This is part two of a story about a nurse who received a flu shot in her left shoulder joint and the almost two year battle she has fought to get something...
This is part one of a story about a flu shot gone wrong. Susan’s name has been changed to protect the innocent, but her story needs to be told. This is just...
I have always loved words. Before I was able to read, I copied the words out of the books we had. The letters forming words strung in a sentence captivated...
For years nutritionists and doctors have touted that eating fat is wicked, it will kill us. On the surface, this seems to make sense. Most doctors that I have...
In the past couple of years I have learned about an interesting pathology seen in colon mucosa called Chicken Skin Mucosa. I don’t remember seeing this type...
For a long time aspirin has been taken for its therapeutic abilities in heart patients. Recent evidence has shown that aspirin may also reduce a patient’s...
Americans suffer from many bowel issues with constipation being on the top of the list. We can blame our diet, inactivity, not enough fluids, mechanical...
Obesity is a touchy subject, it is personal. Being overweight is common, but what is becoming even more common is severe obesity. That is what is propelling...
It’s no surprise when we hear on the news that America has an obesity problem. Nurses are acutely aware that more of our patients are so obese that it is...
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) that is more than winter blues. For most of us, cold weather is here or will be soon. Days of snow, rain and overcast skies...
The human psyche is easily affected by events that happen to us physically, mentally, and emotionally. Some people innately are able to navigate what life...
The previous articles, “To Colonoscopy or Not to Colonoscopy” and “Diseases of the Colon: A Case for Getting a Colonoscopy” explained the importance of...
Choosing a career is not easy. Preferences, talents, and needs evolve as we mature; I know mine did. Life events can also get in the way and delay our dreams....
Each year nurses celebrate and recognize our profession. For me, nursing means more than giving pills and checking blood work. It has provided me with life...
Looking back to the early 1900s it was a problem for healthcare providers. In this sixth edition of “An Era Gone By”, we will explore the signs, symptoms,...
There is a new killer in town known as biofilm. In this article, we will explore what it is, where it lives, and how to prevent or treat it. If you haven’t...
Getting certified in your nursing specialty has many professional and personal advantages such as networking, learning new evidence based information, and...
Do you want your resume to be on top of the pile? There are a few tips listed here that hopefully will help you in creating the best resume you can. Remember to...
Fecal impaction is a potentially fatal condition of the bowel. In this article, we’ll provide an overview of fecal impaction and subsequently, digital fecal...
PEG tubes (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy tubes) allow patients to receive the nutritional needs that their bodies cannot obtain through routine...