Theresa Brown
@theresabrown.bsky.social
If the American Hospital Association is supporting the idea of supporting working nurses instead of bringing in travelers or temps, we are seeing a sea change in the understanding of nurses' value. May it last--because nurses are the heart of healthcare.
November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If the American Hospital Association is supporting the idea of supporting working nurses instead of bringing in travelers or temps, we are seeing a sea change in the understanding of nurses' value. May it last--because nurses are the heart of healthcare.
This week "The Healing Newsletter" is about real healing. For 8 years I've lived with post-surgical pain following my lumpectomy for breast cancer. Acupuncture and physical therapy have made that pain melt away. Read about it here--maybe you can be pain-free, too! open.substack.com/pub/theresab...
I don't have to live with post-surgical pain and maybe you don't either.
New column in Cancer Nursing Today
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October 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This week "The Healing Newsletter" is about real healing. For 8 years I've lived with post-surgical pain following my lumpectomy for breast cancer. Acupuncture and physical therapy have made that pain melt away. Read about it here--maybe you can be pain-free, too! open.substack.com/pub/theresab...
Psst...I cancelled my @spotify.com subscription because they're running ads for ICE. Pass it on.
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Psst...I cancelled my @spotify.com subscription because they're running ads for ICE. Pass it on.
Loved this conversation with other @nytimes.com bestselling medical writers. Thanks @blreview.bsky.social for bringing us together. The video is below.
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Crafting a Story of Illness: Conversations on Creative Writing in Healthcare
YouTube video by Bellevue Literary Review
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October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Loved this conversation with other @nytimes.com bestselling medical writers. Thanks @blreview.bsky.social for bringing us together. The video is below.
youtu.be/IFXH7TDk81M?...
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I can't believe it's come to this--that we will let Native Americans, and lots of other Americans, starve to fund tax cuts for people who already have more money than they know what to do with. Going hungry in the richest country in the world. SMH.
If SNAP (aka food stamps) runs out of funding on Nov 1 due to the government shutdown, over 1 million Native Americans could lose their benefits. That is 24% of Native American households.
Over one million American Indian, Alaska Natives at risk if SNAP funding lapses - ICT
SNAP is often more accessible than commodities for Native people, especially those in urban areas
ictnews.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I can't believe it's come to this--that we will let Native Americans, and lots of other Americans, starve to fund tax cuts for people who already have more money than they know what to do with. Going hungry in the richest country in the world. SMH.
I'm no fan of #Pinktober, but this October the pain from my #breastcancer lumpectomy...disappeared. Read my column in Cancer Nursing Today about acupuncture and physical therapy for post-lumpectomy pain. www.cancernursingtoday.com/post/patient...
Patients With Breast Cancer Don’t Have to Live With Pain | Cancer Nursing Today
I urge patients with breast cancer and clinicians reading this column to use Pinktober to start conversations about postsurgical pain.
www.cancernursingtoday.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm no fan of #Pinktober, but this October the pain from my #breastcancer lumpectomy...disappeared. Read my column in Cancer Nursing Today about acupuncture and physical therapy for post-lumpectomy pain. www.cancernursingtoday.com/post/patient...
This breaks my heart. I've never worked in an ER, but being a BMT nurse was pretty tough. #Nurses are worth their weight in gold and hospital administrators need to care for struggling nurses if they want those nurses to care well for patients.
www.huffpost.com/entry/er-nur...
www.huffpost.com/entry/er-nur...
Nurses Reveal What It's Really Like To Work In An ER Right Now — And The Stories Are Brutal
Emergency room nurses reveal the realities they navigate on a daily basis, and why the experiences stay with them long after their shifts end.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This breaks my heart. I've never worked in an ER, but being a BMT nurse was pretty tough. #Nurses are worth their weight in gold and hospital administrators need to care for struggling nurses if they want those nurses to care well for patients.
www.huffpost.com/entry/er-nur...
www.huffpost.com/entry/er-nur...
#Nurse here. If you don't have your health you have nothing. The U.S. can definitely afford to give all our citizens health care. We should see it as a badge of honor to take care of our own people.
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#Nurse here. If you don't have your health you have nothing. The U.S. can definitely afford to give all our citizens health care. We should see it as a badge of honor to take care of our own people.
We've known for years that night shift is bad for people's health. There are ways to make night shifts safer for workers--allow naps, stagger shifts--which would cost money. But worth it: #Nurses & all night shift workers shouldn't have jobs that make them sick.
www.geneonline.com/night-shifts...
www.geneonline.com/night-shifts...
Night Shifts Linked to Reduced Heart Rate Variability in Nurses, Study Finds - GeneOnline News
A recent observational clinical study has examined the […]
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October 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We've known for years that night shift is bad for people's health. There are ways to make night shifts safer for workers--allow naps, stagger shifts--which would cost money. But worth it: #Nurses & all night shift workers shouldn't have jobs that make them sick.
www.geneonline.com/night-shifts...
www.geneonline.com/night-shifts...
Sunday Social Media Day of Rest. My dog is ready for fall!
October 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Sunday Social Media Day of Rest. My dog is ready for fall!
Health care cannot be for profit--making as much money as possible and caring for the very sick are not compatible. We need laws to get private equity and profiteering out of #healthcare. @theguardian.com
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Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study
Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals
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October 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Health care cannot be for profit--making as much money as possible and caring for the very sick are not compatible. We need laws to get private equity and profiteering out of #healthcare. @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Celebrating @blreview new issue ANIMALIA! My dog is eager to read it, too.
October 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Celebrating @blreview new issue ANIMALIA! My dog is eager to read it, too.
Stigma against getting help for a mental health issue plagues surgical #nurses From my experience, that stigma plagues all nurses. We're supposed to be tough enough to withstand whatever the job throws at us. But no nurse is a superhero & sometimes we need help.
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Burnout and the stigma of help-seeking in nurses: A cross-sectional study
The aim of this study is to examine the association between burnout and the stigma of seeking professional psychological help among nurses working in …
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October 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Stigma against getting help for a mental health issue plagues surgical #nurses From my experience, that stigma plagues all nurses. We're supposed to be tough enough to withstand whatever the job throws at us. But no nurse is a superhero & sometimes we need help.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Love this book write-up from a librarian in Cedar Rapids, who offered a list of books for women about breast cancer. I hope that whoever reads my book @algonquinbooks.bsky.social finds it helpful. Being a patient is hard, but if I can do it, so can you!
@thegazette.com
@thegazette.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Love this book write-up from a librarian in Cedar Rapids, who offered a list of books for women about breast cancer. I hope that whoever reads my book @algonquinbooks.bsky.social finds it helpful. Being a patient is hard, but if I can do it, so can you!
@thegazette.com
@thegazette.com
Ugh. What's with Republicans wanting to make health insurance too expensive for millions of Americans? Oh right, lack of empathy. I'd be so proud to live in a country that actually cared for all of its citizens, regardless of their politics.
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ugh. What's with Republicans wanting to make health insurance too expensive for millions of Americans? Oh right, lack of empathy. I'd be so proud to live in a country that actually cared for all of its citizens, regardless of their politics.
LOVE this story about NFL players who become #nurses @nytimes.com It shows how tough and strong nurses have to be. Also, that men are needed in nursing. Welcome!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
The N.F.L. to Nursing Pipeline
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
LOVE this story about NFL players who become #nurses @nytimes.com It shows how tough and strong nurses have to be. Also, that men are needed in nursing. Welcome!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
Great explanation! It's been said over and over again, but is worth repeating: The US is the only industrialized country that doesn't provide some form of universal health care to its citizens. It's embarrassing that we're so stingy and incompetent we can't care for our own people.
like yeah sure the ACA was far from perfect (although “expansion of the welfare state was hard fought but woefully incomplete” is basically the history of american social policy), but it is difficult to overstate how important the Medicaid expansion has been to expanding health care access
October 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Great explanation! It's been said over and over again, but is worth repeating: The US is the only industrialized country that doesn't provide some form of universal health care to its citizens. It's embarrassing that we're so stingy and incompetent we can't care for our own people.
"The Hidden Signs of Nurse Burnout"
Info for hospital managers: if nurses aren't getting vacation, breaks during shift & aren't able to leave work on time, burnout rates go up.
It's simple: care for your nurses so they can care for patients. @nurseorg.bsky.social
nurse.org/news/laudio-...
Info for hospital managers: if nurses aren't getting vacation, breaks during shift & aren't able to leave work on time, burnout rates go up.
It's simple: care for your nurses so they can care for patients. @nurseorg.bsky.social
nurse.org/news/laudio-...
95,000 Nurses, 8 Warning Signs: The Hidden Signs of Nurse Burnout
Discover how the 2025 Laudio and AONL report uses operational metrics to identify nurse burnout risk and help hospital leaders take proactive steps for nurse wellness and retention.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"The Hidden Signs of Nurse Burnout"
Info for hospital managers: if nurses aren't getting vacation, breaks during shift & aren't able to leave work on time, burnout rates go up.
It's simple: care for your nurses so they can care for patients. @nurseorg.bsky.social
nurse.org/news/laudio-...
Info for hospital managers: if nurses aren't getting vacation, breaks during shift & aren't able to leave work on time, burnout rates go up.
It's simple: care for your nurses so they can care for patients. @nurseorg.bsky.social
nurse.org/news/laudio-...
I was there in Pittsburgh!
October 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I was there in Pittsburgh!
Sunday Social Media Day of Rest! I made bread today—a great activity for a rainy fall weekend. Hugs!
October 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sunday Social Media Day of Rest! I made bread today—a great activity for a rainy fall weekend. Hugs!
I'm protesting tomorrow at #NoKings because I believe America really is the land of the free and the home of the brave. I believe in Americans and we believe in democracy and liberty and justice for all. www.nokings.org#map
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I'm protesting tomorrow at #NoKings because I believe America really is the land of the free and the home of the brave. I believe in Americans and we believe in democracy and liberty and justice for all. www.nokings.org#map
It's good people keep writing articles like this because it's scary that half of our health care workforce is thinking about leaving. But are hospital administrators paying attention? Or do they not care as long as the money rolls in?
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Why so many doctors and nurses are walking away from health care jobs
Health care workers throughout the US are thinking of making a career change due everything from budget cuts to not feeling appreciated.
san.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It's good people keep writing articles like this because it's scary that half of our health care workforce is thinking about leaving. But are hospital administrators paying attention? Or do they not care as long as the money rolls in?
san.com/cc/why-so-ma...
san.com/cc/why-so-ma...
About time! Nurse staffing now included in the @jointcommission.bsky.social evaluation of hospitals. This should have happened a long time ago but it's great that it's happening now. Care doesn't happen w/out #nurses & hospitals are accountable for how they staff
www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
American Nurses Association Celebrates Inclusion of Nurse Staffing in Joint Commission’s National Performance Goals
The American Nurses Association (ANA) proudly celebrates a historic victory for nurses and patients alike: for the first time ever, nurse staffing has been elevated within The Joint Commission’s Natio...
www.nursingworld.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
About time! Nurse staffing now included in the @jointcommission.bsky.social evaluation of hospitals. This should have happened a long time ago but it's great that it's happening now. Care doesn't happen w/out #nurses & hospitals are accountable for how they staff
www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
www.nursingworld.org/news/news-re...
This is government censorship, yes? I want the same rules about free speech to apply to all of us. I also don't condone anyone inciting violence, and I don't condone the violent tactics of ICE.
I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
October 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This is government censorship, yes? I want the same rules about free speech to apply to all of us. I also don't condone anyone inciting violence, and I don't condone the violent tactics of ICE.