March 2014 - Posts

Be True To Your Own Personal Health Responsibility
March 30, 2014 8:38 PM by Lorenzo Ortega

After seeing patients with open heart surgery, hemo/peritoneal dialysis, and multiple amputations during my last year of work, it can be somewhat frustrating to work in a cardiovascular ICU. It is very sad to think that the personal responsibility these Read More...

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Hello, Nursing License
March 20, 2014 1:44 PM by Frank Visco

After years of schooling and weeks of intense study, I finally sat for my boards, and I’m happy to report I passed. I was scheduled to take the test over a month ago, but snowy conditions caused a cancelation that pushed everything back a few weeks. I Read More...

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There's Light at the End of the Tunnel
March 19, 2014 1:37 PM by Mia Ross

Although the daylight has started to lengthen, you may still be suffering from The Winter Blues. Essentially, The Blues is an offset of seasonal affective disorder (or SAD, what an appropriate acronym!). If the lack of sunlight and frigid weather seem Read More...

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Education and EMR
March 10, 2014 1:51 AM by Lorenzo Ortega

This next week marks my one year anniversary of my employment at Dameron Hospital in Stockton. It's really unbelievable that it has been a year already. The increments of time where somewhat segmented during the last twelve months, so I am not sure if Read More...

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