I have been remiss in posting a formal disclaimer on my blog. It has been on my list of things to do for too long, so here is a summary of the forthcoming long version which will have a permanent link at the top:
HIPAA–This is the big one! The throw you in jail, [...]

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We all have heard the horror stories about someone being fired, losing credentials, flogged and stoned due to the content of their blog. As a member of the nursing profession, it is a constant fear in my own mind that I will write about something inappropriate, or say something one of my collegues will [...]

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“Can you develop polyps from being this puckered?”

Two years ago while drinking warm Scotch in the wood line at my annual army training, Kev expressed his desire to attend anesthesia school. During that two weeks, many ‘no shit, there I was’ stories were tossed between myself, Kev, and 3 CRNAs. Kev’s [...]

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There are many things I love about flight nursing. One of the most amazing is the view.

So many times we forget to stop and appreciate what is around us. I am so lucky that the people I work with take the time to acknowledge it.

More in the Flickr set here.

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There are times in a person’s life when you are able to sit in the company of those who understand you and simply exist. All is in balance and at that very moment you know you could die happy, fulfilled and loved.

It began as a Friday Golf Scramble with Army comrades. Beer, BBQ [...]

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Although I have not written in the past month, I have collected all sorts of little gems. The challenge is going to be to find them all and post them! For starters, here is video of us taking off from the roof at our hospital. It doesn’t matter how many times I [...]

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We each deal with death in a different way. As nurses we are expected to remain strong, rarely discussing how we are affected emotionally by our jobs.
I opened my email a few weeks ago and outwardly cringed. Yet another requirement to be fulfilled in the next 3 weeks for our accreditation, eight hours [...]

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Will (who happens to be an AWESOME Flight Physician—just don’t tell him I say so!) caught the bug and has created MedLectures.com.
This is an amazing resource so make sure you bookmark him. Or just remember that I have him as a link from here!

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I just love the theme for Change of Shift over at Nurse Ratched’s Place!
Enjoy the read, I know I will.

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They let me steer the stretcher from the aircraft to the hospital. It was just about all I was able to competently manage as walking and chewing gum were a stretch for this newbie flight nurse. I was still in the stage where watching my feet was necessary during walking to prevent landing [...]

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