Blog Entries - October 2008

A strange outbreak...

disappearingjohn@gmail.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

We have been having a strange outbreak of pseudosyesis in my area lately...

You can read about this interesting outbreak in more detail on my blog here...

The ouch doesn't last

amherstlaughteryoga@gmail.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Last time I wrote, I was being quite a baby about getting a Td and a flu vaccine. Well, the soreness did indeed last a few days but I got over it.

However, I still hate vaccinating kids, those squirmy, crying kids who look at me with such fear which later turns to mistrust and hatred. Will they hate all women after this experience with me coming at them with all of those needles?

I once had a 25-year-old woman faint as I prepared to give her a tetanus shot. She truly fainte [...]

Oh dear, is right!

nursekeith@gmail.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

So, as my second week at my new (temporary and part-time) job as a Public Health Nurse begins, I am seeing how 10 hours really pushes me to my limits of time management.

When I arrived this morning, a woman from a Caribbean island was there with a child who was not actually hers, and the child was said to need "lots of shots". A few calls to the school who sent her to see me helped me to glean what was needed and why her parents were not bringing her to see me, but the entire [...]

Ouch!

amherstlaughteryoga@gmail.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I've been giving vaccinations since nursing school, and I've probably given thousands by now. MMR, HiB, Td, pneumovax, flu, DTaP, varicella, testosterone, Depo Provera---you name it, I've given it.

So, why do I feel like such a baby after receiving my flu shot and a tetanus booster on Wednesday? Both of my arms ache, especiallymy left arm where the Td was given. It feels like a dead weight just accidentally attached to my torso. Is this how I've been making people [...]

I've been en absentia

amherstlaughteryoga@gmail.com — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Sorry I haven't been around during all the hubbub here on NLU. I went away for a few days and look what happens when I'm off-line!

Anyway, a few days not working, relaxing by the sea, bicycling and reading books----these are the things that keep me sane (not to mention red wine, dark chocolate, and a few other indulgences which shall remain nameless.)

I've been working hard at the health center, giving beaucoup flu shots day in and day out. And when flu season rolls a [...]

Oh dear

nursekeith@gmail.com — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

This Monday, I will begin my new position as the interim Public Health Nurse in my town, and I find myself wondering about what that actually means. After two rushed training sessions with my kind but harried predecessor, I feel somewhat prepared for the challenges ahead, but uncertain about what I will actually do each day. So far, I know that I will:

Coordinate flu clinics for town residents and town employeesCase manage active cases of TB, pertussis and other diseases, including home v [...]

Wow!

nursekeith@gmail.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I am so excited about the changes happening here at NurseLinkup, and I'm doubly excited that we successfully hosted Change of Shift for the first time amidst all of those changes!

It's gratifying to see people coming to the site, and we want to make it very clear that more great changes are on the way in the coming months. We will be improving the social networking aspects of the site, and never fear, many functions will become more user-friendly with time.

Thank yo [...]