Words from Rosie
When You Love Unconditionally
Do you ever wonder why people help a total stranger? Do you ask yourself why is it that some people have babies and some who want them cannot? It is sad when these circumstances of infertility happen and a couple feels that they do not have anywhere to turn. Rosie...
read moreThe Pain of a Child and Jean Watson’s Theory
What a difficult job it is for nurses that take care of kids that are in pain; these nurses make a difference in each child’s life that they touch. Jean Watson’s theory of human caring is a good example of our human caring for others. Jean Watson’s theory of human...
read moreDealing with Pain and Activities of Daily Living
When someone is in pain, the painful stimulation must be removed in order for them to function. In looking at the activities of daily living such as hair brushing, dressing, and many others, makes anyone in pain lack motivation to function. When physical therapy...
read moreTheoretical Models and Research
There are several theorists that can fit the neonatal population, but the one that I am selecting today is Florence Nightingale. Although she is one of the oldest theorists, her model can still be applied to everyday nursing. All patients are prone to getting an...
read morePoetic Justice Years Later
This is going to be a long blog, not my typical type, but I wanted to share this with you, my readers because sometimes we hold on to things and realize years later, we did not need to. There are times when people cross our paths and deliberately hurt us in such a way...
read moreA Christmas Blessing
I still often wonder about my purpose in God’s ministry. Most recently, I discovered one of my purposes. I will share a good story that is worth telling. A story where the lives of people come together, sometimes in difficult circumstances and individuals ask...
read moreWhen Your Christmas Wish Does Not Come True
Christmas is a very hard time when people are going through a divorce. I often ask myself why do children have to endure a divorce, especially during the holidays. Most recently as I was on line waiting to see Santa with my little one, a little boy about 8 yrs old...
read moreChristmas Ghosts and Miracles
Every year author Rosie Moore writes encouraging messages daily for the 25 day countdown to Christmas. This year she was preoccupied with the new ventures in life and she almost let the year go by without writing, but as she pondered on the thought, she wanted to...
read moreNursing Diversity
Nurses need to be culturally sensitive to patients, just because it is something that we do not do in our day to day lives, does not mean that someone else does not do it for religious or cultural beliefs (Alligood, 2010). We cannot assume that because someone looks...
read moreStrategies on Cultural Competence
In my own nursing career as a supervisor for field case managers, I have encountered patients and staff that come from diverse cultures. Every two weeks, our entire region would participate in Grand Rounds and during those rounds, our medical director reviewed four...
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