piko. Japanese nurse·4d agoA coworker never says good morning back. I still say it.What a line from Kent Keith’s Paradoxical Commandments helped me put into words, as a nurse in Japan
piko. Japanese nurse·5d agoWhat do Japanese nurses actually eat during a shift?I can only speak for myself, but here’s my lunch, as a nurse in Japan
piko. Japanese nurse·Oct 25Marcus Aurelius told me to expect difficult people. I did, and it still hurt.A Roman emperor’s morning advice, tried by a nurse in JapanA response icon1A response icon1
piko. Japanese nurse·Oct 19Why Japanese nurses stay late, even when their own work is doneMy day shift ended at 5:15 p.m. What kept me there was often someone else’s work.
piko. Japanese nurse·Oct 10As a nurse in Japan, my hardest weeks were the ones with no night shiftsHow the three-shift rotation works in a Japanese hospital, hour by hour
Mzaidsharief·Aug 11I Worked Night Shift for Years — Here’s the System That Finally Made It SustainableIt wasn’t willpower. It wasn’t “getting used to it.” It was building an actual system.
Nurse Harjas·Jul 3Confessions of a Nurse: The Patient I Never Forgot Post#6“Every nurse has that one patient they never forget.”
InThe Imaginative NursebyThe Imaginative Nurse·Jun 5Imagination as HealingWe often think of healing as something that happens to the body. A wound closes, a fever breaks, a bone mends.
Nurse Harjas·Jun 3Confessions of a Nurse: I Still Remember Certain Patients Post#2Some people enter your life for a short time but leave a memory forever.
