Blog Entries

A Visiting Nurse and the Puzzle of Humanity

nursekeith@gmail.com — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Please click here to read a recent post on my blog, Digital Doorway , about my reactions to class differences in patients observed during home visits.

Tax Deductable Vacation to Paris, France and 10 Contact Hours!!!

ceu411@yahoo.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

**********************ATTENTION NURSES************************

It is my pleasure to introduce you to Continuing Education Units 411 (CEU 411). The primary goals are to provide nurses with a tax deductable vacation, obtain nursing contact hours, enriched with multicultural and travel experiences. To provide you with an idea of the available educational services, please visit the website.

The next nursing seminar will be held in November, 20 [...]

One Hundred Years of Laughter

nursekeith@gmail.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Please click here to read a recent post on my blog, Digital Doorway, about a wonderful 100th birthday celebration at an inner-city senior center for low-income Latino elders.

Nursing Student Sues School for F

bgehman@onlinelinkup.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

June 24, 2007 -- Columbia University gave him an "F," but he deserves an "A" for audacity.

Nicholas Perrino was kicked out of the Ivy League institution's School of Nursing for missing an exam, and now he is suing to get back in.

"I should have went to Yale," moaned Perrino, who is representing himself in the case.

The 27-year-old Illinois native said he was working toward two master's degrees last summer, when his grandparen [...]

Keep Your Minds Open

dmazment@yahoo.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Ok, so I'm climbing on my soap box again. Over the last several weeks, a nursing site I hang out at besides this one, (http://www.nursinglink.com) many nursing students are just badgering us older nurses on what speciality should they choose. They are actually panicking because they just don't know what direction they should go towards.

I've always felt, the speciality you end up in, isn't what you choose, but what chooses you. Never in my wi [...]

Pain, Depression, Service, and Healing

nursekeith@gmail.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Please click here to read the story of a journey of service and healing that I experienced in my personal life today.

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NurseKeith is a nurse, consultant, writer and blogger. Please feel free to visit his blog, Digital Doorway .

Lonely Blogger Seeks Others NLU Bloggers

nursekeith@gmail.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Although I've been blogging for years about nursing, healthcare, and medicine at my own blog, Digital Doorway, I enjoy blogging here on Nurse LinkUp and am looking for other NLU members to join the blogging world.

Over the years, I 've mentored several new nurse bloggers, and if you have any inkling to start writing about your experiences as a nurse, please feel free to email me and I'd be happy to walk you through starting a blog and connecting with nurse bloggers in [...]

Welcome to Our New Members!

admin@nurselinkup.com — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The team here at Nurse LinkUp is happy to announce that our membership has grown to over 300 strong! We encourage all of our new members to peruse the forums, read through the article archives, and and consider starting a blog and sharing your experiences, both clinical or personal.

We hope that the site will continue to grow and that members will begin to interact in the various ways that our platforms allow, such as forums, blogs, comments on blog posts and articles, and even a [...]

Graduating From Hospice

nursekeith@gmail.com — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Sometimes patients on hospice get better. Please click here to read a recent post on my blog, Digital Doorway, about a patient who "graduates" from hospice care.

Be Silent and Listen

nursekeith@gmail.com — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Please click here to read a recent post about an enlightening home visit with a psychiatric patient on my blog, Digital Doorway.

The Happy Hospitalist Catches Some Flack

nursekeith@gmail.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

A blog post over at The Happy Hospitalist ---a popular medical blog by an anonymous doctor---has spawned a somewhat heated and contentious debate by individuals commenting on the post.

What I gather most from the post was that said doctor blogger was trying to convey his appreciation of the magnitude and complexity of nurses' work while also lamenting the ballooning costs of healthcare in the United States. Unfortunately, some readers seem to have taken offense to his descriptions [...]

Attachment and Its (Dis)Contents

nursekeith@gmail.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Please click here to read my newest post on the challenges of case management, posted today on my blog, Digital Doorway.

Medpolitics.com

nursekeith@gmail.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

A new blogging network for doctors concerned about the politics of healthcare has been launched. Medpolitics.com is "a blogging platform and a social network maintained for and by US physicians. Our primary focus is on the politics of healthcare. If you are an American doctor who feels strongly about the challenges our profession is facing, consider joining our community."

I will be interested in following the course of Medpolitics' politics as we near November 4th [...]

A Big and Generous Heart

dmazment@yahoo.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I have a good friend, I'll call Jack, who has more certifications behind his name, than you can possibly imagine. Jack has been an RN for over 30 years, a flight nurse, at a level 1 trauma center,who has for the past three years, voluntarily donated his time, money ( a great deal of money) and services to a youth football. You will note I've said volunteered, Jack is not getting paid or reimbursed for the money he has spent or the services he has s [...]

Growth!

admin@nurselinkup.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Nurse LinkUp is growing by the day and we could not be more pleased! With some members now blogging away and articles being posted daily, we have no doubt that we will continue to grow and develop, buoyed by your suggestions, enthusiasm and participation.

Thanks for tuning in, for visiting, for taking part, and for spreading the word about Nurse LinkUp!

The Dark Knight is rated PG 13 for a reason

dmazment@yahoo.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

While this has nothing directly to do with nursing, it is imperative parents know how "dark" the newest Batman film truly is. This film is not for young children or any child who has a tendency towards nightmares. I'm truly not sure my greatnephew who is just 12 should have seen it. His mother thinks it was ok for him, but we'll see tonight if he sleeps or not.

Heath Ledger is absolutely outstanding as the "Joker". I judge [...]

Thanks to Kim at Emergiblog!

nursekeith@gmail.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Many thanks for Kim over at Emergiblog for the following post:

"Congratulations are in order for nurse blogger colleague Keith of Digital Doorway! Keith has won the ValueCare, ValueNurses Nurse Blogger Scholarship! I’ll let Keith describe what he’ll be doing with his new award:

Basically, I was chosen as the one nurse blogger in the United States who will receive a generous stipend to blog several t [...]

Salmonella Probe Hindered

jfeakins@onlinelinkup.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Salmonella Probe Hindered by Inadequate Food Safety System

If we had better health safety systems in place, nurses would not be so overworked (and underpaid).

For example, an unwieldy food safety system one expert recently termed a “mess” has kept federal officials from finding the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened over 1000 people in the U.S. and Canada. The poor performance of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and other health agencies in [...]

American Red Cross Failing to Keep Blood Safe

partnersearch@msn.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The American Red Cross has been under a court order for the past 15 years to improve the way it handles the nation’s blood supply. Since 2003, the Red Cross has been fined more than $21 million for failing to do so. Yet critics of the organization claim the Red Cross is still not doing enough to make sure donated blood is safe. Now, frustrated at the Red Cross’ apparent unwillingness or inability to do its job, federal regulators are said to be [...]

Dearth of Pediatric Medical Devices Puts Children at Risk

partnersearch@msn.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Dearth of Pediatric Medical Devices Puts Children at Risk Monday, July 21st, 2008 According to Ziyad Hijazi, chief of pediatric cardiology at Rush University Medical Center, and other doctors, children receive worse treatment in the United States, and have even died, because pediatric medical devices are not approved. Hijazi travels annually with two or three children ad their families to Jordon for heart operations where medical devices not approved for use in the [...]