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Oct 1, '11 - 
Surgical mission trips are oftentimes life changing. Witnessing and being a part of the lives of people in a third world country can change our perspective, leaving us thankful, respectful and introspective.
by canesdukegirl 21 comments Last by
canesdukegirl
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Aug 24, '09 - 6:30 a.m. I wake up, roll over, and look at alarm clock. There is absolutely no reason to be up this early, but sleeping habits have always been rough for me.
I had the dream again where I’m at my graduation ceremony. It clings to my mind as I try to roll out of...
by E Non Imus, RN 88 comments Last by
GinaRob83
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Sep 29, '11 - Late nights usually accompany me with the television on low as I randomly read through a magazine or book, once I am in my soft pajamas. I fall asleep quicker when I take a few hours to unwind. Then I turn on the fan, close my eyes and cuddle in my bed with warm...
by jaelpn 9 comments Last by
cdsga
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Nov 28, '10 - This article presents what nurses have to endure on a daily basis. I just want people to understand that it takes a lot of heart to do our job. Honestly, nurses are a special breed of people.
by mushymash 25 comments Last by
chaisaci
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Sep 25, '11 - The bottom line in health care these days is $$$$$$$$$ upper management staff are hired to weed out and improve that bottom line, by any means necessary! They are not interested in 'moral' they are only interested in pleasing the board of directors.
by madwife2002 14 comments Last by
rruany
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Sep 24, '08 - Okay, my fellow nurses…….let me share my story. I only share this, mind you, so there may be a smile upon your face, the next time you are faced with a similar situation, and so you know that we are not alone.
It is only after ten years plus, that I am able to...
by nursejanefw 60 comments Last by
drivinlpn
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Jan 9, '09 - Hypoglycemia in newborns, as with adults, can be a medical emergency and in any case needs immediate treatment. At particular risk are newborns whose mothers had gestational diabetes (GDM) or prepregnancy type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus. My particular facility has...
by Elvish 4 comments Last by
StudentKathi
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Aug 30, '11 - -Florence Nightingale, poem “Nursing is an art.”
One hot summer of 2006, I find myself sitting on a cozy arm chair. Somehow, I felt so lonely and empty within. It seemed like I was just observing the clamorous crowd in the 5th floor lobby yet people sitting next to...
by sweety_les07 8 comments Last by
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Jul 8, '11 - GOTCHA!!!!!
I haven't written a 'scholarly' anything since college, and I'm not about to start again at this late date. Come on.....you didn't really think I was serious, did you? :rotfl:
What I am going to talk about here is Nursing: Baby Boomer Edition.
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by VivaLasViejas 50 comments Last by
needshaldol
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May 14, '09 - Having worked in a country which has socialised medicine I can certainly see the pit falls and the benefits. What I dont understand is the fear behind having socialised medicine In my opinion socialised medicine has more positive benefits than negative benefits.
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by madwife2002 441 comments Last by
PPAA
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Dec 12, '09 - I fully expect that RN burn out will gain momentum in the next few years due to the increased pressure felt by our nurses. Rn's continue to leave the profession, recruitment is tight and hospitals have to tighten their budgets to reflect the current ecconmical crisis....
by madwife2002 18 comments Last by
PPAA
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Nov 20, '10 - It seems hard to believe that another Thanksgiving is here, because like most folks my age, I feel as though they're coming faster and faster as the years go by. But all I have to do is look in the mirror and view the snow field where soft brunette hair used to grow in...
by VivaLasViejas 14 comments Last by
PPAA
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Sep 25, '11 - We nurses are sometimes our own worst enemies. Far too often, lay people demonstrate misunderstanding and disrespect for nurses. Why shouldn't they, when they learned at least some of it from us?
by rn/writer 36 comments Last by
PPAA
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Aug 13, '11 - OK, I'll have to admit that I got the idea for this piece from a desk calendar my sister gave me for Christmas last year. It's 365 pages of nursing funnies, some of which really aren't, but the rest of them range from the mildly amusing to...
by VivaLasViejas 29 comments Last by
PPAA
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Sep 19, '11 - January 8 of this year, I vividly recalled how my companion and I arrived at an old medium sized four-storey building which we first thought to be only as our apartment. As we got off the van, the cold misty air loomed around us as if warning us of something. We then...
by ellebilo 3 comments Last by
cherryames1949
