Hospital

What we can all do to help — When I went back to the hospital to start my cancer treatment recently, I noticed a small band of protesting NHS staff outside. …

Naturally, I can be quite headstrong and making last minute changes or plans almost never happens. I must NOTE that this does not apply to enjoyments. It always time for fun so count me in for those as long as there is transport, roast chicken and great convos. …

A trip down memory lane When I was back home in Northern Nigeria, visiting the sick was an important part of our culture, you don't need to know the patients or anything, you can just go to any hospital and to the wards and even private rooms and ask how…

This past week was one of the most difficult weeks for my wife and I. It all ended up fine in the end; however, we ended up admitting our 14 month old, Finnick, into the hospital for three days with human metapneumovirus, and pneumonia. We’re home now and Finnick is…

Small wounds that keep bleeding During my time in A&E I have seen lots of interesting wounds. The ones that always test us are the ones we just can’t seem to stop bleeding. Generally we try the usual pressure dressings, ice packs think about the patients clotting status if they…

There are so many reasons to love emergency nursing, this is my story of how I got to the ED and why I stayed My name is Jono and I’m an Emergency Nurse. Recently I’ve been reflecting on how did I get here? The Journey to Emergency Nursing At the end of high-school I had…

You just can’t make this stuff up. — Back in a Nevada ER now working at a big hospital. 99% of nursing shifts start at 7 p.m. if they are 12-hour shifts. I would walk in this place at 6:30 because they had a nice break room, and it was pleasant to go in there with your coworkers…

We all thought this guy was a druggie. — It was my first shift in the ER working at a particular Hospital in Las Vegas. I was there through a local staffing agency. I had only been in Vegas about a week and was staying in an extended stay hotel. Ten or twenty minutes before the end of my…

Thirteen percent of women living in the United States will receive a breast cancer diagnosis this year, some 298,000. — Fortunately, precision medicine has evolved to better treat cancer. However, treatment can be financially catastrophic. How expensive is it for breast cancer patients to get treatment? According to some estimates, totals can range upwards of several hundred thousand dollars. …