March 8th, 2010 by CodeBlog in Better Health Network, True Stories
Tags: Allergy And Immunology, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Parenting, Peanuts, Pediatrics
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My son accidentally ingested peanut butter yesterday. He’s allergic.
He’s done this once before, which is when we found out about the allergy. He had some really awful hives 3 hours after he ate that small bite of peanut butter sandwich but that was all. His allergist told me that it would most likely never get worse than that.
He managed to eat some more yesterday. I braced myself for the hives to come, and we dosed him with Benadryl. An hour later he vomited. The pediatrician’s advice nurse advised me to take him to the ER. At the time I thought it was overkill. He wasn’t having any breathing difficulties beyond the cough he already had (he has a cold). He definitely wasn’t acting quite right, though, so off we went. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at code blog - tales of a nurse*
March 7th, 2010 by MotherJonesRN in Better Health Network, True Stories
Tags: Dormitory, House Mother, Housemother, Men, Nursing
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I wonder why these nursing students are smiling. They are hanging out in their room at the nurses’ dormitory. Don’t they look sweet and demure? That’s probably because the housemother was standing in the room. I bet these ladies could tell you some intriguing stories about what it’s like to live in the dormitory, but there are some things best left unsaid. Silence is golden, especially when your housemother is within earshot.
I lived in a nursing dormitory while I attended a three year nursing school in the Midwest. I won’t tell you what state it was in because I don’t want to incriminate anyone. Every resident was expected to follow the dormitory rules. The number one rule was that no man could step foot in the inner sanctum of the dormitory.
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*This blog post was originally published at Nurse Ratched's Place*
March 6th, 2010 by Emergiblog in Better Health Network, True Stories
Tags: Associate's Degree, BSN, Emergency Medicine, Nursing
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Well, this is creepy!
It’s a photo from the Library of Congress‘ digital nursing collection.
It looks like a still from a Hitchcock film.
She’s going to the light….
Actually, she is probably going down to central supply for gauze.
Wouldn’t be surprised if Rod Serling stepped into view…
“Nurse Nell is about to take a step…into the Twilight Zone…”
Oh geeze, now I’m freaking myself out.
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I came across a blog post today. I was floored.
I have reprinted it here with permission: Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Emergiblog*
March 6th, 2010 by KerriSparling in Better Health Network, True Stories
Tags: Diabetes, Endocrinology, Insulin Pump, Internal Medicine, Shower
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I love “free shower” – which, if you’re diabetic and using an insulin pump or a CGM, you know that means “the shower when you’re changing sites and you don’t have any hubs connected to you.”
It’s nice to lather up and not worry about catching on an infusion set or a sensor edge. Thing is, this is what’s waiting for me when I’m done getting all cleaned up:
The potlock o’ diabetes crap
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*This blog post was originally published at Six Until Me.*
March 2nd, 2010 by KerriSparling in Better Health Network, Medical Art, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: Diabetes, Diabetes 365, ePatient, Photos
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There’s been a handful of photographers who have tackled the Diabetes 365 project for this year, and I’m proud to be in their company. It’s a very inspiring experience, to see how diabetes is reflected in the lives of the members of D365, and how it is captured through their camera lenses.
Some of us are using our DSLR cameras, some of us our point-and-shoots, some documenting with our iPhones or our Blackberries, but every last one of us is showing our lives with diabetes, every day. I know I’ve talked about this project before, but watching the photos stack up in the Diabetes 365 Flickr group and seeing how, and what, people with diabetes are choosing to document their lives with this disease is incredible.
You didn’t need to join the group in January – it’s a rotating door of participants. If you want to join the Diabetes 365 group, you can jump in anytime and start. Every day can be Day 1.
*This blog post was originally published at Six Until Me.*
