Clinical Practice
Feature
by: Maricel Perez Vigueras
Another visit home has come to an end, and I say goodbye to my family. I look out the airplane window and see Mexico City’s lights slowly getting smaller as we ascend, eventually fading to complete darkness. As I wipe my tears, a thought comes to mind: Will it ever get easier? My mind races as ...
In the End
by: Jennifer Murphy-Novak
The speed with which I am compressing during CPR switches to the rhythm of the pop song playing on the clock radio by Tony’s* bed.
Feature
by: Jonathan Sher
As a child, Connie Cameron was inspired by the nurses who cared for her, and says they are the reason she's an RN at SickKids today.
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There was only one way eight-year-old ...
Feature
by: Jonathan Sher
Registered Nurse Journal (RNJ): What is your research telling you about the relationship between nurse practitioners, health outcomes and costs?
Peter Buerhaus (PB): The cost for the services provided by nurse practitioners is (10 to 30 per cent) lower than that provided by physicians, even when controlling for fact...
Feature
by: Daniel Punch
Jane Rajah could see her sister Anne slipping away.
A long and complex history of health problems had already robbed the 52-year-old of a successful career in the financial industry. Diabetes, weight problems, and struggles with mental health and addiction took their toll, and things only got worse after gastric bypass ...
Column
by: Angela Cooper Brathwaite
In the last issue of the journal, I hinted that I like to describe myself as a servant leader.
RN Profile
by: Victoria Alarcon
Growing up, Kayla King didn’t always know she wanted to be a nurse. Undecided between hairdressing, cooking and nursing, she took a chance on the latter when she saw the options for growth and the connection to science – a long-time interest.