First, in September, Michael Douglas reveals he has a head/neck cancer.
Next, Head Nurse jo tells us about her own cancer diagnosis.
Then, she tells us about another blogger who also has a rule out oral cancer test coming up.
And lo and behold, today, a story on Yahoo! says Tony Gwynn has a salivary gland cancer.
Folks, please pay attention. What can you do? Don't miss your next dentist appointment and screening. If something feels funny, check it out with your favorite health care provider.
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thank you ANA
Today's SmartBrief with this quote has successfully planted this song in my head.
"When the feeling's gone and you can't go on, it's a tragedy."
--The Bee Gees, pop music group
"When the feeling's gone and you can't go on, it's a tragedy."
--The Bee Gees, pop music group
Monday, February 9, 2009
Back to the old grind...
It's always an adventure on our unit on Mondays. The booking agents (a/k/a the NPs) try to get our people in on Monday or Tuesday, so hopefully, they can get someone home by the weekend. This is particularly true in the case of folks coming for tests or general stuff.
I only had two patients and no med cart. Hooray! I know this will change when I go back to evenings, so I'm just enjoying it while I can. It is bliss!
I got to do some fun stuff today...get people up into a wheelchair with a head and shoulder control. It's a little dicey, but it works. Why the patient won't use the controls all the time is another story.
My other patient had an undetermined suprapubic catheter. Since I searched the notes and couldn't find one with a date when it was last changed, and it wasn't on our board, I got the pleasure of changing it. I don't think this is a coincidence. I am noticing that I'm one of those people the docs and NPs ask to do stuff when they want it done. It's so nice to feel wanted! This same character just got put on a Clinitron bed last Friday and his wounds are really healing well. They look incredible compared to the last time I took care of him.
I had to report to the next shift, and my head and shoulder guy came back late, so I had to get him in bed and undressed before I left. Thankfully, one of our new nurses helped me get him back to bed. I finally escaped at 1625 after I wrote my last note. I had all my other charting done, since I did it as I went along, or I'd have been there later.
More tomorrow...we'll see how it goes. Stay tuned!
I only had two patients and no med cart. Hooray! I know this will change when I go back to evenings, so I'm just enjoying it while I can. It is bliss!
I got to do some fun stuff today...get people up into a wheelchair with a head and shoulder control. It's a little dicey, but it works. Why the patient won't use the controls all the time is another story.
My other patient had an undetermined suprapubic catheter. Since I searched the notes and couldn't find one with a date when it was last changed, and it wasn't on our board, I got the pleasure of changing it. I don't think this is a coincidence. I am noticing that I'm one of those people the docs and NPs ask to do stuff when they want it done. It's so nice to feel wanted! This same character just got put on a Clinitron bed last Friday and his wounds are really healing well. They look incredible compared to the last time I took care of him.
I had to report to the next shift, and my head and shoulder guy came back late, so I had to get him in bed and undressed before I left. Thankfully, one of our new nurses helped me get him back to bed. I finally escaped at 1625 after I wrote my last note. I had all my other charting done, since I did it as I went along, or I'd have been there later.
More tomorrow...we'll see how it goes. Stay tuned!
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