Opinions and Editorials

Background  In the classic children’s book “Chicken Little”, a naive young bird is struck by a falling acorn and believes it is a sign that a disaster is about to occur. “The sky is falling!” Little declares, then convinces some of the other barnyard animals to go see the King about the problem. Like many…

Rita D’Aoust, PhD, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN The nursing profession faces a multifaceted problem that extends far beyond hospital wards and clinical settings. While much attention has been focused on the critical shortage of bedside nurses—with projections indicating the world may be short 5.7 million nurses by 2030 (Bean, 2020)—a parallel and equally concerning…

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the verb “swindle” as the use of deception to take money or property from someone. Nurses and other healthcare providers in the United States have endured decades of attempts to swindle them out of their money and their livelihood by using the deceptive argument that healthcare should be “free”. Often, these…

I write this on the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States that brought down the Twin Towers in Manhattan and killed almost 3,000 people. Today, I am also reflecting on a singular murder that occurred yesterday. Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated during an appearance at a…