When I first started out in healthcare, I actually asked a nun if she was sexually active. I didn’t know she was a nun, obviously.

I had a 10 year-old girl with mid-shaft femur fracture, which we didn’t know at first. She skiied into a tree and my partner and I were first on scene. She was crying, yet not hysterical. She was complaining of leg pain, yet not a specific area. I did a primary assessment and trapped the location of the injury to the…

I “love” the patients who tell me their pain is 10/10 and they are not even short of breath. Buddy, if your pain was REALLY 10/10, you wouldn’t be laughing and snapchatting. Nexxxxxt.

Many companies require their employees to have a yearly physical. As a healthcare professional, I have noticed an increasing number of companies requiring a continine/nicotine blood test as part of their employee’s annual exam. If their employee tests negative this year, they do not have to have the test repeated the…

Three years ago I dropped my cable and home internet services and selected a larger mobile data package. (I haven’t had a landline in years.) This allows me to use my phone as a hot spot for my iPad or laptop - as well as save a great deal of money. This may not work for everyone, yet as an empty-nester, it works well…