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| Making A Difference with Boats |
| 2008-05-04 17:49:41 |
How amazing it would be if you could change I child's life with your old, beat-down boat. Yes, with your boat donations you could help a child stay away from prohibited drugs through promotional campaigns like animations and anti-drug documentaries. Or if you prefer that the proceeds go to another charity of your choice, that could also be arranged.So if the thought in your mind is, "How do I donate my boat to charity?", simple! Just follow these steps:Either call Boat Angel at 1-800-227-2643 or...
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| Psoriasis |
| 2008-05-03 11:01:44 |
You know what? It was really quite an amazing experience when I was able to encounter a patient with psoriasis. It's amazing because it's my first time to see a patient with that disorder and this kind of disorder is very rare and doesn't really occur with Filipinos.Anyway, psoriasis is a "chronic, non-contagious disease characterized by inflamed lesions covered with silvery-white scabs of dead skin (www.answers.com)" just like the picture above.At first I didn't really think that the disorder w...
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| Full Patient Confidentiality |
| 2008-04-29 06:03:28 |
We all have secrets and secrets were meant to be hidden so that no one else would find out. we want to hide our secrets because of our great fear that people will judge us and will make fun of us for something that we have done or have that we are ashamed of.It is this attitude that makes health problems worst. Some patients will refuse medical treatment because they fear that their doctors will betray them and their privacy will be trespassed upon. That is why it is good that there is 1stonline...
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| Nursing Doubts |
| 2008-04-29 05:09:12 |
I really hate it when I'm not doing anything and I just sit and do nothing because it's the perfect opportunity to re-examine one's life and I don't want to re-examine mine. But since I had no choice and had nothing better to do I looked at myself and where I am going to go now.I know that I want to be a nurse but there is something within me that says that I could be anything I want since I'm starting all over again. But I have already begun nursing and it's a waste if I'm just going to let go ...
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| Breast Augmentation |
| 2008-04-28 06:04:52 |
We can't deny this because the truth is, someone's appearance is important. We all are guilty of favoring or liking someone who looks better than someone who is ordinary looking. Even in job interviews, those who look smart are given more importance. The personality and intelligence comes second when we get to know the person more.Even in relationships, we all want someone who has great personality but when we are given a choice who to get to know, Ms. Beautiful or Ms. Ugly, we would choose the ...
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| The Women Hunt |
| 2008-04-22 21:48:01 |
After rummaging the net (and after being pressured by Juliana hehehe) here are my pics for "The Women Hunt"!SEXIEST SMILEImage is a Property of ~raephiusI guess that anyone who has a genuine smile is sexy.SEXIEST BODYFor me I find Katherine Heigl (more known as Dr. Isobel Stevens of Grey's Anatomy) as the woman with the most sexiest body.SEXIEST EYESI told myself that I won't choose famous celebrities for this but what can I do. The more I search for sexy eyes the more I see of Angeline Jolie an...
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| Overpopulation = Poverty = Crime |
| 2008-04-21 07:46:37 |
I sternly believe that overpopulation is the cause of poverty. In the Philippines, the country where I grew up in, the population of the poor people outnumbers the rich and the working class. Filipinos has this old belief that the more children they have, the more number of people will work to take them out for poverty. Well I say that this notion is outrageous! Children are not there to make your life better, it is actually the other way around. It is parents who should work hard to prepare and...
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| My 100th Post! |
| 2008-04-21 07:11:14 |
Yeay! This is my 1ooth Post for My Nurses Notes! Well I have to admit that some of my posts here migrated from my mother blog: Grim Angel, but you can be assured that the move was a necessary evil, hehehe. Oh yeah the real age of this blog is January 25, 2008.So why did I start My Nurses Notes? Well first of all I love blogging and I wanted a blog that is centered on my life as a student nurse. So if you Google My Nurses Notes you would find the following site description: A personal blog of a s...
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| Meet Tree Man |
| 2008-04-20 09:29:36 |
Meet Dede Koswara, a 35-year old Indonesian, more commonly known as "Tree Man". And if you have seen the video then you would have an idea of what why he's called as Tree Man. And in case you were wondering he is not half man and half tree. He is 100% man. The tree like growths on his digits and face are not plant in origin. They are actually over growth of warts caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), the same virus that is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that causes genital warts. Unfortun...
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| Cebu Operating Room Scandal |
| 2008-04-19 10:16:17 |
Disclaimer: This video is not the property of this blog's owner and the video is hosted externally.Before anyone reacts I wanted to share this video for the sake of discussion and as a reference. If you are not open minded and is not willing to accept the thoughts and opinions of other people then please do not continue to read this post if you will only flame me in the end. If you want to know my opinion on this matter please read on.To those who have no idea what this video is about this is a ...
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| Treat Your Acne Now! |
| 2008-04-16 09:42:32 |
Ever since I was in high school I seriously had some bad acne problems. I think I don't need to explain what acne is because I think everyone has had their own share of experience of having awful acne breakdowns! Yup having pimples or zits all over your face is quite depressing and you get to have a bad body image and you just want to have your face covered with a paper bag literally.Without proper acne treatment and blemish treatment then one would not only suffer from acne scars and bad skin b...
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| Nurstoons |
| 2008-04-16 09:10:59 |
(just click on the images to enlarge)I just want to share these comic strips about student nurses from Nurstoon.com. They may be insanely funny but they somehow hold some truth. That what makes Nurstoon.com's comic strips very interesting.As a student nurse I also had and will continue to have many bloopers and interesting experiences and I would really love to share all of them.So to all of you student nurses never stop dreaming and believing in our selves. Someday we will be registered nurses,...
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| How do you do CPR again? |
| 2008-04-16 07:43:26 |
Lately what I feared the most had happened. I was sitting in front of my computer happily blogging when all of the sudden I thought, "How do you do CPR again?" And that's when it hits me, my being out of the clinical area for one month has weakened my thinking ability and I now forgot how to do Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. And to think I even had a Basic Life Support training that I had from Red Cross.But there's no need in crying over spilled milk, I have to review and reacquire that skill wh...
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| Swimming Safety |
| 2008-04-15 20:56:52 |
Ok this post may not be related to nursing or health (well somehow it is) but it is related to life and death...Accidents do happen and cases of drowning are the worst accident that could happen. You and your friends are having fun at the beach or in the pool when all of a sudden friend disappears and you find his/her dead body minutes later.We all have had a near-drowning experience and it is very frightening. We all had tried swimming in deep waters and then our muscles give up or worst we ge...
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| New Online Community |
| 2008-04-15 19:55:19 |
Hey guys! It's been a while since I last blogged but here I am and I have found a great site that I know that you would like! I found a new online socializing website where meet new friends, upload your photos albums, join groups, blog, chat with other members, and hear last mp3 hits as well as radio hits.Join 3gb community www.3gb.biz now! I did and I'm enjoying this online community already! So if you guys want to meet me just search for me there, my username is vincentb88. Hope to see you all...
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| Nurse No-Duty |
| 2008-04-08 05:11:55 |
Oh boy! Good thing that I don't have to go to class this summer. I went to Xavier University to get my recommendation letter (which my CI did not give to me yet huhuhu, but it's ok ^_^) and I met some of my classmates and friends. They were just from duty and boy did they look so haggard and stress looking.Imagine 4 days straight of duty and on two days of those days you have to sleep late into the night to finish requirements for the next day. So you get to sleep at around 1:00 am and you have ...
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| Being an Ultrasound Technician |
| 2008-04-08 04:39:52 |
For some while now I have been talking about choosing another career related to health & medicine aside from nursing. You see I really wish to pursue a career in nursing but I guess that I'm sort of having difficulties achieving that goal since I'm transferring to another university in another country and my credits in my Bachelor of Science might not be credited and I might go back to first year. I do have an Associate in Health Science Education so I'm thinking of starting fresh from there...
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| Bumrungrad International |
| 2008-04-06 08:30:19 |
If you're thinking that these are pictures of a famous 5-Star hotel located in a famous tourist destination then you are partly correct.Bumrungrad (Thai meaning "care for the people") International is an internationally accredited, multi-specialty hospital located in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. It's the largest private hospital in Asia and well known for it's medical tourism. Millions of patients come every year to have their medical procedures because health care is cheaper in Thailand and ...
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| Being a Pharmacy Technician |
| 2008-04-04 19:55:06 |
I'm still young and I still have many opportunities waiting for me. I still don't have a clear picture of who I will be in the future but I am definite that I will be in the health care industry someday. Upon checking out many health-related careers I had my eye on being a pharmacy technician.So what are the job responsibilities of a pharmacy tech? Quite simple really, pharmacy technicians assist licensed pharmacists. In the hospital setting, after the patient's meds are checked by the licensed...
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| Harsh CI Love |
| 2008-04-04 19:24:34 |
As a student nurse I have encountered so many kinds of clinical instructors (CI's). There are CI's who are very friendly, there are CI's who you admire so much for their intelligence and skills, but the CI's that you might want to get away from are the "terror" CI's with matching tiger-looks hahaha!Who are these "terror" CI's? They are the ones who will not hesitate to shout at you in public, fail you, and even throw heavy steel patient charts (you must evade to avoid serious injury hehehe). But...
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| Shopping Cart Anyone? |
| 2008-04-04 19:09:13 |
You have heard that I was having a Nursing Garage Sale right? I only wish that I have heard of Ashop Commerce's shopping cart software sooner so that I could have easily sold my items online! Anyway selling stuff online is one way to earn a lot of money as you have a much wider customer range that is why an ecommerce software is needed in online businesses.I say ecommerce because Ashop does not only provide a shopping cart but also sales analysis, web optimization, inventory, and shipping and ta...
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| Please Honor the Milk Code! |
| 2008-04-04 18:43:04 |
It was in the OB Ward when I was on duty that I first heard of the "Milk Code". Executive Order No. 51 (Philippine Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes) or more commonly known as the "Milk Code" protects babies from dying by barring milk companies (like Nestle) from promoting their product as a substitute for breastfeeding which of course is morally wrong!The milk code clearly states that breast milk should exclusively be given to babies younger that the age of one and that mi...
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| I Hate Smokers! |
| 2008-04-04 18:39:32 |
Honestly I think smokers have a disgusting habit and I guess you would know what that is right? SMOKING!I don't know what is it with them that they want to die that much! There are so many reasons to quit and one reason is good enough to quit! So what are these reasons? Here they are:CANCER! What kind of cancer? Adult Acute Leukemia, Adult Chronic Leukemia, Cervical Cancer, Esophagus Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer, Pancreas Cancer, Stomach Canc...
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| A New Way to Search for People |
| 2008-04-04 11:01:55 |
I just joined a website that offers a unique people search engine! It's like a hybrid of Google & Wikipedia because you can search for people using his/her name, email, or tags like has brown eyes, lives in Canada, and etc. What's more exciting and unique about this people search is that you can actually edit the search result of a person adding more information related to that person. And the search results also contains the person's contact details or homepage making it easier to contact t...
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| My Nursing Garage Sale! |
| 2008-04-03 23:38:28 |
Yeay! Who would have guessed that I would earn so much for my Nursing Garage Sale! Well I didn't get to take back the original amount that I spent in buying my books and other stuff but at least I get to earn something right? I'm hoping that nursing books in Canada is not that expensive. Besides it's better to buy new books that have updated info right than bring with me very heavy books that I will have to pay for if they exceed the baggage allowance given to us by the airplane company.But my g...
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| THE GASTRO-WARD NURSE |
| 2008-04-03 00:47:39 |
Ooh! I feel so invigorated! It was my first time to handle a whole ward! That’s right! I have only tried handling one or two patients but now, I’m the master of the whole Gastro Ward! As you might have guessed the Gastro Ward has patients (normally pediatric patients) who suffer from acute gastroenteritis and other GI problems. It was an honor for me that my practicing clinical instructors would give me such an important responsibility, but again the gastro ward had only three patients so...
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| Being a Medical X-Ray Technician |
| 2008-04-02 18:19:01 |
These past few days as I blog hopped through other nurse bloggers out there I found out that some of them are actually thinking of taking another job. This isn't a big wonder since being a nurse drains so much out of you, your physical, mental, and even emotional aspect are all exhausted. Even I maybe thinking of pursuing another medical career if I get tired of nursing (hopefully not).But if ever I do get tired of nursing there is one job that I can see myself someday. And that is being a medic...
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| Too Much Blogging = Tumor |
| 2008-04-02 10:49:54 |
Oh here's a new comic from Blogcomics.net that I thought that I would share. Although it's highly impossible for a person to get a tumor from too much blogging it is funny to take note thought that the patient is more concerned of his blog than his own health. Well, I may also be guilty of this being a blog-a-holic myself.I sometimes get a distended bladder because I have to finish posting first or blog hopping and all that bloggy stuff. I'm so hooked to blogging that I don't seem to notice tim...
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| 10 Steps To Save Yourself From Stress |
| 2008-04-01 20:12:49 |
Stress is a normal reaction to our environment (our stressors). If we don't experience stress then we would be emotionless or we simply are not human or we're already dead. The point is you can never totally remove stress from your life, because stress is needed for normal functioning. All you can do is control it. We get easily stressed from our jobs, our relationships, and even other simple things like waiting forever in a line. This is normal. Everyone gets stressed out from their problems. W...
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| My Morning Workout Nightmare |
| 2008-04-01 19:39:32 |
I'm quite proud of myself that I was able to partially complete my objectives for this day. After a month of procrastination and exhausting my scapegoats I finally did it! I went jogging early in the morning! I was quite amazed at my determination to lose weight hehehe. I woke up at 4:30 and started jogging at around 5:00 am on the highway. Yup the highway since of some reasons that I have posted here. The dawn was actually beautiful, it seemed as if it was still 12:00 am and the stars were stil...
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| My Workout Songs |
| 2008-03-31 22:38:52 |
I actually don't workout hahaha! But I plan to do some jogging and decided to create my workout playlist. It is undeniable that music affects our emotions, intelligence, and health. Even without words, music can make us joyful or depressed, energized or sleepy.Listening to music that induces relaxation, before taking a test has been proven to temporarily enhance IQ and improve scores. Music also has unending benefits on our health.With regards to health, it has been proven that music reduces blo...
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| Corazon Aquino & Colon Cancer |
| 2008-03-31 06:44:57 |
I was actually shocked to discover that the former Philippine president, Cory Aquino, was announced by her daughter, Kris Aquino, a famous celebrity, that Mrs. Aquino was diagnosed with colon cancer. We know Mrs. Aquino as a living symbol of democracy as she was swept into power by a peaceful EDSA I revolution to overthrow the then President, Ferdinand Marcos. She also was the one that helped bring the current President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to power and is also ironically the one joining prot...
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| Deciphering the Doctor's Handwriting |
| 2008-03-29 03:52:21 |
We all heard about the Da Vinci Code right? But there is something more difficult to comprehend and very difficult to decipher: the doctor's handwriting... it's a great mystery why Doctor's handwriting is illegible. There is also this study conducted by the British Medical Journal to check if doctor's handwriting were legible. Guess what the result is? Doctors Fail Handwriting Test!For years now I have always been told that my handwriting is like a doctor's. This is meant to be a joke of course,...
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| Skipping a Meal Leads to Brain Death |
| 2008-03-29 03:11:17 |
Hypoglycemia is the medical term for a level of blood glucose (blood sugar) that is too low to meet immediate energy needs of the body. Glucose is a sugar that our bodies use for energy. A normal level of glucose in the blood is between 60-110 mg/dl . If you are hypoglycemic you will encounter the following symptoms: sweating, feeling warm, dizziness, difficulty speaking, inability to concentrate, hunger, drowsiness, anxiety, confusion, nausea, trembling and headaches.There are two types of hypo...
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| Don't Eat Anything That Doesn't Rot |
| 2008-03-28 10:08:42 |
Before I talk about food that doesn't rot please take time to watch this video. Trust me, the video is very interesting and it kind of makes you think what large food companies are creating these days, not to mention what chemicals they add to our food.Some would say that http://diet.com author and obesity activist Julia Havey is a load of bullsh*t and that it's understandable that any food item would decay and this is just unreal. My comment? No comment, Lol. But another acclaimed author and jo...
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| Writer's Block! |
| 2008-03-28 09:09:27 |
Aah! Oh my God! I'm having writer's block! I don't know what to post in my nursing blog anymore! Like I had thought of an idea a while ago but then it just *poof* flew away. I hate being out of school. I feel like I'm being drained of ideas and such. I know that there are so many things to write about but nothing seems to be nursing related and I want this blog to be 100% nursing or health related.But posting this ranting won't do anything right? Wait! I just remembered the topic that I'm goin...
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| Signed up for BloggerWave! |
| 2008-03-28 06:56:32 |
I just signed up for BloggerWave and boy am I happy! You might already have an idea what BloggerWave is and yup you sure are right! BloggerWave is an excellent program that gives you the opportunity to earn money while doing what we bloggers love the most: BLOGGING!So what are you waiting for? Why don't you check out BloggerWave for yourself? You have nothing to lose but instead you earn money!
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| Delaying Tactics |
| 2008-03-24 09:37:49 |
Boy! Am I good with delaying stuff hahaha! Last night I have planned again to continue my dream of losing weight (for health reasons, not for image reasons hahaha!) even if it meant disobeying the wishes of my mom! But sadly I stayed up late talking with my brother in the living room. Who would've thought that I could have those 7th Heaven mushy heart to heart talks with my brother... ewe... hehehe... I realized that I don't know much about my little brother and having that talk makes me think t...
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| Nurses Needs FUN Too |
| 2008-03-24 06:02:33 |
Being a nurse is not an easy job (especially if you're an RN in the Philippines). One is faced with an extremely unfair patient to nurse ratio that you are overworked but underpaid. Nurses are faced with so much stress from trying to save their patient's life to having to do with disgruntled and discontented family members. There are times that nurses suffer from ulcers and distended bladders because they are so busy (from caring for a lot of patients) that they forget to eat and even neglect re...
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| Nursing: Back To Basics |
| 2008-03-21 10:11:08 |
Today I have heard what I have feared the most... It's bad enough that I have to transfer to another school and lose my chance and my dream of graduating from Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan. But my fear had been realized. My mom has told me that I might have to take some 12th Year Subjects and then go back to 1st Year College just like what a friend's child had gone through...I was at first at denial and I was rationalizing, a defense mechanism, that I would not actually have to go back t...
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