Sanity is madness put to good use. – George Santayana

It’s moving day, and Nurse Ratched welcomes you to her new place. Nurse Ratched is calling her favorite patients, McMurphy and Chief Bromden, to the nurses station. She’s looking for a couple of strong men to help unload the moving truck.
I started Nurse Ratched’s Place two years ago after receiving encouragement from my Blog Mother, Kim, the proprietor of Emergiblog. I told Kim that I wasn’t sure that I could write a blog because I’m a smarty-pants. Kim told me to stop worrying, and to start typing. Entering the blogosphere has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I’ve learned so much from other medbloggers. You inspire me.
I want to thank some very important people who have made this day possible:
Mom, thanks for proof reading my stories before I post them on the Internet.
To my husband, Mr. Mother Jones, thank you for helping with the housework. Blogging takes time and dust and dirty dishes waits for no man…or blogger.
I also want to thank my sponsors/advertisers who continue to support Nurse Ratched’s Place.
And, Shane , what can I say? I couldn’t do this without you.
There has been a lot of chatter in the blogosphere about medical bloggers and HIPAA regulations so let me make this very clear: I write composite stories about many different people that I've cared for over the years.

ednurseasauras
August 11th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Wow, look at all this SPACE!
Kim
August 12th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Congrats…I love the new place…I could carry a lamp or two if need be?
elaine
August 12th, 2008 at 4:31 am
Welcome to your new home. I look forward to making many more visits, and I have this lovely pot plant as a housewarmingg gift…….
Beth
August 12th, 2008 at 7:39 am
Hey, nice digs! I like the theme you chose, too.
jody
August 12th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Wow prettyyyyyy!! WB!
jody
August 12th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Mmm any chance you could add my blog to your nurse list?
Shane
August 12th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
You’re welcome!
Kristi
August 12th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Fabulous! Brilliant!
Welcome to self hosting!
may
August 12th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
wow. cool new place…of your own. and you don’t even have a mortgage
what’s the equivalent of housewarming to a new site? we’re invited, right?
NurseExec
August 12th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
WOW! What a fantastic new home for your site. Feel free to visit me, and add me to your nursing site list…
http://www.skillednursingthing.blogspot.com
Congrats, again!
Doctor Anonymous
August 12th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Love with what you’ve done with the place! Thanks also for including a link to the blog, and for including a widget to the show. I appreciate it!
naughty
August 13th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
MJ,
I would follow you anywhere!!
Karin, RN
August 13th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Wow, this is nice! Now, I don’t know what to do with mine. I was sort of copying your ‘original place’ with Minima template, you know. Maybe I should hook up with that famous (web designer?) Shane.
By the way, I am having trouble all of the sudden accessing your place. This message “Stack overflow at line 0″ keeps popping.
Oh, and thanks for adding my nursing blog to your list. I’ve been following your blog for a few months now and it is quite nice to see a blog title from your list familiar to my eyes.
mary
August 13th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
nice place ya got here Mother!
Nurse Stella
August 14th, 2008 at 7:04 am
The new place is gorgeous! I made a casserole to bring you, but dropped it tripping over the boxes at the old place. I’ll try again.
siouxzen
September 12th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Nurse’s Notes
i have worked as a psychiatric nurse since the mid sixties, i am still amazed by the stigma of mental illness. The name of the field has changed to Behavioral health but it is always about the emotional life of humans. I have worked with children and adults in acute and chronic settings all over the bay area. Finally there will be parity laws to make mental health equal to physical health. i am currently appalled at the resistance to a National
health care system. i shall return with more commentary using my artist and humorist persona as well as that of my nurse identity