Daily Chuckle for Flu Season
It's time to get that flu shot ... this won't hurt a bit!
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Fall Recipes - Let's Talk Chicken
When it comes to fall recipes, I tend to think of warm comfort foods. Anything cranberry works - sweet or savory! And bring on the sweet...
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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
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 18, 20231 min read
My Favorite Fall Cookie - Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. allspice 1/4 tsp. ground cloves...
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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, 20231 min read
Your Daily Chuckle
"How can you tell the regular thermometers from the rectal ones again?"
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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 28, 20231 min read
Summer Side Series - Fresh Corn!
Part 2 - Elote! Elote, commonly called Mexican Street Corn, is a grilled corn smothered in a creamy mayo sauce and topped with chili...
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Jennifer Tipton
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Nurse Lucy Letby
Let's take a break from Covid to talk about this - the latest on our Hot Topics in Healthcare page. 32-year-old British nurse Lucy Letby...
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Jennifer Tipton
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Summer Side Series - Fresh Corn!
Part I: Spicy Grilled Corn on the Cob Because, let's face it, it just wouldn't be summer without fresh corn, and when the summer months...
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Jennifer Tipton
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Sunday Funnies
"I'll give it to you straight, this disease is almost impossible to pronounce!"
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Jennifer Tipton
Aug 17, 20233 min read
The Story of Flynn
Just recently, I was talking to someone who told me, "Before I read your book, I had no idea just how serious diabetes is!" And I...
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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 10, 20231 min read
Hump Day Humor
"How do you know this isn't the button for the nurse's station?"
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