nursingforsocialjustice

I attended an virtual conference on concurrent disorder today. Maybe you attended it too. Over my career I have attended many a conference. I have even presented something at some of them. The first concurrent disorder focused conference I attended was the David Berman conference in 2009. As you can…

It seems strange the differences in how we think about cancer and how we think about addiction. I did a quick Google search of the term “fighting cancer” and found some images. There was a sort of theme about being brave, standing with family, we are proud to engage in…

I am a woman. I am a nurse. I love being a nurse. Nursing is a women dominated profession. This means something. Nurses care for patients, they are healthcare leaders, they are scientists, they are researchers. Care, compassion, kindness, love, don’t belong to women. But, this warm embrace, this deep…

This isn’t easy. Life is hard. Some days less, some days more. A year ago wasn’t the last week of normal for me. I don’t even understand what that means. We can frame things however we want. Life is so much tougher when it seems static and predictable because then…

I have a Twitter account, an Instagram account, Linked In, Facebook. You know, all the major players that people above the age of 30, who are middle-class-ish, urban dwellers, and, career-oriented probably have. The management, and maintenance of such account are quite a time consumer. And, funnily enough, they give…

The past year has been challenging in terms of connecting in the same way through conferences, community of practice meetings, education sessions and research exchange forums. Many of us might be feeling additional pressure to work more to cover increasing staff shortages, and in areas outside of our immediate expertise,…

I am going to share an anecdote or sorts. Let me paint you picture constructed from a recollection of my moral distress. I have a salient memory from years ago (5 or 6?) when I was working on an inpatient service for people living with mental health and substance use…

I love being a nurse. I have had a rewarding and inspiring 13 year career. I am so thankful for the personal growth that I have had because of nursing . However, I am also disappointed by nursing being in a subordinate position to other professions in health care. It’s…

Have you heard? Mr. Potato Head is just Potato Head now. Yes, it is a potato. Do root vegetables have a gender? Toys don’t need to be gendered. And, it’s a potato. Yesterday a co-worker asked me, “how far is this going to go,” meaning, how gender neutral can we…

I work in health informatics. It’s quite the emerging area for nurses. However, sometimes it seems like the knowledge base for clinical nurse informaticians is quite elusive. It is quite an interesting experience to be at the ground level of an area of healthcare that nurses are going to be…