Mark Twain was right

This was the result of a CE module I completed recently.

Congratulations! you have PASSED

Your Score: 100.00 % 

   

Exam Summary:

Your points: 93.75  Questions Answered: 15/15 

Points Needed to Pass: 79.05  Correct: 15 

Percent Needed to Pass: 85 (%)  Incorrect: 0  

BTW this was Mark Twain's quote:  

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."

Another one bites the dust

The statistics on nurses are stunning if you think about them. They're still saying there's a nursing shortage, which is much in evidence at Madison. New nurses, old nurses, even in areas where people have normally been happy, are calling in, then quitting, in addition to the ones going on extended medical leaves, etc.

One of my recent preceptees decided to head to Private U's hospital instead of staying at Madison. Their gain is our loss. One supervisor said, "We just are not nurturing our new grads by putting them on nights with no support." Duh!

Hopefully, someone can plug the leak. It just will not work if they don't.

More to come...

Nuggets for January 29: Occupation-specific issues

There are a lot of occupation-specific conditions that have been cropping up in the news and elsewhere. Here are some of interesting ones I've encountered recently.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has an interesting general article about occupational injuries for nurses. They also have a great IIF (Illnesses, Injuries and Fatalities) section.

The NY Times recently ran an article about degenerative brain disease among former NFL players. For more on chronic traumatic encephalopathy, check it out at eMedicine.com.

You'd never think that they'd have this kind of information, but Apple, yes, the computer, iPod and iPhone people have a great section on ergonomics and reducing eye strain.

And in the "No, I didn't make this up" category, it's been outed as a hoax disorder--the infamous cello scrotum. Alas, gentlemen, the symphony can go on!