tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59871103488886953722012-02-16T07:27:13.446-08:00Random musings from the world of nursing...Grey's Anatomy its not...noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987110348888695372.post-26393762191850385462010-11-23T06:00:00.000-08:002010-11-24T07:00:44.168-08:00

Thanksgiving, of course, is a time for reflection. Naturally, there are the 'usual' gratitudes: I'm thankful for my three daughters, wonderful husband, my parents (and the fact that I'm so fortunate to still have them), and my work 'family'. But there is another family to which I belong, and to which I am forever grateful. It's a bit of an unusual family; not one of blood ties, certainly (

Grey's Anatomy its not...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987110348888695372.post-7943090459626423462010-07-28T09:09:00.001-07:002010-07-28T09:22:02.176-07:00

I am not deaf, I am not blind.I am not immune to your words, unkind.My clothes are soiled, and I need a bath.But what have I done to deserve your wrath?It’s cold outside, and I have no bed.I’m really not sure when last I was fed.I DO know my name, and (maybe) the date.But who is the President of the United States?That’s always the hard one; I used to know.Carter, I think? No, wait, don’t go!I

Grey's Anatomy its not...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987110348888695372.post-76256963043462001752010-06-18T18:23:00.000-07:002010-06-18T18:25:17.319-07:00

1975“Marry my daughter? The answer is no.Too young, no job, years of college to go.”The father stood up, and pushed back his chair.Sized up the young man, barely nineteen, with long hair.“I’ve made my decision. Young marriages don’t last.”The boy walked away, with his eyes downcast.2010The boy, now grown, takes the father’s armHelps him over the rocks, keeps him from harm.The climb has been

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So, I've been totally delinquent about keeping up with my blog, but I promise to be a more conscientious blogger in the future. Main topic of chatter with my students right now (other than the looming NCLEX!) is the current lack of job opportunities for new grads. Now, having a few (!) years under my belt in the nursing world, I've seen ups and downs in the nursing job market, but my students,

Grey's Anatomy its not...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987110348888695372.post-56207076917437472882009-08-19T04:20:00.000-07:002009-08-19T05:11:47.880-07:00

In medical news, the CDC is calling into question the 'safety' of the Gardasil (cervical cancer) vaccine...this is after repeated assurances to consumers that this vaccine was safe to give our young teen daughters. (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/CancerPreventionAndTreatment/story?id=8356717) One can assume that this vaccine underwent the lengthy FDA approval process, yet now, we as consumers are

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Many years ago (more than I care to remember!), after much pleading, my father agreed to take us (my two younger sisters, my mother and me) to a Boston Red Sox game. The year was 1966, the year the Impossible Dream Team was just a glimmer in Tom Yawkey's eye. I was a faithful watcher of televised games, always in black and white, of course, and often listening to Ken Coleman broadcasting the

Grey's Anatomy its not...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987110348888695372.post-45721371187248644372009-06-22T05:36:00.000-07:002009-06-22T17:44:16.806-07:00

As most of you know, I've played baseball at Red Sox Fantasy Camp in Ft. Myers, FL for over ten years. What started as a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity to meet and play baseball with some of the Red Sox stars of my youth has become an annual event, and I'm proud to say I'm now a member of a wonderful, if somewhat crazy, 'family' that gets together once a year to play baseball. I know most

Grey's Anatomy its not...noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987110348888695372.post-48250080899935564882009-05-20T16:45:00.001-07:002009-05-20T17:03:07.440-07:00

In my previous post about job opportunities for new grads, I neglected to mention another career path in nursing that is oft-overlooked by students. Katie R., public health nurse extraordinaire, reminded me that community health and public health nursing are career paths that are available to new nurses. Health care is increasingly being provided in settings other than hospitals, whether it be

Grey's Anatomy its not...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987110348888695372.post-78065601652702115582009-05-18T05:17:00.000-07:002009-05-18T05:51:20.143-07:00

In conversations I've had with many of my nursing students over the past few months, one recurring theme has surfaced. With few exceptions, they are all without firm job offers following graduation. The nursing job market has been impacted by the recession, perhaps not as much as other professions, but impacted nonetheless. Hospitals are cutting back on staff, even in some cases laying

Grey's Anatomy its not...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987110348888695372.post-14863448687328515952009-04-11T14:36:00.000-07:002009-05-18T10:00:31.074-07:00

In re-reading my first post, I realize that it portrayed me as a very dark, very unfunny, very serious person...which, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I am NOT. Interestingly, though, it was written just prior to two articles appearing about patient safety and medication errors occurring in Boston hospitals. Medication errors, now THEY are unfunny. Despite all of the safety measures

Grey's Anatomy its not...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987110348888695372.post-26563671473940379232009-04-03T10:00:00.000-07:002009-05-17T21:43:51.248-07:00

I'm told blogging is easy and that anyone can do it. Perhaps the physical part of it is. It's easy enough to sit with the laptop and type. But the hard part is deciding what to write. It is said that one should write what one knows, so I will start there. I can say with complete confidence that I "know" nursing. I know what it takes to become a nurse, and I'm not talking about which

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