I Dare You to Drink the Vinegar

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed when I realize everything that I do not know. Sometimes I feel like I have not even scratched the surface of everything that I think I should know to be a great registered nurse. Over my few years of experience I have come to realize that being a registered nurse necessitates keeping up to date with the latest practice guidelines and trends. This means reading the research, going to conferences, participating in education sessions about the latest products and practice and reading the policy and procedure as it is changed and updated in facilities and health care regions. This is not an easy task. In fact, I am starting to realize this is a huge challenge in an age when funding dollars are being cut for educators and education. When I embarked on my journey into HIV nursing I definitely viewed it (and still view it) as an opportunity for new learning but four months into this new job I feel like there have not really been proper supports to engage in adeq...

As a society are we progressing or just changing? The term progress indicates that there is betterment. But is there more happiness, love and hope and less suffering? I think that many could make the argument that there is more suffering and less care and compassion now than a hundred years ago. Are we better today than were were a fifty, a hundred or a thousand years ago? I guess that depends on how you define the term better.