This article is more of an informative product article rather than a research article, but it was fascinating to me; I thought you would enjoy it, as well. (Full disclosure: I have no financial or relationship interests pertaining to this... Read More
The Nurse Oncology Education Program, or NOEP, is helping one of the unhealthiest populations in the U.S. – nurses – track and change seven cancer-related health behaviors: fruit and vegetable consumption, red meat consumption, tobacco use, sugary-beverage consumption, screen time,... Read More
As I mentioned yesterday, I recently decided to switch jobs, and I learned a lot in the process. I will share many of those experiences this week. Once you are certain you are going to throw your hat into the... Read More
Dora the Explorer. Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Blues Clues. Handy Manny. Bubble Guppies. Signing Time. The list of children’s preschool cartoons goes on and on. Cartoons are not simply entertainment now. A few days ago my four-year old daughter... Read More
This is part 18 of the Nursing Research Challenge. I have referenced this article quite a bit lately in scholarly presentations. The Article: Dolce, M. (2011). The Internet as a source of health information: Experiences of cancer survivors and caregivers with... Read More
This is part 17 of the Nursing Research Challenge. I utilized this article for a recent presentation. Chances are, you’ll need to reference it, too, or if not, simply enjoy it for your reading pleasure. If you are looking for... Read More
Many thanks to Ellen Carr, RN, MSN, AOCN®, and UC San Diego colleagues for allowing me the opportunity to share their poster, Development and Launch of a YouTube-Based e-Journal Club for Oncology Nurses: Nursing Research News You Can Use (NRNYCU),... 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
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
I do love my iPhone. I was without it for about four hours last Friday as my husband upgraded my phone (the very first iPhone) to an iPhone 4. Hooray for upgrades (and amazing husbands)! I digress. The point... Read More