Off the Chart

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When I think of my favorite memory, I can't help but think of 105-year-old Olga. She was a very large-boned, strong-accented, and very...

As a new RN in a large midwestern hospital, I started on the 8-hour night shift of a busy MedSurg telemetry floor. Inexperience led me to...

It was an embarrassing moment for Dr. Bob...

My favorite story is when the ICU night shift nurses advocated for a twenty-five-year-old woman with cardiomyopathy. Her heart was so...

The spookiest night of the year is nearly upon us, and although I don't do spooky (not well anyway), I'll admit some weird stuff happens...

Butternut Squash, Coconut, and Ginger Muffins These are seriously the bomb! Fresh butternut squash makes them healthy, crunchy brown...

For those of you that have not yet had a chance to read my book, Off the Chart A Nurse's Journey of Heart and Humor, here's a story from...

Ok, hear me out. Let's make a call light design so that if you push it more than 2 times an hour, a little dose of Ativan gets nebulized...

We started off our day with a drive from Santa Maria, California to Long Beach, California to board the cruise ship sailing to Cabo San...

There has been a lot of controversy regarding the necessity of masks since this whole Covid thing began, and I'll admit, I've had my...

I know we're told not to get too close to our patients, but there are some we just have a special connection with. Val was a favorite...

"Please don't pray for healing. If it works, your insurance won't know who to reimburse and it messes up our accounting system."

When Holly Corbin, a 42-year-old registered nurse, was on her way to her job at the Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital in New York...

(Too cute not to share!)

"Excuse me. The machine is making a funny noise and the little light is going in a straight line."

When it comes to Off the Chart stories of Heart and Humor - this one's pretty funny! This is the story of my worst shift on a Med Surg...

If you've heard the tales from those that have worked the E.R. on the 4th, you just might agree that it's probably best to leave the...

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