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My professional life is all about the nursing career that has taken me from Surgery to Utilization Review, Case Management, Infection Prevention, Legal Nurse Consulting, and frequent delvings into other specialties along the way.

All six of my children were

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: How to stop smoking: 2 of 37

How to Stop Smoking People who have never smoked usually have little tolerance for those who do. Even reformed smokers have little if any patience for those who have not been able to do the same. Smoking is not a socially acceptable behavior anymore. Perhaps the perception that smokers deliberately place themselves and other...
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss Finding the perfect weight loss formula: 1 of 16

Finding the perfect weight loss formula Wouldn't it be the scientific breakthrough of all time if there was a perfect weight loss formula? The press would herald the miracle in every paper, magazine and television newscast and XM Radio would most likely devote an entire band of station programming to The Perfect Weight loss ...
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Is salad dressing always fattening?: 2 of 17

Is salad dressing always fattening? Miriam Webster's definition of the word fattening is, "to make fat, fleshy or plump." The process of becoming fat, fleshy or plump depends on taking in more calories than we are able to metabolize, and a different metabolic equation exists for each and every one of us. Salad dressings are ...
Health & Fitness > Medical Ethics Do you believe that partial-birth abortion should be legal?: 1 of 7

A late term partial birth abortion is one in which the physician performing the procedure delivers the living body of the fetus vaginally, in breech position, and with the head remaining in the vaginal canal, inserts a pair of surgical scissors into the head. This is termed a cranial decompression (the brains are suctioned o...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Tips How to avoid putting on weight during the holiday season: 1 of 7

The National Institute of Health (nih.gov) reports the usual holiday weight gain is between one and two pounds. The concern is although this seemingly inevitable gain may seem insignificant, the pounds usually stay with us, accumulating year after year. Compounding, incremental weight gain ultimately leads to obesity; for th...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Cats: 25 of 171

Ugly Kitty I passed the pet store early On my walk to work The lights were off, the store was closed No signs of any clerk In the darkened window With papers on the floor The sight of something awfully tired Drew me to the store A really unattractive cat Sat staring into space It's fur was orange, one eye was shut And sadnes...
Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs Other possible career path for nurses: 2 of 13

Possible Career Paths in Nursing A career in nursing offers many diverse opportunities for specialization. One of the many nursing specialties to consider is that of a Public Health Nurse (PHN). The nurses role in Public Health relates to the health status of the community as a whole. The PHN works with many diverse and vuln...
Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs Career guidance: Should you become a nurse?: 1 of 6

If you find yourself reading this article you may have at least some interest in becoming a nurse. Beyond the often times stilted images seen on television and in the movies, you may wonder what it is a nurse really does. Let us begin by defining the word nurse, discussing how diversified careers in nursing have become, and ...
Personal Finance > Home Insurance What kind of insurance you'll need for a condo: 1 of 6

What Kind of Insurance You'll Need for a Condo Before discussing the importance of purchasing condo insurance, lets define the word condominium as it relates to home ownership. Condominium is a legal term describing a multi-structure accumulation of homes and the land they are built upon. Individual ownership is limited to t...
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Holiday fire safety: How to use electrical extension cords wisely: 3 of 16

Planning for Holiday Fire safety should be the first priority on the holiday planning list of things to do. When assembling additional holiday electrical devices we frequently make use of extension cords which are often overlooked as a contributing factor to residential fires and bodily injury. We might not be aware that the...