April 14th, 2017
Is There an NP on Board?
Elizabeth Donahue, RN, MSN, NP-C
It was a moment I’d anticipated for nearly 7 years — not with excitement, but with dread. Two weeks ago, I boarded a plane, having won the lottery known as the standby list. Due to heavy wind, all flights were departing from a single runway and because of delays, the airline had thrown in a […]
February 13th, 2017
What’s Your Sign(out)?
Harrison Reed, PA-C
My house is a disaster zone. After working a string of 12-hour shifts, there is a mountain of dishes in the sink and a minefield of dirty clothes on the floor. As I navigate that post-apocalyptic landscape, my mind tends to wander back to the hospital I just left. I sometimes pause on the small […]
September 14th, 2016
Service Industry
Harrison Reed, PA-C
“You little clown,” A fleck of saliva flew from his mouth with each word. “Are you making a joke?” The back of my neck grew hot as I sweltered under the man’s glare. He had arrived to the airport hours before his scheduled flight dragging his wife and three kids, depleted from a week at Disney […]
August 31st, 2016
Why Men Shouldn’t Have to Do Pelvic Exams
Scott Cuyjet, RN, MSN, FNP-C
I want to be totally honest up front and say that my real motivation for this blog post is that I don’t want to do any gyn/vaginal exams. I am uncomfortable doing something so intimate on a patient. After the exam, we would both know I had looked at, touched, or been inside the patient’s […]
May 18th, 2016
The Nurse In Me
Elizabeth Donahue, RN, MSN, NP-C
Just last week, healthcare organizations around the country celebrated National Nurses Week. This tradition has been in place in various forms in the U.S. since the 1970s. It is capped off on the 12th of May each year because that is the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the British nurse whose observations and interventions while […]
April 13th, 2016
How Do You Treat an Epidemic?
Elizabeth Donahue, RN, MSN, NP-C
I have been in my current clinical role — an NP primary care provider carrying my own panel — for almost a year now. Opening a new practice and introducing such a role has many challenges; one of these is the influx of new patients — specifically, obtaining histories and making treatment decisions for patients […]
January 13th, 2016
Off to the Races — Maximizing the PA Role to Fill Healthcare Gaps
Charity Maniates, MSPA, MPH, PA-C
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a question we hear from childhood, innocent but underscored with pressure to have a life plan by the age of 18. Realistically, it’s a journey of many experiences, successes and failures that lead individuals to gratifying careers. My first career choice as a 10-year-old […]
January 6th, 2016
Good, Then Fast
Harrison Reed, PA-C
“I hate to say it, but in this job it’s better to be fast than good.” And I hate to hear it. I hate that, as the years go by, it’s a concept that seems to grow in popularity. I hate that the people saying it have been working much longer than me. I should respect […]
November 12th, 2015
Towards a Better Understanding of the Advanced Practice Provider’s Role
Scott Cuyjet, RN, MSN, FNP-C
Recently, a registered nurse was demeaned for wearing a stethoscope in a beauty pageant by some who believe it is an instrument solely for use by doctors. Hopefully the consequent backlash resulted in educating the general public that it is a tool used by many in the medical profession. It was nice to see many […]
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