t remember exactly how I came across Florence Nightingale Foundation's programs. All I remember is I applied for the...

As we start the year, I have been thinking about the rare conditions I have come across working in hospital for the few years I have been...

Its been a while since I wrote anything. Like they say, life happened. Since then and now, I have mostly been at work, I have completed...

Nursing is a game of multitasking. During your shift, you constantly have something to do. Admissions, discharges, taking handovers,...

If you follow this blog and my social media, by now you know that Nursing is a rewarding career. At the same time, it is full of down...

I know. I know, this is no way to end the year but 2020 has taught me more about death and end of life care than any other year. Death is...

This marks the beginning of my reflection of the year that has been. As we all know 2020, The Year of the Nurse and Midwife, has become...

A single shift can be composed of several requests from patients, doctors, nurses and patients' relatives: Could you answer the phone?...

Staffing is one of the major challenges in healthcare today. There is no universal recommendation for the ideal nurse to patient ratio,...

So many tragedies have happened this year, we can't even keep up. Although the Beirut explosion and the death of Chadwick Boseman were a...

Every time I hear this word, I can't help but smile because it's burdened with bittersweet memories. As a nursing undergrad, internship...

If you follow this blog, by now you know I'm a Jack of all trades on a safari to finding my mastery. My experience in paeds was short and...

Shift Change. The time we all look forward to especially if you work 12-hour shifts. Handing over to the next shift can be intimidating...

Working in healthcare comes with its fair share of stress. The past few months have not been easy for most of us. COVID comes to the...

One of the key roles of nurses is being patients' advocate. I don't know how many of us take this role seriously. I personally give it...

Sister. One word. Numerous meanings. You see, I am a sister to four wonderful siblings. Born and raised in Catholic, at some point I...

"In God we trust, all others must bring data". This is my take away from the Nurses Week. The week has come to an end and while I have...

Today is International Day of the Midwives. For those who don't know, I am a Midwife. Back in Nursing School As a student, I hated...

If time is truly money then most of us should be millionaires at the end of this period. The past week I found myself in possession of a...