Off the Chart

It's time to get that flu shot ... this won't hurt a bit!

When it comes to fall recipes, I tend to think of warm comfort foods. Anything cranberry works - sweet or savory! And bring on the sweet...

This one is my favorite — a trick gone wrong! Happy Halloween! Brandon's Story At my old hospital, one of our older EM docs, Dr. Lang was...

This one from an ICU nurse is the spookiest of them all. Thanks a lot Truman! (I may have to sleep with the light on tonight.) Truman's...

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...

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...

Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. allspice 1/4 tsp. ground cloves...

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...

"How can you tell the regular thermometers from the rectal ones again?"

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...

Part 2 - Elote! Elote, commonly called Mexican Street Corn, is a grilled corn smothered in a creamy mayo sauce and topped with chili...

Let's take a break from Covid to talk about this - the latest on our Hot Topics in Healthcare page. 32-year-old British nurse Lucy Letby...

Part I: Spicy Grilled Corn on the Cob Because, let's face it, it just wouldn't be summer without fresh corn, and when the summer months...

"I'll give it to you straight, this disease is almost impossible to pronounce!"

Just recently, I was talking to someone who told me, "Before I read your book, I had no idea just how serious diabetes is!" And I...

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

"How do you know this isn't the button for the nurse's station?"