In My Day…We Had Party Lines | Lynn Ruth Miller
[powerpress] In my day, everyone shared their telephone line with their neighbor. When I was small, my momma would say to me, “if you ever need help, call the operator and stop complaining!” When the kid next door spit at me, I called the operator […]
Undercover Boss | Love Your Nursing Life | Bobbi McCarthy
I was watching the show Undercover Boss the other night and it made me a little emotional. The show has a wonderful concept, the CEO of the company goes undercover and becomes a worker in 2 or 3 different areas of the company to find […]
The Second Precursor: My Blood Thinner Experience | The Tales of a Stroke Patient | Joyce Hoffman
[Editor’s note: This article is second in the series, The Tales of a Stroke Patient. You can access the other articles here.] I went to the closest hospital on Sunday before noon, and now it was Monday, 1:30 am. I was still in the ER. […]
Who Will Speak For You? | Barbara Taylor Vaughan
I visited a friend of mine today at the hospital…healthcare…damn, I hate the word. He is 91 dying of cancer, but alert, and just as charming as ever. The doctor came in while we were there and told him of a surgery they were going […]
Goodbye. Unfortunate. iTriage. Baby Love. R&R.
Our farewell to Dan…takes us on a walk down memory lane. Old favorites including the bits we did called “Is Anybody Out There Laughing” and “What Song Best Describes Your Nurse.” We share the story about Dan’s battle with racoons in his garage and some other silliness.
More on the decline (evaporation) of mental health services. We are joined by RN and Vice President of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, Karen Coughlin. Karen works at Taunton State Hospital which is on the chopping block. Closure would mean no place for the 147 patients they now serve, and no short-term mental health facility within a 150 miles for the community. This, unfortunately, is happening all across the country.
AND… The coolest APP we’ve ever seen or heard about! We all know what triage means, welcome to iTriage. Without giving too much away…simply put, you can download iTriage and use it all over the world to identify symptoms, find the nearest ER or specialist and what the wait times are in emergency situations—and is so user friendly—I can even use it!
Oh… and one of our favorite guests, RN Marsha Podd, aka the Baby Whisperer, weighs in on the latest controversial mommy gaffe—chewing food for your baby. Yes? No? Marsha say’s “God love moms…it’s a tough job!”
Footloose: Nursing School Style
This is what happens when finals come sneaking around the corner, when you know the semester is almost over, when you can’t quite take it anymore, and when all of Baylor Louis Herrington School of Nursing cuts footloose!
The First Precursor: The Pain in My Legs | The Tales of a Stroke Patient | Joyce Hoffman
[Editor’s note: This article is first in the series, The Tales of a Stroke Patient. You can access the other articles here.] I can’t really say what happened when I had my stroke on April 8, 2009, because I was unconscious for eight days after. But […]
Flash Mob Contest | Win A Trip to Staff Nurse Assembly in Chicago, May 17-20, 2012
What is a flash mob you ask? Its a spontaneous gathering of people doing the same dance moves to a popular song. Its a fun way to protest. NEW deadline is April 13. http://youtu.be/4Q3bXpkKEuM Get your groove on. Get more information. Good luck!
You Can Never Count The Stars: Shania & Sydney’s True Story of Help & Hope
This from Mental Health America of Texas. “Shania becomes depressed and has thoughts of suicide after being bullied and going off her medication. She gets help from her sister, Sydney, her mother, counseling and love and help from her family. Her true story emphasizes that […]