Editor’s Letter
It's hard to believe we are coming to the year's end, now that the election has ended and Thankgiving is right around the corner. With all the recent news about the economy and politics, one things remains a constant. There is still a big demand for nurses all across the country.
If nursing is your chosen profession, there is no better time than the present to help others and make our world a better place to live. By visiting our web site, NurseRecruiter.com, you can see that we have thousands of open positions offered by hospitals, long term care facilities, home healthcare agencies, health organizations, and travel nurse staffing firms. To have your qualifications seen by our employers, Click Here.
In this month's issue we have included some more amusing nurse sayings and slogans to brighten up your day. These will be included in our upcoming merchandise selection. Also, we have chosen another article submitted by one of our readers for our Nurses On The Go section. Hope you enjoy it.
Lastly, since it seems like we are being flooded lately with talk in the media about the economy, etc., that is even more reason to remember to be thankful for all that we do have. Since the election and Thanksgiving are still on our minds, hope that these quotes from past presidents invite you to pause for a moment and reflect:
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
~ John F. Kennedy
"Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds."
~ Theodore Roosevelt
Nurses On The Go
We are still looking for submissions for our Nurses On The Go feature of our newsletter. Do you have a story you'd like to share about a favorite patient, a spectacular event that ocurred in an emergency room or perhaps some insight about your life as a nurse? We would like you to tell us about it. All submittals should be between 500 and 800 words. The best story for each quarter as determined by our editor will receive a $50 VISA gift card.
To submit a story, send an email with the subject line Nurses On The Go story submission to info@nurse-recruiter.com. Below is this month's column:
Labor and Delivery
By Belinda Mileur BSN RN
I remember it was my first month on the Labor and Deliver Deck of a small New England Naval Hospital as a Naval Nurse Corps officer. I had never worked Labor and Delivery in my 7 years prior while in civilian service and was intentionally trying to do everything by the book. My patient was a Gravida 1 Para 0 mother who had started her labor about 90 minutes before she came in to be admitted. She was 50 percent and 4 cm. Dilated.
No sooner than I had removed my exam gloves when, the mother started screaming "it's coming...it's coming". I reassured her that she was no where near delivering but her face, and uncontrolled body language told me otherwise. She pleaded with me to once again check her only 2-3 minutes after I had removed my hand. I reluctantly pulled back the sheet only to view a thick layer of dark black hair crowning. No where in my books or lectures had I remembered that it was possible for a first time mom to go from 4 cm and 50 percent effaced to complete and crowning in less than 3 minutes. That is the moment I decided that reading my patients took priority over reading my books.
Coming Soon...Gifts For Yourself or Your Favorite Nurse
By Nurserecruiter.com
Did you enjoy our section in last month's newsletter about nurse slogans? Perhaps you would like to show the world how proud you are to be a nurse. Or maybe you are looking for the perfect gift to honor a fellow nurse who is retiring or just a little something to say thanks to a colleague.
NurseRecruiter.com will soon have a merchandise link on the website and give nurses an opportunity to order their favorite item with a choice of several nurse sayings/slogans. Do you have a favorite one that you think would be great on a shirt or mug? Let us know and we may offer it on the merchandise. Here are some more sayings about nurses:
You know you are a nurse when you baste your Thanksgiving turkey with a Toomey syringe.
When you're a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours.
Nurses don't wait until October to celebrate Make a Difference Day - they make a difference every day!
Nurses are the hospitality of the hospital.
LPN: means Loving Person Near.
Nurses are the cure-all!
Nurses call the SHOTS!
Nurses give Intensive Care.
Nursing is the gentle art of caring.
Nurses are Angels in comfortable shoes.
RN means Real Nice!
Nurses can really take the pressure!
If love canīt cure it, nurses can.
Being a nurse is not just a job, itīs an adventure.
On a scale of 1-100, nurses are a 98.6!
Behind every good doctor is a great nurse!
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