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The In ‘N Outpatient by Kris Harty

“How do you do it?” How does anyone keep going through insurmountable difficulties? We’re talking the really big stuff. The stuff that can’t be fixed with chocolate (gasp) or a pitcher of margaritas or a box of tissues and a … Continue reading

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Bedside Manners: ‘Being’ at your Next Unit Meeting: How to Enjoy Confrontation with your Most Troublesome Nursing Colleague by Patricia L Raymond, MD FACP FACG

Of course, here I’m assuming that one of your colleagues is in fact troublesome. But from what I hear, nursing is like every work situation. There is likely to be one person who doesn’t pull their weight. Who’s so cranky … Continue reading

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Get a Life by Loretta LaRoche

I’ve been single for almost five years. It has been a very interesting time in my life since I went from living with my parents to marriage. When my first marriage failed, I married again.  However, after number two went … Continue reading

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From Ha-Ha to a-HA!: Using Humor to Transform Nursing Education by Shirley K. Trout, PhD, MEd

Use Humor to Capture Their Attention Another late-August. Another group of students rolling into our colleges and universities, so full of excitement, fear and curiosity about their respective futures. Some are away from home for the first time. Some have … Continue reading

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Nurse Marge in Charge

Dear Nurse Marge I have a question, although I’m not really sure what can be done about this situation. I’m a RN at a hospital in a very conservative corner of the country. Although the region is conservative, I am … Continue reading

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MMR! Influenza! Hepatitis!

A new nurse listened, astonished, as a doctor walked the floor yelling, “MMR! Influenza! Tetanus! MMR! HPV!” She  turned to a fellow nurse and said, “What is he doing?” The other nurse smiled and said, “Don’t mind him.  He just … Continue reading

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Star Charts by Suzanne LaBarne

Horoscopes just for nurses! Aries The stars say you’ve got problems bubbling up around you: for a nurse, that means look closely at that IV and listen when your GI patient says something feels a little off in their tummy.  … Continue reading

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Star Charts by Suzanne LaBarne

Horoscopes just for nurses! Aries Communications will be tricky this week, Aries. We recommend clarifying orders by asking “What’s up, Doc?” in your best Bugs Bunny voice as often as possible. Not everyone will appreciate your sense of humor — … Continue reading

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Love Lines by Greg Godek

REPORTS FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE GENDER WARS, ADDRESSED TO NURSES AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM. SERIOUSLY RECORDED—WITH TONGUE (DEPRESSOR) FIRMLY IN CHEEK—FROM GREG GODEK, AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLER 1001 WAYS TO BE ROMANTIC. Romantic Advice: Grow Up. … Continue reading

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The Eyes Have It by Deb Gauldin, RN

Some of the most important work we do as perinatal educators and nurses is to help women recognize their own strengths and abilities. With just a few hours of interaction, getting a true reading of our client’s emotional status and … Continue reading

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