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Government cannot fix healthcare This article by Mike Hassinger helps to highlight the unbashed ignorance of this administrations inability to appropriately address access to he ...
The power of the healthcare consumer The power to decide.....That's what it comes down to. Who has the power? The consumer. How does that effect personal health outcomes? Here is an excer ...
The Coming Age of the Patient Navigator The Coming Age of the Patient NavigatorThis article though timely in bringing this role into the limelight simply highlights the role of the professio ...
nighttimenursing
Doing the right thing I had a patient come in the other night............drunk with a head injury. As typical of us jaded ED nurses we kinda rolled our eyes and figured he ...
Resurection? Perhaps it's time.............For a resurection!!Of this blog that is. I'm not gonna make any promises but I'm gonna give it an honest effort. Now t ...
Guest Post by Jennifer Johnson nuTop 5 Ways to Stay AwakeMight as well call you a Vampire— while the rest of the world sleeps, you’re awake, transporting bodies and dealing ...
It shouldn't happen in health care
Ignorant Feckers. Reblogged from It shouldn’t happen in health care: As I get a tiny bit older (not old, just older), I realise my perception of time isn’t ...
Alternative Medical Dictionary Definitions of words and origins of sayings have always fascinated me. So I think it’s time we compiled a ever growing medical dictionary. Today ...
COC, LARC’s and UPSI daisy. Part of my daily battle is explaining contraceptive methods to a patient who comes in and simple says “I want to go on the pill!” “ ...
My Strong Medicine
Forward thinking health care professionals?? Sometimes it’s very hard to teach an old dog a new trick. Today I was told by a physician that NPs are simply hired to do all the “scut-work ...
I’m quite the visual learner 12 lead EKG’s and axis deviations. Gewwd times. Filed under: health, humor ...
Tube Feeding folklore So my classmates and I were in class yesterday. The lecture topic was Nutrition for the Acute and Critically Ill patient. We as future nurse practitio ...
NURSE ME
Silence is a Felony Let’s just forget that it’s been over a year since I’ve written a new blog post. The following article is sure to provoke thoughtful ...
Do This, Not That “It’s not about me.” This is my personal mantra that I adopted several years ago. I don’t know how it came about, I think it m ...
An Open Letter Dear Patient/Family Member: Experiencing a cardiac arrest IS A RELEVANT PIECE OF INFORMATION TO REVEAL DURING YOUR TRIAGE ASSESSMENT. Yes, I know you ...
Digital Doorway
On Retreat Dear Readers,In our coaching practices, my wife Mary and I consistently talk about the importance of self care and personal well-being, and how crucia ...
Explaining What Nurses Do Just the other day, my wife and I went for a walk with some new friends. As we were saying goodbye, one of our friends innocently asked, "So, how many ...
Internet Radio for Nurses Takes Off! Our newly birthed internet radio station for nurses---RN.FM Radio---is maturing into a reliable weekly source of inspiration, encouragement, interview ...
Barb's Daily Dose
Black Cohosh and Menopause Here's the scoop on Black Cohosh The studies done on Black Cohosh have not shown consistent results. In a few, it is better than placebo, and in other ...
WomenNow Our Featured Guest Writer Today is Ena Sarker, CEO, Founder, Producer and Host of Women Now WomenNow is an upcoming, effervescent, and trend setting T ...
Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth-Control Packs After Mix-Up in Pill Dosages NEWS ALERT Featured on AANP Smart Brief Pfizer Inc. (PFE), the world’s biggest drugmaker, recalled 1 million birth-control packs after discovering t ...
Blog, Blah, Blah
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone? A friend told me yesterday that she misses my writing. “On my blog?” I asked. “Yes, your blog posts. I miss them.” The answer I gave her i ...
excavation When I bought my house two years ago, the porch that is now bursting forth with color and foliage was a neglected, dirty, and forgotten space that was ...
Out There Out there
you’ll see it all.
The floating ends
will meet and mend,
and you will be yourself;
your fully formed,
though always changing,
self of ...
