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Language and Communication | Communication | Health Care | International Nursing | nurse | Nurse Stories | Nursing in the Middle East

Maalish: The Word That Changed Everything

ByLen Corpuz, BSN, RN June 16, 2025June 17, 2025

The Patient Everyone Warned Me About Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him give me a slow head-to-toe scan like he was…

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Health Care | Bullying | nurse | Nurse Stories | nursing

Nurses Eat Their Young: Bullying The New Nurse

ByLen Corpuz, BSN, RN April 6, 2025April 8, 2025

The Breaking Point “Where is she?” I heard my coworkers calling me as they passed the closet. I was on the other side of that…

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Clockzilla The Time Bandit: My Frenemy in the Nursing Home
Nurse Stories | Just for Laughs | nurse | nursing | Nursing Home/LTC/Rehab Cntr

Clockzilla The Time Bandit: My Frenemy in the Nursing Home

ByLen Corpuz, BSN, RN March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

When Time Stands Still “What in the…” I mumbled, my face a canvas of frustration. I looked at the clock and sighed. It showed that…

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Nursing Home/LTC/Rehab Cntr | Health Care | International Nursing | nurse | nursing

Nursing Homes, SNFs, LTCs, And More: What Nurses Need To Know

ByLen Corpuz, BSN, RN February 9, 2025February 10, 2025

When I signed my contract to work in a nursing facility, I thought I knew what to expect: elderly residents needing care, and routine tasks….

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Dialysis | Health Care | International Nursing | nurse | Nurse Stories | nursing | Pain Points

Rough Hands, Soft Heart: The Unseen Beauty of Nurse’s Hands

ByLen Corpuz, BSN, RN August 18, 2024February 1, 2025

A Subway Encounter I was in the subway today, and in true New Yorker fashion, I kept my eyes focused straight ahead, anywhere but on…

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