There are countless stories that we share at Guardian Nurses. Stories of our patients and their families, of nurses, of providers like nurse practitioners and physicians, and of other members of our big, confusing healthcare system. Given our role in our...
I don’t know many women who would turn down roses or chocolate on Valentine’s Day. But during Heart Month, after you deliver the roses and chocolate, let’s talk about women’s heart health. Many people believe that heart disease is...
When you were growing up, how many times did your mother tell you to wash your hands? It was likely one of the early lessons our parents and teachers taught us. We know that feces (aka ‘poop’) from people or animals is an important source of germs. A...
The Thanksgiving holiday typically signals the season of celebration and holidays—Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwaanza. But for many, the darker, colder days herald another type of period: one of fatigue, lethargy and depression. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD —...
Hospitals, both pediatric and adult, are filled beyond capacity, patients are waiting in already-overcrowded emergency rooms. Nurses are being assigned more patients than is safe. And thus begins a flu season that’s hitting harder and earlier than usual. There’s...
Since 1985, October has had a special recognition of being Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Maybe you’ve noticed the color pink everywhere. Likely everyone reading this has had someone they love diagnosed with breast cancer. And many of those same folks have also...
