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Off the Chart
A Community for Nurses
Friends, Families & Co-Workers too!
Jennifer Tipton
Mar 72 min read
Richard's Story
“The Day I Saved a Life" I work in a chief of surgery practice where I take care of patients pre-operatively and post-operatively....
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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
Feb 196 min read
Liz's Story
Everyone needs a friendly reminder now and then of why we do what we do - here's mine. After carefully reading the printed handwriting on...
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Jennifer Tipton
Feb 72 min read
Most Talked About Super Bowl Injury
It is believed to be one of the most extreme cases of bad luck on the football field. The incident occurred in 2015 when Seattle Seahawks...
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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
Jan 82 min read
Kelly's Story - An Off-the-Chart Story of Caring and Compassion.
One of my favorite moments in my career occurred during my pediatric rotation in nursing school. I was assigned to a newborn with an...
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Jennifer Tipton
Dec 31, 20233 min read
New Year's Food Traditions
No matter who you, are or where you're from, sharing food not only represents friendship but can also symbolize other special meanings....
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Jennifer Tipton
Dec 28, 20231 min read
New Year's Tales From the ER
Bear Suit Gone Wrong! Dr. Rob Gunther, an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, said one of his most memorable New...
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Jennifer Tipton
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Dorothy's Christmas Story
This is a story that I went back and forth on whether or not to include in my book. It's a most remarkable story, a Christmas miracle....
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Jennifer Tipton
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Trauma in the night -Linda's Story
I was on call for the OR one night when the phone rang at 2:47 am. There was a trauma case; a gunshot wound to the head had just come...
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Jennifer Tipton
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Holiday Parties Call for Great Appetizers!
And great appetizers call for Bacon Bourbon Meatballs! When it comes to any recipe for a nursing blog, it's all about something wonderful...
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Jennifer Tipton
Dec 5, 20233 min read
Joaquin's Story
There's a special trust between a patient and the Home Health nurse. Here's a favorite story from my book, Off the Chart A Nurse's...
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Andrea's Story
Here's a story I'll never forget... I was working in the ICU and caring for a young woman with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The young woman...
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 23, 20231 min read
Thanksgiving Day Humor!
Hope your day goes better than his!
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Embracing Gratitude: A Thankful Welcome to the Thanksgiving Season
With Thanksgiving just days away, it's so easy to get swept up in the hectic hustle of planning, shopping, and preparing a feast. But...
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 18, 20231 min read
Saturday Snickers #funny
Frank started to get a funny feeling that his doctor was a quack...
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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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