When newborns' 9-month lease is terminated (aka childbirth lol), one of the very first things health care professionals will do is place...

We've all been there. That rut where our goals and desires become obscure. That point where we let uncertainty prevail. That instant in...

Prior to an airplane's departure, the flight attendants demonstrate safety measures to all passengers. Although it may seem repetitive...

Back in the summer of 2024, I had started working at a palliative care home. When I had gone for my job interview, I remember setting...

As the sun sets earlier, and the air gets a bit colder, these changes hint to the approach of autumn. Although summer has come to its...

It's crazy how life works ... Within the last two weeks, it has been a rollercoaster of emotions all around me. It's wild to think that...

There is an infamous expression that sadly exists in the nursing community: nurses eat their young. This saying is used to depict the...

As I stare at the painting of Frida Kahlo up on my wall, I reminisce about the time I took care of Y.L. and recount the similar strong...

As my medical-surgical rotation in my second year of nursing school was nearly ending, I remember receiving my patient assignment for the...

Mr. Z was the most gentle soul I had ever met. Having moved to Canada in recent years with his wife from China, he worked as an...

In nursing school, pathophysiology and pharmacology are often what takes precedence over other topics covered. Of course, learning what...

A few weeks ago, on a night shift, Mrs. M wasn’t doing so well. She was trached and ventilated. With her respiratory status compromised,...

J. was a 32 year-old gentleman who came into the Neuro ICU following an episode of what appeared to be seizures and increasing periods of...

Mr. C. was always a funny character from the get-go. In the initial days of his admission, Mr. C. came in with difficulty walking due to...

In my second year of nursing school, the med-surg (medical surgical) rotation was my toughest yet most impactful clinical rotation. Not...

Within a year of working at the Neuro ICU, I remember overhearing my coworkers talking about the story of Mrs. I., a woman in her forties...

I remember when I had planned my first solo trip on the whim in 2018. I was working an evening shift in an internal medicine unit, on my...

Seeking a better life for yourself and your loved ones is a universal goal we all strive to achieve. This narrative reflects the lives of...

“One day, I’ll walk. Watch me, you’ll see. We’ll have a talk Over a cup of coffee” You had a fighting spirit, Unlimited hope One hard to...