Brenda F. Johnson MSN

Gastrointestinal Nursing

Gastrointestinal Columnist

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    Black History Month: Celebrating Black Healthcare Workers with a focus on Black Men in Nursing

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Mary Seacole, Harriet Tubman, Adah Belle Thomas; these are only three of the many Black nurses that spent their lives in service. They paved the way, changing lives and their community for the...
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    Era Gone By: 'Take 16 mils of Brandy Each Morning and Evening' - A Look into Prescribing Alcohol in the Early 1900s

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    Oscar steadied himself on the large gray stone beside his barn. Breathing heavily, he cursed at everything and nothing. Turning, he sat down on the stone and tried to catch his breath. The dizziness...
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    Black History Month Celebrates Black Health Professionals: Daniel Hale Williams and Emma Reynolds

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your input, and the
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    Black History Month Celebrates Black Health Professionals: Daniel Hale Williams and Emma Reynolds

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    Black History Month Inception The inception of Black History month was in 1915 by Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland with the formation of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and...
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    Microvascular Thrombosis in the Bowel: Is There a Covid Connection?

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This article was focusing on the micro vascular aspect on colon health. As a GI nurse, I am seeing the ICU patients having severe problems that lead to
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    Microvascular Thrombosis in the Bowel: Is There a Covid Connection?

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Very interesting, and I'm sorry about your relative. My sister just went on a vent today. She is very compromised, so I don't expect her to live very
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    How Has Covid Affected Nursing?

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nurses have a larger portion of burnout than other professions which can lead to patient care issues. Some of the prominent contributing factors for nurse burnout are: lack of supplies necessary to do...
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    Artificial Intelligence in the GI Lab

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Specialties

    What is Artificial Intelligence? We all know the concept of Artificial Intelligence, and understand the use it has in our lives. Whether you appreciate it or not, it is here to stay and will only...
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    Over 70% of Nurse Staff Turnover is Due to Bad Leadership

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your comments. I couldn't agree
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    Over 70% of Nurse Staff Turnover is Due to Bad Leadership

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    In our country, and specifically in healthcare, we are leadership deprived. It is difficult to lure good leaders into management positions due to the increased stress that they will have to deal with....
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    Why We Celebrate Nursing - History Behind Nurses Week

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    The evolution of nurses day or nurses week took many years to become official. The first official attempt was in 1953 when Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare...
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    Medical Research: How Valid Is It?

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is Valid Research? We use peer-reviewed research articles to base our nursing practice on, and it’s called Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Peer-reviewed means that scholarly experts in the...
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    Neck-Stomach Syndrome: What is it?

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    Our bodies are immensely complicated from head to toe. We go about our daily lives without having to think about how our eyes adjust to different lighting, or how our digestive system allows us to...
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    I Did It! I Earned My Master's in Nursing Informatics

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    About a year into getting my Master's Degree, I wrote Getting My Graduate Degree: Is It Worth It? the article mentioned above about my experience up until that point. It wasn't long after that, that...
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    I Did It! I Earned My Master's in Nursing Informatics

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Informatics is not about automation, it's about streamlining computer programs so that they are more
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    I Did It! I Earned My Master's in Nursing Informatics

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Yes! The light at the end of the tunnel! You can do
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    What Can We Do About a Negligent Doctor?

    Brenda F. Johnson posted a topic in General Nursing

    Respect For Doctors I’m afraid there may be more questions than answers regarding reporting physician malpractice. Things are certainly better than they were when I first started my nursing...
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    New to the Operating Room (OR) Team: Who the Heck are All These People in My OR?

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, it does take a village doesn't it? I work in GI, but sometimes we go down to the OR. I am always amazed at the number of people setting up, etc. Each has a place and a role (thank God for all of...
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    How To Succeed With Online Nursing Courses

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to J.Adderton's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just finished my MSN online, I chose to do that but even so my Capstone was on my own because of Covid. I like the points that you make, it's important to stay on schedule and make a calendar for...
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    What Can We Do About a Negligent Doctor?

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! The part about giving chemo to pt's who don't need it, or will benefit from it sounds very much like the second episode of Dr Death, the podcast. It turns my stomach. Maybe psych evals should be...
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    What Can We Do About a Negligent Doctor?

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, thank you for your input! Amazing isn't it, that they risk lives to save a dime,
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    I Did It! I Earned My Master's in Nursing Informatics

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Nursing Informatics

    You are so right, the informatic nurse tries to find ways to improve charting and data gathering so that we aren't charting the same thing over and
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    I Did It! I Earned My Master's in Nursing Informatics

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Nursing Informatics is about creating easier, safer ways to gather information and do charting for nurses, not automate
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    I Did It! I Earned My Master's in Nursing Informatics

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have been in contact with the Director of the Informatics dept. at my company. She knows that I'm interested and will let me know when a job opens. So that will involve Meditech and working with...
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    What to do when Nurse is attacked and employer doesn't file police report?

    Brenda F. Johnson replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Just a question, what stopped you from filing an incident report? I am on your side, and I think what happened to you is criminal - from the pt and the facility. But doing a report that day would...