Over the past few weeks, I have been working with a patient who has been in the ICU on a ventilator due to respiratory failure for over 30 days. I was asked to get involved as the family was getting frustrated as they did not know what was happening despite the mother...
It’s Case Management Week, and I want to share a story about my first encounter with a patient, which led me to a career in case management. I first learned about case management in 1984 when I worked in Philadelphia in the Respiratory ICU. I was caring for a...
In this week’s post, I wanted to share some things that make this time of the year memorable for me. Tis the Season! One of my favorite things to do this time of the year is to write Christmas cards to family and friends – especially those I don’t...
A friend shared this message on Facebook the other day, and I wanted to share it in this week’s Nurse Advocate Blog Post. Please read and share with your family, friends, and colleagues, as we all need an A-Team! Do you have an A-Team? I didn’t know how...
