Department: Bedside Stories

Sometimes generation gaps are revealed in amusing ways.

An RN remembers her first charge experience years ago, when she was a new grad, in charge of a small, full ICU, in which a child lay dying.

Take your own stress test! Carol Greenberg's blood pressure is up and it could be because of her doctor.

As an experienced RN watches nurses care for a family member, she wonders where the professionalism has gone.

A diagnosis of cancer prompted a woman to found a program that teaches all types of healthcare professionals how to deliver exceptional care through compassion.

Though suspicious at first, Kathe comes to realize that her husband's long-term care facility isn't such a bad place after all.

A woman takes her medical misadventures with a dose of good humor, and gives some healthy advice.

A woman's experiences during her mother's illness make her wonder, "Do the HIPPA privacy laws really protect a patient?"

Members of a Neuro Trauma ICU family support group discuss the "ingredients" for recovery.

A man with Crohn's disease shares his experiences.

The lesson of one "non-compliant" patient …

There are many ways to say good-bye when you expect to see someone again, but how do you say it when you won't?

Max's more recent experiences with drug companies, including as a patient.

For one woman, a diagnosis of MS brings up many questions.

The healthcare ratings organization HealthGrades looked at 40 million hospitalization records from 2003–2005.

In the 1930s, when doctors couldn't help her baby, a young mother turned to a a mysterious old man for a cure.

In the case of hospital romances, does familiarity breed contempt, or content?

Would Nancy's stubborn husband follow the heart-healthy diet recommended by the cardiac rehab department, or "rebel like a teenager"?

A woman remembers a very special Valentine's Day on a psych ward, 20 years ago.

What happens when the office loner finds a friend?