Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC

Every year on the West Coast of Florida they hold a Grand Prix event in St. Petersburg. On the East Coast of Florida, they hold the Daytona 500. Now, I will admit, this hasn’t been a sport I get excited...

You ever wonder about the fascination about Hot Pockets? To me, I suppose the allure is that it promises immediate satisfaction.

I think everyone has heard the expression, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” Right? Though the idea of eating an elephant makes me want to become a vegetarian. (But I digress.) OK,...

It seems almost daily we are hit by news where someone or something is trying to rob us of our happiness. We barely survived the pandemic while losing our staff and having to deal with an agency that will...

I think a lot of us were a little ticked off with the State of the Union address and the administration’s focus on improving the quality of care provided in America’s nursing homes.  We all know we...

Let’s face it. Unless you’re the character Sheldon from the show “The Big Bang Theory” or “Young Sheldon,” most of us really hate to take tests.  So, those of us in this profession got a little...

Keeping up with the constantly changing guidance between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regulations would make even a rocket scientist’s...

I was reading an item in the McKnight’s Clinical Daily newsletter and it totally touched on one of my pet peeves. It’s a habit we just can’t seem to get nurses and families to break. And it may be...

If ever there were a time for a do-over, it’s now. I mean, every time we think we are coming down the hill, we have to climb the fiery heights of Mount Doom* once again. (*fictional volcano in J. R....

‘Twas the morning of Christmas, when all through the buildingNo staff member was sitting, but everyone scurrying.The residents were washed and groomed with care,Knowing that visitors (finally) soon...