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Change of Shift: Volume 2, Number 14
By Beth | January 24, 2008
Welcome to this week’s Change of Shift. I’ve been sitting at my computer all day waiting for an inspiring theme to land on my lap, but guess what? It’s just not happening. So sit back and enjoy these finely crafted blog posts in my themeless edition of Change of Shift!
Patient Encounters
I was pretty blown away by Social Call, over at Traumaqueen; however, I’m still waiting for the scratch ‘n’ sniff version to come out. Haven’t had enough of Kal yet? I also recommend that you go over there and read Natural High. No bad smells in that one, I promise.
DisappearingJohn discusses a patient encounter that was both moving and unexpected in The Long Night, Part One and Part Two. What a great writer, and I suspect, a great nurse.
Kim at Emergiblog tells a fascinating story about communicating with a non-verbal patient in Behind Those Hazel Eyes. Kim, my curiosity is peaked - I might be asking you to borrow a certain book!
In Hard Day’s Night (Workin’ Like a Dog) , Faith Walker talks about several patients. Almost all of them faint at some point during her shift, except for the Yorkie. He just went into shock. Trust me. Just go over there and read it. It gives new meaning to “having a hard day.”
Get Your Gripe On
MJ at Nurse Ratched’s Place writes about how hard it is to get Mr. Grinch to cough up for nurse’s week. I once had a colleague that suggested to our DON to take all the money they would spend on nurses week, and install a 24 hour Starbucks kiosk in the lobby. It never happened. It’s too bad - They would have made their money back pretty darn quickly.
Labor Nurse talks about how difficult it can be to get patient care associates to actually well, do something in Problems With the Help.
Two words that probably sound like fingernails on a chalk board to most nurses these days: Medication Reconciliation. ERNursey gives her take on it.
The Heavy Stuff
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Scrubpants discusses a colleague’s unexpected suicide in Alone. I can’t even begin to imagine how staff members would be able to cope after that.
GNIF Brain Blogger asks a very daunting question: is The Medical Profession on a Downward Spiral?
Miss-elaine-ious talks about her first code in
20 something year olds shouldn’t die. As a nurse, you never forget your first code.
MyOwnWoman discusses the mistake of giving a patient false hope in A Lesson Learned the Hard Way. She also reminds me that I could never, ever, ever work Trauma.
Controversies of the Week
Therapydoc poses the question that all of us in the medical blogosphere have struggled with in Anxiety, Ethics, and Blogging.
ER Murse discusses several controversial topics this week including organ donation in
Who are the real Villains in the Nataline Sarkisyan case? and the rectal exam lawsuit, in Managing Assault Behavior in the Trauma Room.
And just in case you haven’t had enough to read yet, SharpBrains presents 21 books to read on brain health in Brain Plasticity, Health and Fitness Books.
Two more additions… Sorry, no cool icons for you late-comers. In fact I oughta write you both up for it! ( ;
Practice ICU Interview Questions from Nurse Sean.
Stella And the Pain Pills from Mamma Mia.
Happy reading everyone! It looks like the next edition will be hosted at NursingVoices (my favorite place to win an iPhone!) So I am going to put my money where my mouth is and add it to my list so I don’t forget to submit.
Topics: nursing |
January 24th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Great Change of Shift Pixel…..even if you THINK you didn’t have a theme.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Great edition Beth, I love the new look. BTW, thanks for giving me the impetus to finally get hooked up with a feed reader, that has saved me untold hours every week
January 24th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I concur! Beautiful! Thank you! : )
January 24th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Darnit! A write up? Oh well, I guess I deserve it…
*hangs head*
January 24th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
For a “themeless” Change of Shift, it looks, and reads, GREAT!!!
Good Job!
January 24th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Great job, Beth!
January 25th, 2008 at 1:05 am
Wow…nice blog! I always enjoy Change of Shift. Thanks for posting it.
January 25th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Thanks for including me. This is a terrific collection. Next week I’m going to go through it, post by post.
January 28th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Nice Change of Shift! Nice site design as well! I need to overhaul mine sometime. I’m getting bored again.
April 16th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
A Nurse Is More? ( May is Nurse’s Month / Nurse’s Week is May 6-12 )
A Nurse Is More?
A Nurse is more, Why?
Though nobody, can say why, for sure,
Nurse’s desire, for service, is pure.
Not for themselves, it has to be for others.
A life dedicated, to their sisters and their brothers.
A Nurse is more, How?
Through reserves, of strength, care and love,
Nurses take their lead, from the power above.
Above and beyond, their duty comes first.
Their patient’s needs paramount, before even hunger and thirst.
A Nurse is more, When?
When we need them the most, at our times of ill,
Nurses come through, with their care and goodwill.
When we feel we can’t go on, and wish, to give up the ghost.
That’s when our Nurses, give it their most.
A Nurse is more, Where?
In the hospital, the battlefield, the clinic, school, home or hospice,
Nurses are there, in the ER, the OR, the workplace, and medical office.
Where we are, to go for our care, thankfully, we find Nurses there.
Aging, sick, fearful, weary, we turn to Nurses, and know they care.
A Nurse is more,
A Nurse is more, much more than all we’ve said, or all we can say,
other than, to acknowledge the Nurses, who so brighten our day.
In gratitude, we thank Nurses, their willingness to serve, we find so appealing,
bringing to us, their comfort, wisdom, compassion and healing.
Richard G. Shuster, RandomlyRamblingRick, A Nurse Is More?
A Nurse is More? was written to honor all Nurses and Dedicated to Jeannine E. Shuster, R.N.
May is Nurses Month, Honor a Nurse. Permission is granted to reproduce this poem for any Nurses forum.
Nurse’s Week and Nurse’s Day are during May. If you know a Nurse, are related to a Nurse,
or just would like to thank a Nurse, please send or give a copy of this poem.
rgsjesshuster@charter.net