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Lost on the Floor
You know it’s going to be a good night when you ask your 80 year old female patient how they’re doing and she looks up at you and says, “I feel kind of raunchy.” “What do you mean?” I ask. “Right here,” points at stomach, “The food here is terrible, I just...
Our observation unit is lovingly called the Hooper Annex (Hooper is our local detox unit) as not a day goes by that we don’t have at least 1 in with ETOH-related issues. But we get dumped on, a lot. Usually it’s because the docs can’t or won’t make up their...
Allow me to indulge a small self-pity moment… Went to the doc last week, looks like I have sleep apnea (my neighbors could tell you that), my asthma is worse that I thought, my vitamin D and testosterone are probably low, my cholesterol is (kind of) high, my CRP sucks and...
As nurses we see wacky, off and plain old disturbing lab values. But I think I saw a new record the other day: Hemoglobin 3.2 mg/dL, Hematocrit 13.2% The freaky thing? The patient was doing fine. Alert, well, they only spoke Russian, but they were fighting us. Vitals were great, pulse in...
What is it with docs and ordering C.Diff? Why is it that if a patient has diarrhea, the order a test for C.Diff? Some days it feels like they went to an in-service recently and all remembered that C.Diff causes diarrhea and now anyone with loose stool should be checked...
Was helping a colleague out with a chart check late one dark and stormy night and came across a progress note from the chaplain. Intrigued by the content and noting he was responding to an order in the system, I went searching for the order itself. A couple of pages...
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Contrary to popular belief, I have not fallen off the face of the earth! At the moment I am axilla-deep in papers for school and in major essays for my grad school application. (I can tell you one thing, the student in the front row, right has something other than nursing theory...
New Day at HIMSS With Better Health
It’s Day 2 of Better Health at HIMSS. Interviews are flying today! Dr. Val, Nick Genes and the venerable Dr. Anonymous are interviewing the latest and greatest in Health IT! Here is the live feed, you can also see it here: Free live streaming by Ustream New Day at HIMSS With Better Health New Day at...
It’s happening right now! The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference is going full blast in Atlanta and Better Health is on the scene, bringing us interviews and information from the latest in telemedicine/emedicine! The Ustream is live right now: Live Video streaming by Ustream Dr. Anonymous and Dr. Val are interviewing...
Well, this is creepy! It’s a photo from the Library of Congress‘ digital nursing collection. It looks like a still from a Hitchcock film. She’s going to the light…. Actually, she is probably going down to central supply for gauze. Wouldn’t be surprised if Rod Serling stepped into view… “Nurse Nell is about to take a...
Why Don’t You Just Become a Doctor?
Ah, the Nursing Olympics! Here we see the U.S Synchronized Study Team. The judge, visible at the end of the table, will look for uniform cap placement, the exact angle of the binders, the uniformity of handwriting and the perfect 90 degree angle of the elbows. Should they meet the stringent criteria, they...
Change of Shift is Up; Next Edition Taking Submissions!
The new edition of Change of Shift is up at Rehab RN! The next edition will be hosted at the Blog of the Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative, also known as the INQRI Blog. The Initiative is associated with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The theme for this edition of Change of...
Nursing Informatics Online
Cutting the cord. CIOs are leveraging wireless technologies to help nurses deliver patient care safe
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The Alliance for Nursing Informatics: A History.
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The new fundamentals in nursing: introducing beginning quality and safety education for nurses' comp
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[Promoting nursing competitiveness: introduction to the digital divide.]
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Clinical practice corner: health information technology.
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Off the Charts
Notes from the Healthweb and Nursosphere
This week Not Nurse Ratched has a fascinating, amusing, meandering, and thoughtful post about the uses of Facebook by patients in the hospital. There’s a short excerpt below, but read the whole thing here. They update Facebook constantly. CONSTANTLY. They have us take photos of injuries they can’t reach so they...
Is This Teamwork? Learning to Supervise Isn’t Easy
By Sheena Jones, who attends Dutchess Community College and lives in Beacon, NY So I’m a young nurse, one of the youngest in my facility. I used to be a nurse’s aide; now I’m an LPN in training to be an RN. It’s very difficult when the aides are either the same...
‘Ask Me Three’: Engaging Patients to Promote Safety
By Peggy McDaniel, BSN, RN Next week, March 7–13, is Patient Safety Awareness Week. The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has sponsored Patient Safety Awareness Week since 2002 to help promote awareness of patient safety issues among hospital staff, patients, and communities. This year’s campaign focuses on engaging patients in theior own care, and it...
Why the ‘Greatest Generation’ Is Bagging Groceries (No, It’s Not Because of Taxes)
By Shawn Kennedy, MA, RN, AJN interim editor-in-chief In surfing the Web Monday, I came across this interesting tidbit on the blog run by Gary Schwitzer, creator of HealthNewsReview.org, a site devoted to assessing the accuracy of health news coverage. He quoted statistics from a report by the Center for Public Integrity, which...
Mississippi Midwifery Law Hoopla: Another Failure in Public Education?
By Gail M. Pfeifer, MA, RN, AJN news director It seems even when doctors and nurses unite on an issue, there’s controversy. The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure and the Mississippi Board of Nursing (MBON) both support state bill No. 695, which would allow only certified nurse-midwives to practice midwifery...
. . . . What really struck me about the meeting, however, was the inability of Republicans to explain how they propose dealing with the issue that, rightly, is at the emotional center of much health care debate: the plight of Americans who suffer from pre-existing medical conditions. In other...
The Millionaire Nurse Blog
Homemade Yogurt: Saving Money, and Being Healthy,The Millionaire Nurse Way
A guest post by Danielle, The Frugal Lawyer Making Homemade Greek Yogurt Around the holidays, I was finishing some last minute shopping at Tuesday Morning and I saw a Yogurt Maker for $29.99. Since I try to limit my sugar intake and use agave nectar syrup whenever possible, I bought it as...
The Economic Recession, Are We Making Progress? “The Millionaire Nurses View”
This gallup poll on upper income spending and comparison to middle-lower income spending is fascinating to me. Maybe that is because I am a personal finance nerd. Why is it important to you what upper income people are doing with their money? You may be “upper income.” The definition was a household...
Blackberry Apps for Millionaire Nurses
Blackberry Apps, or to you non-tech folks, applications (software programs) that run on your smart-phone, are available by the thousands. Not as many as are available on the i-phone, but we will discuss that in another post. I am not a techno-geek myself-the scary thing is- I am the computer go-to...
Do It Yourself-How to Save Money as a Millionaire Nurse
Do it yourself, or DIY. Companies like Lowe’s and Home Depot, have made billions convincing people, they can save money by doing it themselves….. So how does that relate to Millionaire Nurses? Well let me try to explain. Now, personal finance can be quite simple really! If you spend less than you...
Change of Shift is up at Mamatruama
Change of Shift, that long running gathering of the best in Nurse Bloggers is up at Mamatrauma. Just in time for your weekend reading pleasure. Check it out....
Scam, Spam, Phishing/Thank you Ma’m:How Millionaire Nurses Protect Themselves
Spam, and Phishing scams. They are becoming harder to spot, and cost our country billions in lost cash, and no telling how many hours of lost time trying to undo the damage done by identity theft. My wife got a notice recently about a purchase of an I-Pod in London. Of...
Nursing Advocacy and Health Reform
Here is a link that compares and analyzes both the House and Senate bills that have been passed thus far. While neither clearly solves the problems with the American health system, each provides drastic improvement to coverage and access when compared to the current system. via The Health Insurance Provisions of...
Senate passes healthcare overhaul — latimes.com
Here is the latest progress toward health reform. Happy Holidays. Senate passes healthcare overhaul — latimes.com Posted using ShareThis ...
While the nation awaits a final Senate vote and the compilation of the House and Senate bills into a final bill, I wanted to provide you this new informative study that shows the need for a final push toward the passage of health reform legislation. I would encourage nurses, health...
Leveling the Field – Ensuring Equity Through National Health Care Reform
It is important to remember the role of the nurse as an advocate. This role is one of the hallmarks of the profession. As health care reform is continuing to be discussed, it is important for nurses to remember that reform will help to eliminate disparities. By speaking up and...
This blog has been dedicated to providing only the facts related to issues of nursing advocacy and health reform, but when I found this cartoon on another blog, I had to re-post it. I do not know who the artist is because it was not listed on the...
Nursing Provisions in House Health Care Reform Bill
There are many parts of the proposed House reform bill that are not commonly discussed in the media and public forum. One of these parts are the proposed changes to the nursing profession. This link will provide the reader with more information about what the proposed House bill...
Nursing Student Chronicles
Y’all- it’s change of shift time. And guess what? I’m hosting for the first time! It’s coming live on March 18th. Never heard of CoS? Read all about it. Mamatrauma is our current host and did an awesome job! So, send me your submissions. I promise it’ll be a party and a half. Love, Laney...
I’m on spring break and it feels so good!! Well, I’m at work. And I’ll be here tomorrow too. BUT the husband and I are going away this weekend for his birthday…and I am super excited. Headed to the beach with an oceanfront room. The beach is his favorite place, so although...
Jenny! Woo-hoo! Congrats on the win and hopefully there will be another giveaway coming soon. Stay tuned… Love, Laney...
I had an amazing clinical today. I got to be in the PICU [at a different hospital than the one where I work] and I absolutely loved it. It reiterated that I could be a PICU nurse quite happily. There are a few things about where I work that I definitely...
Yup, I’ve got an interview tomorrow for a float pool NA II position. The budget is only allowing for FIVE new spots, so I’m hoping to get one so I can ‘get my foot in the door’ as they say. It’s only perdiem meaning I’d only have to work 24...
So, I’m working on trying to get a giveaway a month. Luckily, the wonderful people at Dansko decided to help out! They’re super popular with nursing shoes and have offered to hook someone up with a free pair! To enter: Leave a comment naming why Dansko is a great option for nurses....
Life as a Nursing Student
So why am I on here? To procrastinate of course!! I must say, I'm sure scared for my clinical eval tomorrow. I've never been scared before (well scared because I think it's going to be bad scared). This quarter I just wasn't on my game! Having all these health problems...
So, my Endocrinologists' office woke me up this morning... which is good for 2 reasons. One, they gave me my lab result news. It's funny, I messed up by not taking the dexamethasone for the suppression test because they didn't explain the directions clear to me, so I had to...
Whoever said patience is a virtue must have not been a nursing student! Seriously... I have never been a patient person. If I want something, I get it. I want a new camera, I get a credit card and buy it. Apply to nursing school? Heck no I'm not waiting...
Yesterday was officially our last day of Peds clinical!! What a horrible quarter! It's not the kids I didn't like, and I really got to liking my professor... but those horrific nurses!! I swear, yesterday I got ripped a new one for not knowing more than the side effects for...
So I must say, things are going well!! I finished that long care plan, after I threw a 2 year old temper tantrum... Then I survived last night, I missed my sleep for the sophomore orientation and had a decent night for not having slept!! I almost made it the...
What a horrible thing to do so close to the end of the quarter. Count down is 2 weeks until finals!! Not only finals but our last exam + final is in the same week!! Isn't that just cruel? Well I've been up and down, trying to deal with my...