jeastridge BSN, RN

Faith Community Nurse (FCN)

BSN, RN, Faith Community Nurse

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    12-Hour Shift | Life of a Nurse

    jeastridge replied to Susan E.'s topic in Nurses Rock

    Great article! Thanks for sharing. You are a credit to the profession!
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    Breast Cancer Simplified

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your comment and for sharing your experience. You have some important views for others to consider. I wish you all the best moving forward.
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    Breast Cancer Simplified

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    My phone lit up with a message from a friend in a nearby town. "Let's get together for lunch this week.” I responded with, "Sure, what's up?” Her answer made me sit down. "Breast cancer.”...
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    Nurses and Ebola

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    For sure!
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    Nurses and Ebola

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ebola is back in the headlines. With a new outbreak that has spread beyond the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into neighboring Uganda, fear has spread along with it. As the local...
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    Dog Therapy As Good Medicine For Seniors

    jeastridge replied to Dr Georgianna Donadio's topic in Nursing News

    What are your thoughts about dogs in the
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    3 Hospice Case Studies: LTC Facility, Hospital, and Home

    jeastridge posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hospice: 3 Ways Hospice at the end of life is focused on the whole person and their needs for symptom management, their psychosocial needs as relates to their significant others, and their...
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    Nurse in Germany Convicted of Killing Patients

    jeastridge posted a topic in Nursing News

    The facts are startling:- Nurse Neils Hogel was convicted of killing 85 people in his care. - He was sentenced to life in prison (the maximum sentence). - He killed patients in three different...
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    Nurse in Germany Convicted of Killing Patients

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in Nursing News

    How is that possible? I find it hard to understand. Thank you for speaking
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    Nurse in Germany Convicted of Killing Patients

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in Nursing News

    I know...there is that sick, sad feeling for the people that saw it and suspected something was going on but didn't say
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    Nurse in Germany Convicted of Killing Patients

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in Nursing News

    So sad. I'm sorry for what happened to
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    Nurse in Germany Convicted of Killing Patients

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in Nursing News

    I do hope that we learn from history. And I hope that we see stories like this one as warning and a
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    Nurse in Germany Convicted of Killing Patients

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in Nursing News

    The truly evil people are few and far between but they often leave devastation in their
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    Humble Nurses Do This

    jeastridge replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Good article! Thanks. Humility is not a virtue that comes easily to most of us. It's good to be reminded of how important it is to know our limitations and to set
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    Senator Maureen Walsh: When Do Nurses Have Time to Play Cards?

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last Tuesday, April 16, the Washington State Senate was debating a bill that offered to protect nurses' break and lunch times. During the discussion, one of the senators, Maureen Walsh, offered the...
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    STOP Measles: Nurses on Alert

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    Looking through my Facebook posts the other night, I noticed our friendly local pediatrician had posted a photo of herself in the protective garb associated with examining someone with measles. It...
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    Brand New Nurse: A Graduate Nurse Tells Her Story

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    Spending time with Luisa Carvajal, GN, was a real treat. She job shadowed me for the day to learn what Faith Community Nurses do. In the course of the day, we talked about her plans, her new job, her...
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    A Day in the Life of a Parish Nurse (aka Faith Community Nurse)

    jeastridge posted a topic in Parish

    The doors to the ICU swung open as I swiped my badge and I took a deep breath before stepping forward to face Jane and her family. An elderly woman, 90+, Jane faced day 7 on a vent in the ICU after a...
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    End of Life: The Final Word

    jeastridge posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    "If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check." James 3:2 I reach down to touch Anne's* hand, my own fingers still chilled by the outside...
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    When you hear the word "nurse," do you think male or female?

    jeastridge replied to OldDude's topic in Men in Nursing

    Cool bio. Just
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    Strategies for Nursing Success: Part 1 of 3 | Identifying Practice Issues

    jeastridge replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in General Nursing

    "As you can see, the first two steps in resolving practice issues involve identifying the practice issue, then fully exploring the issue and the anticipated outcomes on the quality of patient care and...
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    Gonna Quit: When Nursing Is Rough...

    jeastridge posted a topic in General Nursing

    My friend texted me a short note that spoke volumes, “Gonna quit. Just can’t handle this anymore. Work here is too hard. Help!” I read her note with sadness and tried to respond with a word of...
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    Gonna Quit: When Nursing Is Rough...

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you have had a tough time. You might try your local community college placement office (they often provide services free of charge to the whole community not just their students) and maybe...
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    Gonna Quit: When Nursing Is Rough...

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Well said and good points. Thank you for
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    Gonna Quit: When Nursing Is Rough...

    jeastridge replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Other jobs...Let's see. School nurses, office, insurance, educators, case managers, utilization review...all nursing jobs involve patients, of course, but not all positions are like the ones in the...