Thoughts on COVID-19

As a Nurse Practitioner and a mom, so many different thought processes have gone on in my brain in regards to the current COVID-19 pandemic and I am sure I am not alone. If you had asked me 2 weeks ago what I thought about COVID-19, I would have told you that it doesn’t appearContinue reading “Thoughts on COVID-19”

Wellness Wednesday: Elderberry

As I’m trying to get more frequent in posting to my blog, I thought it would be nice to add some wellness tidbits that are helpful for medical professionals and parents alike. The thing I am going to focus on today is elderberry and its use in preventing and even helping treat respiratory illnesses, namelyContinue reading “Wellness Wednesday: Elderberry”

If I Were to Do it All Again…

An interesting question has been posed to me a few times in the past few weeks and I have been giving a lot of thought about it so I figured what better place to discuss my thoughts than here on the blog. The question that was presented, and I think many Nurse Practitioners have beenContinue reading “If I Were to Do it All Again…”

What’s with all that coughing and sneezing? It’s RSV season!

RSV season, it is probably one of the most dreaded times of year in pediatrics and many reports are showing that this season is one of the worst in years. As a former pediatric nurse, I can attest the dread of RSV season, all of the suctioning, transferring in and out of ICU for moreContinue reading “What’s with all that coughing and sneezing? It’s RSV season!”

Growing Pains…it’s Not Just a TV Show

Happy Saturday everyone! I have been thinking about the direction I want this blog to go and how it would be most helpful to nurse practitioners and moms alike. One thing I really would like to focus on is common health and wellness problems that come up in our kiddos and last night, my sonContinue reading “Growing Pains…it’s Not Just a TV Show”