I was 5 years old on a busy New York City street with my mom, dad, and two sisters. A large man…
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Senator Walsh … thank you. Because of your flagrant words against some of the hardest-working members of our medical community, we have…
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When A Nurse Is Prosecuted For A Fatal Medical Mistake, Does It Make Medicine Safer?
by Mara Gordon April 10, 2019Enlarge this image RaDonda Vaught appears at a court hearing with her attorney, Peter Strianse, in February. Vaught, a former nurse at…
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I became a nurse at the age of 23. I was pregnant with my first son and dove into nursing headfirst, accepting…
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I started my medical career late. Really late. By that time, I’d lived a few lives. I’d earned a boatload of initials.…
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Florence Nightingale was among the first nurses who started wearing a nurse’s cap. The cap was derived by nuns and represented those…
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The discrimination against nurse practitioners must stop
by Cristina Carballo-Perelman MD January 10, 2019I have been a neonatologist for 30-plus years. Throughout my career, nurses and neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) have guided me, assisted me…
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One time, I applied for an emergency department (ED) nurse manager position. I thought I had the job locked up until I…