Archive for January, 2008

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Feb. 1 is National Wear Red Day

February 1 is the kick-off for American Heart Month. To raise awareness of heart disease in women, the campaign to wear red evolved into the Red Dress as the symbol to promote heart health in women. On February 1, everyone is encouraged to wear red to promote heart health.
The U.S. Department of Health and […]


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Feb. 1 is National Wear Red Day

February 1 is the kick-off for American Heart Month. To raise awareness of heart disease in women, the campaign to wear red evolved into the Red Dress as the symbol to promote heart health in women. On February 1, everyone is encouraged to wear red to promote heart health.
The U.S. Department of Health and […]


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Laugh Long and Hard Everyday!

Nurses have to have a sense of humor to survive the day-to-day basics of patient care! A reader sent me a link to a wonderful bit of humor about the 10 Terrible Patients You’ll Find in Every Hospital, and How to Deal With Them. I’m sure you’ll recognize a few. I know I did. […]


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Laugh Long and Hard Everyday!

Nurses have to have a sense of humor to survive the day-to-day basics of patient care! A reader sent me a link to a wonderful bit of humor about the 10 Terrible Patients You’ll Find in Every Hospital, and How to Deal With Them. I’m sure you’ll recognize a few. I know I did. […]


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A Documentation Sample

Documentation is such an essential part of nursing. To many it seems a waste of time. They’d rather spend their time with the patients, but in the interest of continuity, we have to be able to communicate information about the patient and the care we have given.
Documentation takes many forms in various institutions and […]


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A Documentation Sample

Documentation is such an essential part of nursing. To many it seems a waste of time. They’d rather spend their time with the patients, but in the interest of continuity, we have to be able to communicate information about the patient and the care we have given.
Documentation takes many forms in various institutions and […]


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Do You Want to Become a Nurse?

It’s that time of year when high school students have to start researching careers and thinking about what they want to do when they graduate next year. As nurses, we need to encourage young people to seriously consider a career in nursing. We need to mentor and nurture a new supply of nurses to take […]


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Do You Want to Become a Nurse?

It’s that time of year when high school students have to start researching careers and thinking about what they want to do when they graduate next year. As nurses, we need to encourage young people to seriously consider a career in nursing. We need to mentor and nurture a new supply of nurses to take […]


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Need Help With Documentation?

Today I rediscovered a great book I read a few months back called Writing for Nursing and Midwifery Students by Julio Gimenez.
Dr. Gimenez is a Professor at Middlesex University in north London. He teaches academic writing to nursing, midwifery and business students. This book is terrific at teaching nurses how to examine the care […]


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Need Help With Documentation?

Today I rediscovered a great book I read a few months back called Writing for Nursing and Midwifery Students by Julio Gimenez.
Dr. Gimenez is a Professor at Middlesex University in north London. He teaches academic writing to nursing, midwifery and business students. This book is terrific at teaching nurses how to examine the care […]