Why Dads Make Great Nurses
Male nurses, particularly fathers, bring unique and invaluable contributions to the nursing field. Their nurturing instincts, ability to...
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Off the Chart
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Friends, Families & Co-Workers too!
Jennifer Tipton
May 164 min read
Eleanor's Story - Making a Difference
"Friday you go in for a fight ... then it happens ..." It had been a horrible week. Wednesday the patient who refused her TED hose...
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Jennifer Tipton
May 72 min read
"The Incredible Connection Between Motherhood and Nursing: Unveiling the Real Reason Why Moms Make Great Nurses"
Ever wonder why Nurses Week and Mother's Day fall in the same week? Yeah, me too, it's like there was a reason for it. While nursing is a...
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Jennifer Tipton
Apr 233 min read
Diane's Story
Grab a tissue - because it's a good one! Diane titled her story, "Riding off into the Sunrise." The story was first published in the June...
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Jennifer Tipton
Apr 121 min read
True Story ...
They say Matilda got the job done! More history of anesthesia with a twist of humor. The early days of anesthesia - not a laughing matter...
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Jennifer Tipton
Jan 303 min read
The Many Faces of Home Health
Throughout our healthcare career, we cross paths with so many different lives. There's such a diverse collection of culture, and...
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Jennifer Tipton
Jan 253 min read
The Day that AIDs Became Personal
by Katy Hoover RN I was an LVN working staff relief. It was the beginning of what would eventually be categorized as the AIDS pandemic....
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Jennifer Tipton
Jan 162 min read
Home Health Care & The Story of Millie Biddle
Here is a shortened version of a story from my book: Off the Chart A Nurse's Journey of Heart and Humor. When I wrote the book, there...
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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 14, 20233 min read
How Can Therapeutic Use of Self Improve the Quality of Patient Care?
The Stories of Shelly, Amy and Nate by Chris Ouderkirk O.T. First, what does Therapeutic Use of Self even mean? Simply put, it’s...
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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 31, 20231 min read
Halloween Series - Part III
This one is my favorite — a trick gone wrong! Happy Halloween! Brandon's Story At my old hospital, one of our older EM docs, Dr. Lang was...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 30, 20232 min read
Halloween Stories - Part II
This one from an ICU nurse is the spookiest of them all. Thanks a lot Truman! (I may have to sleep with the light on tonight.) Truman's...
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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 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
Aug 28, 20230 min read
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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
Jun 18, 20231 min read
Just for Father's Days - Dad Jokes!
Dads are known for their corny one-liners - here are a few of the best! " When two vegans get in an argument, is it still called a beef?...
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Jennifer Tipton
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Did someone say Fashion Faux Pas?
I have so many favorite memories that not all of them made the book! If you are still working, just wait until one day when it will all...
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