Nurses

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.

What would a checklist for patients look like?

e-Patient Dave | March 17, 2010

This springs up from a Twitter discussion this morning. It’s Atul Gawande’s fault, for his book “Checklists.” :-) Forward-thinking clinicians are doing it; participatory patients should to. Let’s get to work.