The office I work in is small: there’s a receptionist, two nurses, and a doctor. That’s it! It’s the four of us who keep the clinic going on a daily basis. We each embody different jobs so that everything runs smoothly. Our receptionist does a multitude of tasks that include answering phone calls, scheduling appointments,…
The upcoming holiday season has everyone at my work in a good mood. Working in outpatient medicine, the office is closed on major holidays. Employees get some extra time for celebrating and relaxing with family. Who doesn’t get excited about that? I’m definitely looking forward to having time off, but I’m a little sad about…
I’d like to share a quote I came across the other day and I wish I would have seen this when I was writing one of my first blogs. The one that discussed how death is inevitable and bodily deterioration is certain. It’s always good to come back and be reminded of a topic, though,…
Way back in the archives of my blog files, I talked about the “core virtues” that guided my studies in nursing school: a list of attributes that were deemed necessary for a nurse to exemplify. I mentioned three (humility, intellectual honesty, and compassion) that seemed particularly important in my nursing career at that point. Recent…