June 2011
109 posts
Grab your Gonads/Knockers
kebslcn:
This two should be posted in every school/college clinic. :)) Nothing wrong with doing this, it’s for your own good! Remember, Early detection is the root of cancer prevention!
My nursing notes.: True love. →
nursling:
I walked in to my patient’s room around 9pm to check on her. I washed my hands off and stepped in past the curtain, which was partially drawn. My patient was sitting in a chair, as I had left her when I first came on shift.
Across from Mrs. M. was her husband - they were both having dinner. This…
Patient Care: Tips to Minimize Misunderstandings →
A Better Way to Detect Infections in Donated... →
Harvesting organs is difficult in such a short time to get all the testing done, but for the recipient it’s vital.
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Creating a Smooth Patient Care Transition →
Nurse accused of stealing identities of hospital... →
This just makes me mad!
5 tips to help new nurses and nursing students... →
'The presentation is graphic but not gratuitous: I... →
A&E nurse clinician Rob Jackson sees the results of knife crime first hand - and tells young people all about it.
During my years as a Flight Nurse we would fly to High Schools with the helicopter and discuss drinking and driving or drug abuse. I’d get graphic; words are sometimes worse than pictures. When I used slides I was very aware of HIPPA, but the helicopter landing at scenes...
Tomorrow night I am going back to work!
theitunurse:
& you know what? I cannot wait! Bring me some of those alarms, crash calls, bed baths, serious conversations, stupid inflatable mattresses, mad rushes to CT, bed making sessions, head to toe assessments.
Because, damn I’m getting bored. Adrenaline now please.
LOL you need to get a life :)
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“It may take a village to raise a child. But it only takes one condom to save...”
– @DrSarahJensen I like that one :)
Year of the Nurse? ‘Don’t Get Mad, Get Elected’ «... →
A nurse in the U.S. Senate would be AWESOME. I know a few that would kick ass and that’s badly needed!
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Nurses are the light
The day breaks open with light piercing the darkness.
Such is your love of us and our care for others.
We give thanks for the skills that we have
which allow us to reach out to others as a healing presence.
For some of us it is a technical skill
while for others it is our way with words or our gentle touch.
We are gifted in so many different ways and
we give thanks for our own particular...
Pneu Pnurse: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) →
pneupnurse:
“Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
In about 10% of cases, ALS is caused by a genetic defect. In the remaining cases, the cause is…
Charla Nash Fights On « Off the Charts →
Mother to Transplant Womb to Daughter →
JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide... →
Indy-based organization helps prepare young nurses... →
Helping Your Patients Overcome Family Conflict →
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Nurses are weird
Nurses are the strangest people and yet we are the best people. A lot of us are very flawed and I think maybe it gives us empathy and an understanding of the people we take care of. We are human often hilarious, with warts and all we are beautiful. The average person would be appalled at the things that get discussed at lunch. I know if you are a nurse you know what I'm talking about. We are a fricken weird bunch LOL.
Overview of Respiratory Failure and Mechanical... →
