If you are a nurse, you have probably heard about this case where a nurse from TN (Vanderbilt Medical Center) gave the wrong medication to her patient. Versed was ordered to settle an agitated patient during an MRI. The nurse was called and told to bring down the...
Recently, I have had to reach out to various physician practices, hospitals, and other medical providers for my clients. The first question each asks when I call is what is the patients date of birth?. This is by far the most important piece of information needed to...
Last week, my husband and I took a Virgin Atlantic cruise out of Miami to Bimini and Nassau to celebrate our anniversary. The ship was beautifully decorated with different items that carried the themes of sailing, having fun, and enjoying life. We had a great time,...
I wanted to use this post to provide some updates. Recently my webmaster made some changes to the email system. Some people have told me that they were getting two emails. The fixes he did should correct this, so let me know if you still get two emails. Please share...
I have been working with a man who lives in North Florida and is a quadriplegic. Before his injury, he was a painter and made a good living. Now that he is injured, he is on Long Term Care Medicaid and lives with his brothers’ family as he is dependent on them...
I got a call from a woman whose husband is in a nursing home for rehabilitation. He is 40 years old and suffered an accident leaving him a tetraplegic. We will call him John. He was in acute rehabilitation and was sent to the nursing home for continued rehab. He likes...
I am stepping away from my usual Blog Post to share information on an event I have been working on for a few months. I will resume my regular post next week. The International Conference on Patient Advocacy (ICOPA) will be held in Chicago, IL, on April 28-30, 2022....
Mother nature showed its fury with snow up and down the eastern seaboard this past weekend. I live in Fort Lauderdale, and it has been cooler than usual since Christmas. Most of us take the weather in stride. We dress warm and do our best to clear the snow, so we are...
I was talking to a friend the other day. She was recently diagnosed with lymphoma. She was scared worried and felt she needed to speak to someone about finding a specialist and what she should expect to encounter as she started on her journey. She told me she decided...
As a brain cancer survivor, I am no longer driving, so I depend on Uber or Lyft to get to appointments and places I need to go. Ridesharing is a new mode of transportation that many people take advantage of to get them to the places they need to go instead of driving...
Sunday, January 9th, was the last day of National Football League (NFL) 2021 Season. As soon as the last game ended, several teams announced they were firing their coaches. There were many reasons, most centered around poor seasons. It was interesting to read some of...
If you are like me, ringing in the New Year came with one or two self-improvement resolutions you would like to see implemented this year. Unfortunately, the odds are against us keeping these resolutions. The reason is that we don’t make them doable and as a result we...
I can’t believe 2021 is over. Where did the time go? In my last post of the year, I want to share my accomplishments for 2021. It was a busy and productive year. I hope you will check out the resources I developed, produced, and contributed to in 2021. Here you...
Wow, I can’t believe 2021 is over. Where did the time go? In my last post of the year, I want to share my accomplishments for 2021. It was a busy and productive year. I hope you will check out the resources I developed, produced, and contributed to in 2021. Here...
I am excited to share my new Special Report: We Are Made of Stories: Stories from a Nurse Advocate. The Report is a compilation of stories I have written in my Blog, Nurse Advocate over the past six years. I have used storytelling to share my experiences as a Brain...
If you are a reader of Nurse Advocate, you know that I share stories and situations that always ends with a reminder that everyone needs an advocate when they enter the healthcare system. I truly believe this because the system is complex, and unfamiliar for most...
This time of the year, November 24, 2014, to be specific, brings me back the day that rocked my world and changed my life as I knew it. I had just turned 60. I was healthy and living my best life, and then BAM…..I was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor. It was a scary time...
In this post, I have exciting News You Can Use that I wanted to share with the readers of Nurse Advocate. First, I was humbled to be inducted into the Case Management Society of America Fellowship Program. The Case Management Fellows represent a diverse community of...
