When the patient is Houdini, it’s not my fault.
Most of us have been in the situation where things happen beyond our control. Well….when a patient gets the bright idea to rip out some tube or line or other very important and most often not easily reinserted piece of medical equipment….who gets the blame most often? NURSES. Now, I really [...]
- February 24th, 2010
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Changing your name
When a girl gets married, it is expected that she will take her husband’s name. This may seem romantic to some, like ownership to others. The process though can be quite complicated. The level of complication has a lot to do with where you are in life at the time of [...]
- February 3rd, 2010
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I’ve had 3 colonoscopies. The insurance company was more painful.
I have now had two experiences with colonoscopies….I am only almost 32 but I have a very extensive family history of colon cancer and would like to stay healthy. My father died when he was 50, and he had a brother that died at 40 of colon cancer. His other brothers also had cancer and [...]
- December 4th, 2009
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VIP patients
I do not know if this is a practice in most hospitals, but where I work it is. Some patients are considered “very important people” when they come in to the hospital and this allows them to pretty much do as they please. There really are no rules for these patients or their families. You [...]
- November 22nd, 2009
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Lucky Charms/Honey Nut Cheerios
Lucky Charms/Honey Nut Cheerios
Ok, even I was a bit shocked by this….but these two cereals are practically identical if you look at the nutritional information….seriously look for yourself!
Lucky Charms
Honey Nut Cheerios
Calories
110
110
Calories from fat
10
15
Total Fat
1g
1.5g
Saturated fat
0
0
Cholesterol
0
0
Sodium
190mg
190mg
Potassium
45mg
115mg
Total Carbohydrate
22g
22g
Dietary Fiber
1g
2g
Sugars
11g
9g
Other Carbohydrate
10g
11g
Protein
2g
2g
All the vitamins and minerals were identical except that Honey Nut [...]
- November 18th, 2009
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Early signs of pregnancy
If you are wondering about this you are probably already anxious, nervous, and confused about what may or may not be happening to your body. I wanted to give a few clues to you that something more really might be going on. As a registered nurse completing my Nurse Practitioner degree in Women’s Health I [...]
- November 13th, 2009
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Nursing students: choose your career.
When you are in nursing school you get a chance to visit different types of units and learn about areas of nursing you are not familiar with. This is the time when most students start thinking about where they would like to work after graduation.
Floor nurses
This would be those nurses that work general medical-surgical floors. [...]
- November 4th, 2009
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