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Feb 11, '09 - 
During my clinical day with Mrs. R there was one interaction in particular that stuck out in my mind. A student had visited Mrs. R early in the morning shortly after my arrival and handed her, what appeared to be a thank-you card.
Privately, Mrs. R...
by Seishiro 8 comments Last by
Seishiro
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Jan 5, '09 - Standing at the nursing station, alone, my first day at the hospital, I silently planned my escape. The nurse who was assigned my proctor, my "mentor," had left me within two minutes of meeting me. Well, she didn't leave me completely alone. She had left me with three...
by MachoNurse 57 comments Last by
bcskittlez
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Jan 19, '09 - after long planning, my family of four finally got our feet on the airplane. i was flying to china and then singapore for the 19th international research congress to present my research. i was happy that my family could join me for that.
the food was tolerable;...
by maxiaochen 25 comments Last by
maxiaochen
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Feb 27, '09 - imagine the effect the discovery of an alternate source of energy would have on our country and our economy – perhaps garbage from landfills could be used as cheap, clean, and “green” sources of energy. this would liberate us forever from dependence on foreign oil....
by VickyRN 0 comments
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Feb 12, '09 - :yeah:I always have a big fight.........The outside fight the inside.The outside is arrogant,violent and judgemental......I only like the inside with its politeness,tenderness and patience.I can't be like my dad but I liked his inside nature.
It's now a decade and he...
by abemwe 1 comments Last by
hereigoagain
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Jan 11, '09 - At a rough point in my nursing career, where I would have rather just quit, I was given the opportunity to work with a hispanic boy who was on the vent. He was 3 years old when I began working with him. His family would talk to him in Spanish and his nurses would talk...
by Justhere 16 comments Last by
Justhere
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Dec 7, '08 - My Grandmother was born in 1904 and immigrated to America with her family shortly thereafter. When she turned 12, her Mother forced her to drop out of school and work twelve hours a day in a tire factory so the family could pay the bills. When she was 17, her family...
by Thanet 80 comments Last by
ellen 12
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Jan 29, '09 - Cross-cultural Cooperation
This reminiscence is dedicated to my buddy Jack and all his fellow soldiers in Iraq. May God keep them safe and bring them home safe.
W. was my Chief Flight Nurse a while back. He’s an interesting mix of history and...
by Medic09 41 comments Last by
achot chavi
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Feb 14, '09 - A meeting of two minds
I had been known to the Old Order Amish Community in rural Ohio for eight years as the English, or non-Amish nurse.
J. had been the Amish Doctor in that same community for twenty or so years. He has the same eighth grade education...
by sharyn buccalo 1 comments Last by
ambil
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Feb 4, '09 - Antonio was admitted to the Pediatric unit one night with breathing problems. We don't have a Pedi ICU, but he was assigned to an experienced nurse and hooked up to various monitors. The ER doctor had diagnosed respiratory distress, but as time went by the primary...
by classicdame 6 comments Last by
I_love_lax
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Feb 15, '09 - multiple-choice test items have two parts: a stem and various answer options. we will discuss the stem in this segment.
the stem furnishes introductory information and enough content to clue for the response. it may be constructed as either a direct question or an...
by VickyRN 0 comments
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Feb 6, '09 - When I pulled the maggots and bits of chewed tobacco leaf from the young lady's hip wound her husband rocked sideways, closed his eyes and softly hit the floor. That was probably the best place for him. In his present state, lying quietly and breathing regularly, he...
by marian howe 5 comments Last by
madwife2002
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Feb 2, '09 - abstract
this paper discusses the maturation of research-focused nursing doctoral degrees and their pivotal influence on the development of nursing knowledge. similarities and differences in the different types of nursing doctoral degrees are discussed, as well as...
by VickyRN 4 comments Last by
Teresag_CNS
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Feb 8, '09 - There are some tools that have been around for a long time, but are rarely used because Medicare or Medicaid will not pay for them. Transfer boards, also called slide boards, fit into this category. When I asked why they were not covered by Medicare or Medicaid, I was...
by Angie O'Plasty, RN 1 comments Last by
Silverdragon102
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Feb 5, '09 - Fridays always seem to bring unusual patients or situations to our maternal child unit. It has been that way, almost every week, for the six years I have been the director. This Friday started with an early morning call to my home from the nursing supervisor. “There is...
by RuralNP4KIDS 2 comments Last by
MissERN
