Maxine Alexander: My First Black Friend, Racism & Health Problems
This blog post reflects on the author’s childhood friendship with Maxine Alexander, a Black classmate, and explores the enduring connection between racism and health problems, highlighting the need for more awareness and compassion in healthcare.
“I’ve never seen a family interview”: Three Approaches to Transform Practice!
Transforming nursing practice through three key approaches—video observation, simulated interviews, and real-life family interactions—to integrate therapeutic conversations and family-centered care.
“Because She Knows Me”: A Poignant Commendation for a Cardiac Family Nurse
A powerful reflection on the impact of therapeutic conversations in family nursing, highlighting how a cardiac patient’s trust in his nurse—because “she knows me”—became a profound testament to the healing power of compassionate care.
The Kindness of Strangers and its Application to Family Nursing Practice: What I learned from walking the Camino Frances!
The kindness of strangers on the Camino Frances offers profound insights for family nursing practice, emphasizing the importance of curiosity, compassion, and non-judgmental care in healing relationships.
The Passing of My Father: Nurses’ Empathic Eyes, Actions, and Words
Nurses’ empathic eyes, actions, and words provided profound comfort during my father’s final days, highlighting the power of compassion in end-of-life care.
A Problem of Loving too Much!!
Loving too much can lead to illness, as seen in the case of a Japanese couple where one partner’s excessive worry and self-neglect caused physical and emotional distress, teaching the importance of balancing love for others with self-care.
My New Favorite Leonardo: “The key chain to Mother”
This blog post shares a touching story of a young man named Leonardo from Brazil who devoted himself to caring for his ill mother, earning the author’s admiration and replacing her previous favorite Leonardo, the actor.
Skills for Seniors Caring for Seniors
This blog post reflects on the personal experience of becoming a senior daughter caring for an elderly father, highlighting the challenges and insights gained from balancing personal caregiving with professional skills for seniors.
Flight Plans: A Metaphor for Correcting Mistakes and Errors
This blog post uses the metaphor of flight plans to explore how making small, consistent corrections in our personal and professional lives can help us achieve our desired goals and improve relationships with families in healthcare settings.