Since Last We Spoke, 4/22/13
I don’t know about you, but last week I reached my news saturation point. By Friday night I had to shut down my electronics and just get away from all of it. (My eyes needed a break, as the brilliant...
View ArticleNew Offerings From Medscape
Medscape has some interesting articles from this past week that are worth a look… Questioning Common Nursing Practices: The entire article isn’t that interesting, in regards to my practice, but there...
View ArticleArticles of Note, June 2013 Edition
Time once again for Articles of Note, a review of what’s new in the peer-reviewed journals. Keep in mind that this is not a comprehensive overview; it’s simply what’s caught my eye over the past month....
View ArticleZombie Pandemic
What better day to remind folks of this hilarious CDC resource than Halloween? Don’t miss their comic book, Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic (PDF) and the other components of the Zombie blog to get a...
View ArticleSince Last We Spoke, Veteran’s Day Edition
I am currently hopscotching my way back across the country after stealing a weekend with my spouse in Santa Fe (post-awesome week of SANE training in Montana). Plenty of time to catch up on some...
View ArticleClinical Guide: Compassion Fatigue, Burnout & Vicarious Trauma
April is both Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month: two issues central to many of our practices, both of which can take a serious toll on clinicians. It seems like compassion...
View ArticleSince Last We Spoke 7-21-14
We finally cleared the last of our houseguests yesterday (that’s 10 days of people in our tiny place for those of you tracking), so we’re back to status quo. I head down to the NAC for the Army this...
View ArticleSince Last we Spoke, Post-Conference Edition
How fantastic was this year’s IAFN conference? I’ve been going to it for I don’t know how many years, and I truly don’t recall a better one. Kudos to the IAFN staff, Board and planning committee for...
View ArticleSince Last We Spoke, 8-31-15
I can hardly wrap my brain around the fact that it’s the last day of August, and save for a quick jaunt to Miami with my spouse coming up, this year really has been non-stop. That’s not really like us....
View ArticleBuilding a Trauma-Informed Nation: Moving the Conversation into Action
The Federal Partners Committee on Women and Trauma is hosting a two-day national event, Building a Trauma Informed Nation: Moving the Conversation into Action on September 29th and 30th. While the...
View ArticleSince Last we Spoke 11-16-15
I was stuck in DC rush hour traffic when the horror in Paris was becoming tragically clear to us here in the US. And it felt like some kind of terrible deja vu, because only hours earlier, as I picked...
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