I was wide awake this morning at 0230. As is normal, I rolled over and blindly reached for my iPhone, figuring that if I couldn’t sleep, I would at least make good use of my sleeplessness and catch up on my RSS feed reading.
The moment I read the post title, which simply said something [...]

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For those of you who are unfamiliar with the blog Six Until Me, you should take the time to check it out.  Not only is the author, Kerri, a gifted writer, she brings something a bit unique to the world of blogging, a patient’s perspective on diabetes.
I have not one, but two friends who use [...]

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What is the difference between a PA (physician’s assistant) and a NP (nurse practitioner)?
I get this question A LOT. Surprisingly enough, it is not just from those outside of the healthcare realm, it comes from my peers as well.
As I was looking for some sassy graphic to go with a post about my first [...]

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About a year ago, I had a poly-trauma patient (MVC) who happened to be a tattoo artist by trade. As the stereotype goes, this guy was a walking advertisement for his craft. He happened to be in his mid twenties and co-owner of a very successful studio.

As fate would have it, this patient [...]

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After being away for Paramedic School, I returned home to the pile of mail I was dreading. Fortunately, in it was the information on the AAOS conference in February. Interesting to see my name in the program as a speaker. Guess I grew up at some point and didn’t realize it.

By the [...]

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Yesterday while at Sharks’ Cove, I wandered up to the car to get my towel and rinse off by myself. Three girls hobbled by, two helping the third who was limping in the middle. They were all islanders, 13 and 14 years old. A second girl had blood all over her thigh. [...]

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As of 6 Aug 06 I am Flight Nurse Emily. *the crowd goes wild*

Actually, I am feeling quite reserved about the entire thing for some strange reason. Everything I have done since 1997 has been preparing me to get to this point. My last flight as an Army Medic was the summer [...]

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Never in my entire life have I had not only things go well for me, but for everyone around me as well.

Kevin found out he got into CRNA school…at UPenn no less.

David got offered a position at a company making a lot more than he was at his old company…and will be getting the BlackBerry, [...]

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You know, I almost didn’t add that gaudy list of credentials to the post about my issues with the Army Reserves. All of my professional accomplishments have been influenced by my Army experiences in a very positive way and I wanted to give credit where credit is due.

It is funny. When I was [...]

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The good news is that I survived the interview. The bad news is that they gave me a written exam with a SHIT load of cardiology and pediatrics on it.

Have I expressed my deep and unmoving dislike of cardiology??? Kiddos? No problems. I suck at the pedi portion, but that is [...]

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