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Should I leave this racist town? My first RN job has lead me to a more rural part of the country. As a person of color, I have never experienced racism to this degree. Read More

Dress Codes for School What are you thoughts on dress codes? I got into a debate with a high school friend on FB (I have since hidden his posts since I can't see his politics without raising my blood pressure) about this last summer. Read More

Nobody Cares About Our Feelings When it's Time to Perform Negativity bias is a pervasive phenomenon that exists in all facets of society. The purpose of this piece is to elaborate on negativity bias as it relates to nursing, health care settings, and schools. Read More

My patient committed suicide last night I work in outpatient psych at a case management agency. I'm a nurse there but do case management stuff in an office setting with some home and community visits - just for background. Read More

“Why would you want a DNP?” I knew I wanted a doctorate in nursing. I knew enough about the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) to know that it was not the right terminal degree for me. I had heard about the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) but never took time to really find out how it was different until it was almost too late. Read More