A new study indicates people with full bladders make better decisions. Perhaps there is a link to nurses, whose secret professional entry test is to see if you can hold your cantaloupe-size bladder for eight hours? Okay, not true, but... Read More
This is part four of the Nursing Research Challenge. While this article is not a research article, as a case study, it is a form of evidence. The Article: Stefancyk, A. (2009). Transforming care at the bedside: One-hour, off-unit meal breaks.... Read More
We talk a lot about evidence-based practice within nursing and healthcare, in general. However, we often forget that many programs and community interventions have solid research behind them, proving them either effective, ineffective, or stating there is insufficient evidence to... Read More
Happy birthday to Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. Born March 2, 1904, Dr. Seuss wrote 44 children’s books, illustrated advertising campaigns, and worked in the U.S. Army animation department. In honor of his birthday, today is... Read More
Hiney. Tail. Rear-end. A$$. Tush. Badonkadonk. There is an ever-growing list of euphemisms for the gluteus maximus. Not too many for the colon, though. It’s not sexy. What is even less sexier? Colon, or colorectal, cancer. Yet, according to the... Read More
A recent article about robots in the operating room piqued my interest. I am a fan of new technologies, but the terminology used throughout the article bothered me. The robots were coined “robotic scrub nurses.” Excuse me? I highly value... Read More
You know what you’re in for when the charge nurse tells you, “Get your roller-skates on.” For those unfamiliar with the phrase, you can likely infer that it is going to be a busy day, so much so that walking... Read More
Like many today (okay, maybe not like many nurses), I work from home on occasion. Sometimes my children are home and other times they are not. Since I do not routinely work from home and there is no real workspace... Read More
Part three of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Mann, K. (2011). Education and health promotion for new patients with cancer: A quality improvement model. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 15(1), 55-61. The Big Idea: After a complete patient needs... Read More
In honor of National Cancer Prevention Month, I am sharing one of my favorite resources – the World Tobacco Atlas. It has great information and lovely maps and infographs. Tobacco is the world’s most preventable cause of cancer. It kills... Read More