Nuggets for August 25

Oh, it's been a long time, but I went meandering about the web and found these goodies. Hope you enjoy!

Chug, chug, chug
Think Gatorade is great after a marathon? What about near beer? A recent German study says non-alcoholic beer may be the best drink after you run. (from www.nytimes.com)

Sad, but true
The cancer bogeyman is back visiting Steve Jobs of Apple and he's decided to call it quits. (from www.nytimes.com)

ER is the real deal
Emergency nursing was recently recognized by the ANA. Kudos to all those ER nurses out there, especially Maha, Kim and Nurse K. (from www.nurse.com)


Pot calling the kettle...
Yes, I'm guilty. I do exercise to look better, but I feel better, too. (from www.latimes.com)

Nuggets for April 28 - Media edition

Whew! Thankfully, I've got a break today, so here are a few things out on the 'net worth looking at today.

The WSJ blog discusses the WHO Flu Pandemic scale.

Dr. Val talks about Medbloggers as Press: Second Class Citizens or New Media Elite? I have to say as a peon nurse blogger, I found Dr. Val's article very insightful. Some RNs like myself think they just condescend to nurses and not doctors. Read on for more interesting insights from Dr. Val.

Nurse Ratched's Place is the reason I found this article about real nurses from Edward Norton RN's The Last Nurse Standing. I have to say Ed that the biggest compliment I ever got from a PhD was one who told me when I told her I got a rehab job, "That's real nursing."

Kathy Quan has a really good article on Ultimate Nurse called Nurses Position for Yourselves for Future Opportunities

The LA Times had this article with contributions from three RNs about the current state of nursing, and a great title: Only the strong need apply.

Finally, the Gloucester County Times (NJ) has a great article about male nurses called Male nurses praise job, though still minority.