What this blog is all about

Hello!
My name is Emily. I'm 24, I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing this past December, 2009, with a second major in Philosophy. I have recently started my very first nursing job, as an RN, and I'm very excited about what this new life will be for me. I have been tossing around the idea of starting a blog about my adventures of being a new nurse for quite a while and decided only today to actually do it. Because of my philosophy background, I am extremely interested in the ethics of healthcare that are omnipresent in hospitals. I realize that I have a different perspective of what that means being a healthcare worker and not a patient or the family of patients. I also see, firsthand, the effects of government and insurance companies on patient's care and the ability for healthcare workers to get what patient's need. The recent healthcare bill that passed in US late last night is really the reason why I'm going to start this blog. I will be a brand new nurse, experiencing the changes this bill will have on healthcare. The past year and a half I have not had health insurance because I have been in school and am "too old" to stay on my parent's insurance. I have been working in hospitals that entire time with school, and as a patient care tech. The healthcare bill will effect all of us, and it will effect me as well, as a citizen who has not had insurance. In this blog, I want to discuss my experiences as new nurse: the things I learn, the people I deal with (without revealing any patient information of course), the new changes that happen, and what it means to patients and healthcare workers. I wish to explore what it means being human while being healthy, and while being ill. I want to reveal the inner workings of hospitals so that everyone has a better understanding of what happens there. I also want to address (as best I can... I'm no politician) how the healthcare bill has effected my end as a healthcare worker, as well as an uninsured citizen. I love discussing what I do as a nurse, usually to the disgust of my friends and family who are not in healthcare, because I am really passionate about this topic. I hope this will be informative and interesting to everyone else as much as it is to me.

Thank you,
Emily

CNN Coverage of Health Care Bill

A little outdated, but funny, Onion coverage