I guess I know what I’ll be doing Saturday night—pretty much what I did two Saturday nights ago. Channel surfing. I’ll be watching to see if Congress acts on its healthcare reform legislation.
Commencement speech season heats up
By
Mary Gustafson
May 24, 2012
Since I am sucker for celebrity commencement addresses, mid- to late-May is like my own, personal Christmas.
Nurses still can’t get no respect in the news
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 18, 2018
Could it be that things have gotten worse for nurses mentioned in the news? Apparently so.
A good book’s unintended lesson and tears for a great friend
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 27, 2015
One of the best signs of a good book is its unplanned lessons. While its title might profess how to fix this or do better at that, a high-quality book also will lead the reader to enlightenment for reasons...
How one provider went out of its way to help those affected by the government shutdown
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 29, 2019
Seeing others hurt so badly by the just-ended (or at least temporarily on hold), government shutdown, it might be easy for some to say “not my problem.” But one busy, Illinois-based provider refused...
Is this job demeaning? That’s up for a judge to decide
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 15, 2023
An appellate judge in Illinois is in a position to right a very old wrong, to elevate the status of nursing home caregivers — and do so with legal authority.
The secret to success … you
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 30, 2017
Readers help make McKnight’s the outstanding professional news source it has become. So it is that we come to a recent email to the editor.
Meditation can help with back pain
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Mar 01, 2016
My first introduction to meditation was not in a peaceful, spa-like setting. There were no candles burning, and if there was any light music playing in the background I didn’t hear it.
Long-term care headed for a high-proof shot of reality?
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 20, 2020
I was taught long ago that liquor has a way of magnifying something that’s already there. A truly happy person will becomes extremely jocular and gregarious when drunk. On the other hand, an innately...
Managing family expectations in antibiotic reduction
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 24, 2018
It was different, and helpful, to hear Philip D. Sloane, M.D., MPH, a University of North Carolina Chapel Hill professor, discuss how to talk to families about antibiotic reduction during a McKnight’s...