the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

nancy nurse

  • sorting the new variant.

    Our society has seemingly developed a sort of “COVID information fatigue,” with people prone to just tune out the news and warnings as things change with the – very much ongoing – pandemic situation. I totally get it; I’m worn out with it too. We all are. Unfortunately,  just checking out of the news is… Read more

  • some levity for this time.

    I awakened in the late AM on my weird sleep schedule to the world on fire on Friday with abortion and gun control and the news and social media moving ninety to nothing and just unrest all around. As it happens, this summer is kind of a weird and heavy time in my work where… Read more

  • following the trial of a fatal medication error – both as a nurse and as an inpatient.

    Back in 2019, I wrote a lengthy post about a nurse who made a medication. . . error?. . . that resulted in a patient death. However, the case was extreme – negligence to say the least – and it was just horrifying to read, well beyond what any nurse would call a simple “error”… Read more

  • When Is A Medication Error A Crime?

    In the past few days, I’ve been drawn in to the case of RaDonda Vaught, a registered nurse who worked at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and was indicted for reckless homicide related to the death of a 75 year old patient who passed away as the result of a medication error and subsequent possible negligent… Read more