Author Archives: cindypotts

About cindypotts

Writer, Editor, and Collector of Trivia

L&D Nursing Humor: Push!

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Find The Funny Friday: Catching Up With Karyn

Karyn Buxman, JNJ Publisher and All Around Funny Gal, shares her thoughts on “What’s So Funny About Poop? Humor and Health Education.” Check it out and let us know what you think!

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Nursing Education: Humor and Healing

Steve Wilson, psychologist, author, speaker, and great friend of JNJ, recently spoke to the National Institute of Health’s Staff Training in Extramural Research. The name of his presentation is “ARE WE LAUGHING ENOUGH?” PERSPECTIVES, REFLECTIONS AND A FRAMEWORK FOR HUMOR, … Continue reading

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Nursing Humor: Good News and Bad News

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How You Can Help: Joplin MO

We interrupt today’s regularly scheduled funny programming to bring you news about the Joplin, MO tornado.  As you may have heard, a deadly tornado has hit Joplin, including a direct hit to St. John’s Regional Medical Center. Other facilities in … Continue reading

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May Is Blood Pressure Month

A doctor remarked on his patient’s ruddy complexion. “I know” the patient said “It’s high blood pressure. It’s from my family.” “Your mother’s side, or father’s side?” questioned the doctor. “Neither,” the patient replied. “It’s from my wife’s side.” “What?” … Continue reading

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Deadly Tornado Response

Recently, a string of deadly tornados raced through Alabama and neighboring states, causing unprecedented damage. Many towns are almost entirely destroyed. The impact on the affected communities is tremendous. Emergency response teams and local medical personnel have been working tirelessly … Continue reading

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I’m Not Going!

One of our older patients really couldn’t safely live alone anymore, yet she was really resistant to her daughter’s plan to have her move into the local senior living center. I asked her why she didn’t want to move, expecting … Continue reading

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The Secret Agent in Bed Four

We’d just gotten a new resident on the skilled nursing floor where I work, and I was taking his history. Mr. J was a really nice guy, very friendly and amiable. He shared that he’d been retired for a while … Continue reading

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Nurse Education: Encouraging Healthy Dietary Choices

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