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Noro-virus Blues

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

There's a lot of dumb stuff nurses think and say. Especially when they get sick. It is oh so not funny at the time. However, looking back one wonders where the...

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Relations

Nobody Likes Me. Everyone Hates Me.

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

So before we go off and eat some worms, lets think about the differences in how to communicate effectively. Let's think about how work and non-work are 2...

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Humor

For the Bowel Obsessed

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

Remember, fellow nurses, talking about bowel movement (BM) should not be a "touchy" subject anymore!! The general public has been readied!! They know ALL about...

9 replies 11,100 views
General Nursing

Performance Evaluations

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

There are at least 2 subtypes of performance reviews/evaluations. The title itself reveals a bit of a disconnect--Are we reviewing or are we evaluating? Some...

5 replies 32,428 views
Education

Advocate and Negotiate

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

Part of what a nurse does is educate patients. Sometimes, we see a patient who has a new diagnosis that requires a significant lifestyle change. Sometimes we...

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Spirituality

Losing my religion

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

Ah, the lively religious debate. As nurses, we all take care of a multitude of patients, all with specific, and sometimes not so specific, emotional/spiritual...

126 replies 34,941 views
Stress 101

Negative Self Talk

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

We all get stressed at one time or another. But how we manage stress is an important part of being one's best self--both on the job and in our daily lives....

4 replies 14,769 views
Spirituality

Death Is A Journey

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

When you are a nurse who takes care of patients who are actively dying, it can be not only very rewarding, but a profound experience of the heart, mind and...

17 replies 9,482 views
General Nursing

Nursing: Art vs Science

by jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B

I was asked interesting questions, and my answers I thought would make an interesting article. It makes one take pause and look at why we become nurses. Is it...

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