Pissed off nurse.
Ok, you are catching me in a bad mood today! All of this healthcare reform talk has got my feathers puffed up like a crazy rooster about to attack (except for the fact that roosters are male and I’m not but, you get the point). All I keep hearing over and over is how nobody [...]
- March 22nd, 2010
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“My mom is a nurse, she can fix anything”
I got the biggest compliment of my life the other day. My little boy who is 10, was playing with his neighborhood friend who crashed his bike. In they come, neighbor kid with a bloody knee and a nice case of road rash. My little boy looked at his friend and smiled then said “My [...]
- February 28th, 2010
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Are nursing unions necessary?
Are nursing unions really necessary? I am trying to look at this from all angles of medicine. The first point of view I am going to take is that of being a patient. I have been very fortunate in my times as a patient to be surrounded by amazing, educated and capable nurses. A good [...]
- December 19th, 2009
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7 reasons I loved being an operating room nurse
1) I could go to work in my pajamas because the hospital provides the scrubs, so I got to change when I got there. I could take a cute outfit to put on after work for any about town errands or about town bar hopping afterwards. 2) I did not have to fix my [...]
- December 1st, 2009
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Scrub nurse tips
When I read Rachael’s new post on how to be a better scrub nurse, it got me thinking about how many cases we have done together and she left out something I thought was very important. What did she forget to mention? A great scrub nurse will learn as much as they can from their [...]
- November 20th, 2009
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Mammogram controversy
As a nurse who has worked in the surgical field for 11 years I am baffled by the new recommendations from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. One of the new guidelines is women should not be taught to do self breast exams. Another is that mammograms are not recommended until age 50, instead of [...]
- November 16th, 2009
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Cool nursing statistics graphic
Nursing statistics Here’s a great graphic representation of nursing statistics that includes the number of nurses, average salary, and other fun stats. Image provided by Nursing School.org
- November 10th, 2009
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