Welcome to Nurse's Notebook^® 

Welcome to Nurse’s Notebook^®!  My goal is to provide health consumers like you with reliable health information and links to Internet resources so that you can make more informed choices about your own and your family’s health.

Welcome to participants in the Annual Women's Health Symposium at the 92nd Street Y!

Click here to get the ingredients for the home remedies.

Click here to get the article on the medical uses of vinegar

You can navigate the site with the menu at left.

Article Archive is the "table of contents" for the articles on this site.

For more information about my latest book, What Nurses Know and Doctors Don't Have Time to Tell You, click here.

"More than 20 years" experience

I have, let's just say, "more than 20" years’ experience in health care —̶  first as a respiratory therapist (RT), and then as both an RT and a registered nurse. I have published more than 150 articles in the professional literature for my colleagues, and I regularly provide continuing education lectures and seminars at national conventions across the country. I believe that, as a health care provider, I not only have a responsibility to stay up-to-date myself, but to also educate patients, and now, consumers nationwide. I also believe that if I can share my clinical knowledge with my professional colleagues, and that helps them provide better care, then ultimately their patients benefit. Those are the most important contributions I can make to health care.

Best Job in the World

I love what I do. After spending 12 years as an ER nurse (1990-2002) after practicing in critical care, pediatrics and general nursing practice, I became the volunteer health coordinator for the homeless shelter in my community. Currently, I am working with a development corporation in Connecticut to bring a federally funded community health center to the largest city in the state without one.

Join Me in a Profession That Touches Lives

Health care is a profession in which we can make a difference in people’s lives nearly every day. Sadly, fewer people are now choosing a career in the health professions. There are decreased enrollments in all health-related educational programs — not just nursing. Therefore, you will also find links here if you would like to join us in a career that is the toughest job you’ll ever love. There’s nothing like it, and I can’t imagine doing anything else.

With best wishes for good health,