DanRN’s Adventures

NB: I originally drafted this blog January 20, 2026, but only today decided to edit and post it. Part of the delay was dealing with the PTSD of my Manitoba nursing experience and moving on from my identity as a registered nurse. Ironically, the following news item was posted on CBC...and I would submit that nursing retention in Manitoba runs much deeper than just patient-nurse ratios: More Than Half of Manitoba's Nursing Gains Lost to Departures. Very soon after my last blog

I so remember the first days of my nursing education at the Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton - it was a mix of high anxiety and...

I remember one of my first post-RN classes at the University of Alberta when the professor introduced herself in what seemed a very...

It is not a coincidence that I start posting blogs on my experiences, observations, and perspectives on my career in nursing today - it...