Department: Bedside Stories

In this case, a man's chemical dependence is a good thing!

A doctor discusses choosing geriatrics as a second specialty, and the benefits of home visits for seniors.

Lonni Trykowski is a PT. This is her poem about the elderly and her place in their world. For now, she is an outsider, but, one day, she knows she will take their place.

Security staff expect to have to deal with troublemakers, but not one like Emily.

A specialist in geriatric psychiatry discusses the joys and challenges of his career.

He remembers them, but do they remember him? A young respiratory therapist wonders about his patients' fates.

A clinical pharmacist talks about how he became interested in geriatric pharmacotherapy, and the field's challenges and rewards.

The lesson of one "non-compliant" patient …

Can a bit of laughter help on the road to recovery from a mental breakdown?

A GNP discusses what led her to specialize in geriatrics, and why she loves her career.

Saying thank-you is one thing, but what this nurse was offered should have been on The Sopranos!

Waiting for test results is often worse than hearing the results.

Nursing in Canada's far north is full of adventures. Read some first-hand accounts from nurses.

A woman works to defeat chronic back pain.

How many wedding party members can you sneak into a small, private hospital room?

A healthcare professional reflects on the different forms of quiet, and the effect they have in her life.

A look at WSPEs – some causes and implications, and what can be done to prevent them.

From animals to imposters, here are a few tales of some odd hospital "visitors."

According to Michael Moreton, even getting undressed can send you to the ER.

We've all heard of doctors making house calls, but what about OR nurses making barn calls?