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ethics, general, others' e-patient stories, shared decision making

Kari Ulrich: Experienced from both sides of the bed

Kathleen O'Malley | November 11, 2011

This guest post by Kari Ulrich, RN, originally appeared in a fibromuscular dysplasia e-patients’ blog. The November 2011 issue of Reader’s Digest reads in big, bold print, “50 Secrets Nurses Won’t Tell You.” Articles like this create fear and mistrust in the patient community.

ER tweet: “If my husband dies, I’m going to go [eff]ing ballistic”

Jon Lebkowsky | February 1, 2010

When Benn Rosales had a heart attack in December, his wife Lani, a very active member of the Twitterati, tweeted throughout the experience. Afterward she thought to compile those tweets as a record of Benn’s e-patient experience: “this hospital is understaffed and we’re being sh*t on because of it. if my husband dies i’m going [...]