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Off the Chart
A Community for Nurses
Friends, Families & Co-Workers too!
Jennifer Tipton
Apr 162 min read
Jaime's Story
When I think of my favorite memory, I can't help but think of 105-year-old Olga. She was a very large-boned, strong-accented, and very...
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Jennifer Tipton
Feb 264 min read
Marcy's Story
As a new RN in a large midwestern hospital, I started on the 8-hour night shift of a busy MedSurg telemetry floor. Inexperience led me to...
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 14, 20231 min read
Your Daily Chuckle
It was an embarrassing moment for Dr. Bob...
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Carolyn's ICU Story
My favorite story is when the ICU night shift nurses advocated for a twenty-five-year-old woman with cardiomyopathy. Her heart was so...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Halloween Stories - Part I
The spookiest night of the year is nearly upon us, and although I don't do spooky (not well anyway), I'll admit some weird stuff happens...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Best Fall Muffins!
Butternut Squash, Coconut, and Ginger Muffins These are seriously the bomb! Fresh butternut squash makes them healthy, crunchy brown...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Annette's Story
For those of you that have not yet had a chance to read my book, Off the Chart A Nurse's Journey of Heart and Humor, here's a story from...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 7, 20231 min read
Fun Thoughts about Patient Care
Ok, hear me out. Let's make a call light design so that if you push it more than 2 times an hour, a little dose of Ativan gets nebulized...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 3, 20233 min read
Beverly's Dialysis Story: Panic at Sea
We started off our day with a drive from Santa Maria, California to Long Beach, California to board the cruise ship sailing to Cabo San...
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Jennifer Tipton
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Mask or no Mask?
There has been a lot of controversy regarding the necessity of masks since this whole Covid thing began, and I'll admit, I've had my...
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Jennifer Tipton
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Brenda's Story
I know we're told not to get too close to our patients, but there are some we just have a special connection with. Val was a favorite...
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Jennifer Tipton
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Saturday Snickers
"Please don't pray for healing. If it works, your insurance won't know who to reimburse and it messes up our accounting system."
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Jennifer Tipton
Aug 7, 20232 min read
A Duty to Care for Others
When Holly Corbin, a 42-year-old registered nurse, was on her way to her job at the Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital in New York...
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Jennifer Tipton
Jul 27, 20231 min read
Your Daily Chuckle
"Excuse me. The machine is making a funny noise and the little light is going in a straight line."
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Jennifer Tipton
Jul 14, 20233 min read
The Story of Adam's Worst Shift
When it comes to Off the Chart stories of Heart and Humor - this one's pretty funny! This is the story of my worst shift on a Med Surg...
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Jennifer Tipton
Jul 3, 20232 min read
4th of July Tales from the E.R. / part 1
If you've heard the tales from those that have worked the E.R. on the 4th, you just might agree that it's probably best to leave the...
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Jennifer Tipton
Jun 7, 20230 min read
The Good Nurse
Your Daily Chuckle - more like this on the Just for Fun page!
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