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World Mental Health Day in Review
Read this quick post: World Mental Health Day: Key Points From Social Media | Life and Suicide Then tell me, tell each other: what do you think?Filed under: Healthy Mind, RN Tagged: coping, depression,...
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Let’s Put Our Money Where Our Brains Are
Please read this important article: “We need to stop ‘othering’ and start respecting brain disorders as serious health issues. We also need to get political and take action to start funneling money and...
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October 8, 2015 – Ashamed
Originally posted on Motivating Giraffe:(Carrying on the Mental Health Week theme.) It’s okay to not be okay. It’s okay to need help. It’s okay to reach out. It’s okay that you are tired and need a...
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Good “of the Day” #1: What Would YOU Tell the BBC?
I got some great suggestions for this series’ title. Thanks, everybody! I came up with a couple myself, but I’ve chosen one offered by mercedesmosaics: “a manager of mine would end our weekly meetings...
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No Ghettos For Mental Health! My Stand.
Some history to start: many of us don;t know what “ghetto” really means, where the word came from. As with many words, the history is not entirely clear. It’s well established, though, that many cities...
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Nurses save more lives than opera singers
“I am not a nurse, but I owe my life to them.” Source: Nurses save more lives than opera singers I’m collecting and sharing nurse stories. Have any?Filed under: RN Tagged: health care, Hospital, life,...
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Good “of the Day” #2 : A Success Tip
People Who Get It Do you?Filed under: Care TIps, Healthy Mind, RN Tagged: advice, coping, life, Nurse, quote, Success, work
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A More Positive Trip to the ER: Surviving Stigma
I’m an experienced psychiatric nurse. I’ve heard thousands of ER stories from patients over the years. Stories about the medical clearance process before admission, treatment for medical issues ranging...
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When a Hospital Fires Patient in Need, Who’s Responsible?
Hospital evicts 800-pound man Most nurses have met the patient who gets in their own way, makes themselves impossible to help, an endless litany of excuses and rationalizations, how it’s everyone...
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Good “of the Day” #3: Happy True Friday!
For those who have the weekend free, today is what I call a True Friday, as a nurse who works every other weekend. Today qualifies for me, so Happy True Friday! As a True Friday gift, please accept:...
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Good “of the Day” #4: Another Great “Nurses Matter” Story!
Here’s another great “Nurses Matter” story: When the Gentle Whispers & Loving Hugs of a Stranger Meant so Much Do you have any to share?Filed under: RN
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I’ll grow into it: Making the best of a bad day
Fame comes at a price, and sometimes we have to make the best of it: I’ll grow into itFiled under: Healthy Mind, RN Tagged: coping, Mental health, mental illness, stress, Success, work
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Good “of the Day…” #5: Be your own hero!
Thanks to @Bipolartohappy for this link: Be your own hero | bipolartohappinessFiled under: Healthy Mind, RN Tagged: advice, coping, life, Mental health, mental illness, quote, success.attitude
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What do Nurses do? It’s Important!
What do Nurses do? What a great question! At first glance, it seems too obvious to bother about, yet it’s not so easy to articulate the whole. Try it, and you’ll see! We do LOTS of things, and we each...
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This is What It’s Really Like to Live With Schizophrenia
Thanks to @NAMIMinnesota for this link that offers a great video and quotes about mental illness, stigma, and recovery: This Is What It’s Really Like To Live With Schizophrenia Someone’s illness does...
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Why a Boston Suburb Combined Its High School and Senior Center
This is an interesting story: a town save money by NOT isolating its elders: “Result: a modern two-in-one complex that serves young and old.” Why a Boston Suburb Combined Its High School and Senior...
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Good “of the Day” #7: An apology is when you stop doing it
I’ve followed LARD WANTS WORLD PEACE or a long time. Here’s one example as to why: An apology is when you stop doing itFiled under: RN
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Nurses: Should Hospitals Ban Employees From Smoking?
Companies frame it as a health issue, but it’s mostly a financial issue, of course: a great way to openly slash health insurance costs and look like a Good Guy: Should Hospitals Ban Employees From...
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A Nurse with Mental Illness: My Story
I’m an odd duck, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. In an age of specialists, I’m an anti-specialist. These days most people function in tiny specialty boxes. Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “Think...
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‘We soothe souls.’ How end-of-life nursing can make a difference
The UK has topped the 2015 rankings for end-of-life care. A nurse describes this special job: We soothe souls.’ How end-of-life care can make a difference Do you have any special nurse stories to...
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