3 Fast Remedies for Travel Nurses On the Road
By Annette Tersigni RN, The Yoga Nurse™ Travel nursing is a glamorous, exciting adventure. You are a nursing rock star on the road. And yes, at times, you’ll feel stress and anxiety related to all the busyness of settling into your new gig. And you want to feel calm, confident, and competent when it’s show time. Here are three quick, easy and proven remedies that any nurse can do. Treat yourself on the road, on the job and in your daily life. Airway open? Take a deep cleaning breathing break. Circulation? Try this quick stretch when the job is a…
Ebola Fear
There is a ton of Ebola fear and controversy in the media. Blame is being placed on the CDC, the Hospitals, the Nurses. When HIV/AIDS broke out in the 80’s we as a society experienced many of the same things that we’re seeing today with Ebola. Fear, Panic, Media sensationalism. The NY Times has a run-down of the news from that time-period that you might say is being replicated now with Ebola The AIDS Epidemic:1981-1987 1981: Unusual Outbreaks June 5 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s newsletter Morbidity and Mortality Weekly (MMWR) makes a reference to five cases of an…
Nursing Care Plan: Whinorrhea
Whinorrhea As with any disorder or disease process, a Nursing Care plan is essential. When caring for patients and co-workers with a diagnosis of whinorrhea, it’s imperative to have specific nursing interventions in place to prevent the spread or outbreak of whinorrhea. Nursing Diagnosis: Whinorrhea the state of the frequency of whining. More than 3 times (per shift) for patients and more than 4 times for co-workers. Whining can be intermittent or consistent. In patients, whining can be centered around comfort, timeliness, or a myriad of other items. In co-workers, whining is primarily centered around the work environment, co-workers, patients,…