And tell us what you really think?

I know a lot of good folks come to us from At Your Cervix. The author doesn't mince words when she discusses a recent conference.

You go, girl. Tell it, because no one else will. We can't just do it because we've always done it that way.

Yes, EBP is a big hairy deal in the nursing world. And dosed with a healthy helping of common sense, it's a very good thing.

More later...

Shout out

I like to look at my logs every so often and say thanks, merci, danke, muchos gracias for all of you who wander over here from wherever on the internet.

First of all, let me congratulate AtYourCervix, who not only recently got certified as CNM (Certified Nurse Midwife), she also got a job as one. Lots of you end up over here from her blog At Your Cervix, so I am so very grateful for your visits.

And for all the rest of you, from St. Johns, New Brunswick, or Delta, BC in Canada, to Iceland, to Austria, back to Nampa, Idaho, Texas, California, Rhode Island and everywhere in between, we'll leave the light on.

Because there's always room for you.

More to come. The fun never takes a vacation in RehabLand.

Almost over...

Spring Break ends tomorrow for me and Bubba.

It's been an interesting week. Training, appointments and a couple of days of vacation thrown in. Overall, I'm happy, even if I didn't get a week to enjoy with Bubba or to have fun roaming hither and yon at whim like I'm apt to do on staycation.

I've been reading lots. Books, blogs, you name it.

Here's my reading list of the past few days, because tomorrow, it's back to being a grad student in the last part of the semester. No more breaks until May.

Fun books:

CSI by Anthony Zuiker talks about the show of the same name.

Brandwashed by Martin Lindstrom talks about marketing and manipulation. Ah, I get warm fuzzies thinking about my time in the marketing department as a contract worker bee. Such fun with product focus groups!

And even though it might not seem like fun, I really enjoyed Help! for Writers by Roy Peter Clark. I figure it can't hurt with those assignments coming up!

Blogs:

I like to read Doc Grumpy and Nurse K regularly. Two really different points of view, but I enjoy the randomness of things that happen, because that is my life, too. 

Since I had time to meander, I also visited a few blogs I don't normally get to enough. Everyone needs Therapy is an interesting blog and I particularly enjoyed the post on March 18 about Paul Carr and drinking.

At Your Cervix is another blog I pop in and out of intermittently. I like this blog because the author is a student like me.

The snarky ones: FML, Apostrophe Abuse, and my all-time favorite, Passive Aggressive Notes, had a section on Tourist Terrorists in Spain. Just priceless. However, the best of the snarkiness category had to be this entry on the Daddle (with comment) in UHpinions. No, I'm not making this up.

Alas, I'm getting back to a delightful Hefeweizen and getting ready for the week. Can't wait until the next vacation.

Stay tuned...

Thanks!

One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind.  ~Malayan Proverb

I've not had a shout out section in a really long time, so I thought it was about time, you know how people end up here. Sure a few folks get here via search engine, but without the blogs below, no one would even wander over here for a view of the Hotel.

So when you're out and about, hop on over and visit some of our referrers and read their stuff.

Thank you ladies and gentlemen. I am in your debt!

RehabRN

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A sliver of life

AtYourCervix has a post about getting a Tylenol on her unit.

Come on over to Madison and add the following to your list:

Do you really think the docs might have a standing order to make this PRN for everyone like they did at Saintarama? Nooooo! That might imply that the nurses are DIAGNOSING a problem ahead of time. Just like that life-saving bowel med you won't let Mr. X have, either.

Yes, of course you could have liver or kidney issues (yes, lots of our people do), but do you really enjoy being awakened at 0300? If I need it, I really don't feel bad calling for it, if the patient has a fever or has been awake all night asking anyway.

Stop being so darned adversarial and I'll stop ranting. And yes, I do call you for the record...CYA baby!

Nuggets for March 24

Time flies when you're having fun. Oh, it's been a barrel of monkeys around the Hotel.

For the first time in a very long time, the booking agents have no one scheduled. Hooray! It may have something to do with the requirement that you be on xx isolation to get in, but...oh well!

Since we're on the animal theme (I almost typed aminal...weird) here are a few selections from my latest meanderings on the 'net.

Enjoy your visit to the zoo!

From the blogosphere....

Man Nurse Diaries just made me think of hippos when I saw his post about HIPAA. You'd be surprised how many people in East Bohunk think HIPAA is HIPPA or HIPPO.

At Your Cervix has some great wildlife photos recently including a bald eagle. Cool!

Maha lost her kitty over at Call Bells make me nervous. So sorry to hear that...18 wow!

They're not animals...
But there's a special species of human in some of these places.

At Serenity Now Hospital, ER doc sees some interesting things in the country in his post Only in the country: drugs don't lie.

Tex has some great photos from Wal-mart over at Weird Nursing Tales. And to think, she probably just needed a candy bar and the gift shop was closed!

Nuggets for April 22

Yes, right on time...almost...is the latest installment of Nuggets from my meanderings on the web. Enjoy!

Could lice prevent asthma? It makes me a little creeped out, though. (Don't think too much and you won't itch!)
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE53L00M20090422

Walnuts and breast cancer. Another item they'll sell out in the stores now.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE53K52820090421

Diet can increase risk of kidney cancer
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE53J5M320090420?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Study Raises Estimate of Paralyzed Americans. Note: the number of MS patients jumps significantly, so take this with a grain of salt.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/health/21para.html

Probably the best inadvertent diet film you'll ever see, now on YouTube: SuperSize Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Tv_mihMBA

Blogs to check out

Clinical Cases and Images: The blog of www.clinicalcases.org
http://casesblog.blogspot.com/

Fat Doctor and her recent post on "Lifesavers" is really worth your time
http://fatdoctor.blogspot.com/2009/04/lifesaver.html

Needle phobia is an unreal story you have to read from At Your Cervix
http://atyourcervix.blogspot.com/2009/04/needle-phobia.html