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Every Thursday night at 9pm EST, I tune into the latest episode of The Pitt on HBO . The Pitt is the most realistic medical show (from my perspective) in my 25 years as a nurse and healthcare professional. As you watch, you almost forget that Dr. Robbie is really Noah Wyle, an actor, instead… Read more

People are complex. Every healthcare professional knows this and is trained on how to assess a person. That assessment is for the purpose of evaluating the patient’s health status. However, that assessment extends into how to approach that person as well. Every person is an individual that has nuances beyond the diagnosis that is given… Read more

We often hear the term ‘information age’ used in conversation, at conferences, and even in marketing press. Information consists of data that are organized in a meaningful way to be used by humans and computers (or machines) to form insights. When used with computers, the information is intended to be available to assist humans in… Read more

Every year, since 1976, the Gallup Poll releases Ethics Rankings for American Professions. On January 12th, the Gallup Poll’s 2025 rankings were released and again ranked nurses at the top of the list for ethical standards. This result is the 24th consecutive year of ranking at the top of the list of professions. I speak… Read more

If I were to ask you the question, “when does healthcare start?”, what comes to mind? I have asked this question many times to different audiences of nurses and healthcare professionals. I typically will get a silent pause to start. That silent pause is an indication that thought is going into the answer (and perhaps… Read more