Category: Patient Care

Can Error Reports Help Our Patients?

By Gayle Porter
September 29, 2023

Robust error reporting has done wonders for the health industry. We no longer need to guess when a problem could occur. Most clinical staff carry a mental list of

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Why Nurses Should Lead

By Gayle Porter
September 13, 2023

I see a lot of recommendations to enhance workplace empowerment and build nurse leaders to improve healthcare. And that’s good. But not for the reasons you might think. Let

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“Help, I Need a Bureaucrat!” A Healthcare Comedy.

By Gayle Porter
August 29, 2023

“Oh my, are you bleeding?” The nurse stood with her hands on her hips, assessing the situation. “Well, yes. I think so,” the patient replied. “I tried pressing the

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Misinformation: “Healthcare, We Have a Problem”

By Gayle Porter
August 17, 2023

One of the first moments I knew that my husband was “the one” was during a game of Balderdash. In this game, an unfamiliar word is read aloud, and

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What Burnout Isn’t

By Gayle Porter
August 1, 2023

We often talk about burnout like it’s something that can be cured with a little self-care. Take a day off, get a massage, listen to nature sounds during your

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Where Nurses Bury Their Stories

By Gayle Porter
July 3, 2023

As a nurse, she took children from their families and smuggled them in boxes and tool chests, placing them in a safe place until the end of the war.

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