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A Nurse Yet Unable to Care for One’s Own Family

A Nurse Yet Unable to Care for One’s Own Family

This story is not mainstream, yet common among nurses who left home and family to pursue opportunities abroad. Why did they leave their families, you ask? So that they can provide better futures for those very same loved ones. Sure, those nurses, myself included, are able to earn better wages and have better means to provide for those they have left behind. However, at what cost? Leaving the Family for Greener Pastures If you happen to be working with a…

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Soliloquy of an Old Fart Nurse

Soliloquy of an Old Fart Nurse

First and foremost, let me just premise that this blog post is a spur of the moment thing. It is unplanned and is not supposed to see the light of day had Facebook not Zucked (insert rolling of eyeballs emoji here)! Long story short, it irritates the old-fart nurse in me that I am not able to say thank you individually to those who wished me “Happy Birthday!” Yes, it is my birthday. A half-a-century old! One of my friends…

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