I see it every day - Lessons in life

When you work in a rehab center with spinal cord injury patients (SCI), you hear the themes in this opinion piece from the Wall Street Journal a lot.

Remember: just because someone is in a wheelchair and can't move much at all, doesn't mean their brain doesn't work (or their mouth).

Talk to the person in the wheelchair, not their companions. That is all.

Happy weekend wherever you may be.

How to tell

If your nurse manager reads the Wall Street Journal. I decided to pay attention to my manager's communications and noticed:

1. He/she follows his/her name with his/her MBA or MPH credential. Master's degrees in other areas besides nursing have a cachet today.

2. Your boss's e-mail signature includes the subtitle of this article.

3.  Finally, your boss is becoming a walking buzzword machine, and once you read a few articles, you'll see all of them.

That is all...TGIF!

Don't try this at home...

To all of the graduates still looking for jobs because the market is slim, take heed!


Eight mistakes job hunters make (from www.wsj.com)

Nuggets for August 26

So many goodies, so little time. Here are a few interesting things I've run across in my travels on the internet. Hope you enjoy!

The Bellingham Herald has an interesting piece called Why Medicaid should get out of the long term care business.

The Wall Street Journal online had an interesting article recently called Hospitals Own Up to Medical Errors.

The NY Times has had a few good stories recently you should read if you haven't already:

For Parents on NICU, the Trauma May Last
PTSD is not uncommon among the parents of preemies.

Saving the world's women
This article, from the NY Times magazine, details the plight of women in the developing world.

Guilt and Atonement on the Path to Adulthood
An interesting view on children, self-control and guilt