I was sitting behind the desk at a nursing station the other day writing up charts when a man
approached a nurse at the other end of the desk. It seemed that an elderly relative had just …

The yellow folder sat on the table between us. It was the white elephant in the room, acting
simultaneously as a beacon and an omen. I watched as her weathered hands fingered its …

29 rating policies from Yale, Stanford, Memorial Sloan Kettering and others. Further impetus
for change will likely be forthcoming if, as expected, the Association of American Medical …

Anticipating a bar of chocolate, I was about to protest weakly while grabbing it with both
hands when he produced a small metal object similar to a cigarette case. Inside was a glass …

Although the Aegean sun has set on the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, here is a report on a
minor pharmaceutical scandal that occurred during the games. While watching the …

Spirit of ammonia is the best thing to clean hair-brushes with, as it does not soften the
bristles like soap or soda. If a teaspoonful of ammonia is mixed with a quart cf water, the …

Answer: It's good to do a spring-cleaning. Look closely in your medicine cabinets at home
and take inventory. What medications are you storing? How long have you been storing …

Powder flew into the air as the size 7-and-a-half latex glove snapped snuggly onto my right
hand. I jockeyed sideways, turned and then sunk my left hand into its awaiting outstretched …

I share the concern of Drs. Hofer, Kerr, and Hayward that the “error movement” in health care
may result in ill-conceived measurement and classification of human error. I am particularly …

First of all, I am going to tell you a story–a parable–about the princess who wanted the
moon. She was the daughter of an extremely powerful emperor. She asked him if she could …