So many goodies, so little time. For those of you who take care of America's veterans and active service personnel, this one's for YOU! If you want to learn more about military nursing traditions, check out this great page at medi-smart.com for a list of varied websites, from oral histories of military nurses in Vietnam to other military nurse resources.
I still can't get over what happened at Fort Hood. One of my coworkers recently lived there. I am still thanking the Big Man for the civilian police officer who took down the shooter. I was working at Madison when I read Nurse Ratched's account of working with the shooter, which gave me chills as I read it aloud to a group of coworkers. I just cannot imagine...
Compassion fatigue is common among caregivers of all stripes. It saps you of the energy you need to do your job, take care of people and continue along in a healthy manner. Dr. Charles Figley has an older article about this very topic, with lots of references.
The holidays are coming and yes it's stressful. This article called Choosing Happiness in Our Lives revisited discusses how to deal with some topics that just might creep up with all those relatives coming to town.
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