madness: tales of an emergency room nurse

the adventures of a veteran nurse in an inner city ER

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

How nurses cope with being a nurse

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Nurses carry around so many stories. A lot of them are tragic. They are stories of suffering, loneliness, death, pain. A nurses career i...
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Monday, May 22, 2017

Measles outbreak in Minnesota

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There is a measles outbreak in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are now 66 cases.  The vast majority have been in the local Somali community...
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Monday, May 08, 2017

One flew over the cuckoo nest/ another day with a violent psych patient

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There is a dent in the wall in one of our rooms. It was put there by somebody's fist of course. A mental health patient who just cou...
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Wednesday, May 03, 2017

An ode to the nurse who saved Jimmy Kimmels baby

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This past Monday a nurse at children's hospital Los angels  noticed that comedian Jimmy Kimmels newborn baby had a murmur and was cyanot...
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Nurse saves Jimmy Kimmels baby's life

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If we ever have any doubt that we make a difference, think of this.  Nurses are heroes 24/7. We are the backbone of the healthcare system. W...
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