Let me introduce myself. My name is Jackie and I am (proudly) a long-term care nurse. The editors at McKnight’s are brave enough to let me start a blog. It might at times be slightly irreverent,...
Reshape for the New Year
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 07, 2020
Every January 1 the commercials start. How to lose weight, how to eat right, how to exercise, what machines to buy. But, really, what needs reshaping more this time of year?
Poisonous dining experience legal?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 09, 2016
In our long-term care and senior care world, we get tagged if our residents’ dining experience simply does not meet their expectations. But apparently, there is a federal loophole that allows poisons...
When life work imitates commercial
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 06, 2019
Have you seen that new commercial for insurance coverage protection from “Mayhem,” posing as a car thief? A poor guy is at a sporting event and gets notified that his car is being trashed and stolen. He’s...
The bridge is here for your personal aging planning — cross it
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 28, 2013
A new poll* finds that two-thirds of people 40 years old and older have done little or no preparing for the challenging and expensive reality of aging. I think most people seem to have the mentality, “I’ll...
Ode to The Road Warrior
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 14, 2017
Here’s an original poem I wrote that hits close to home for so many caregivers. I call it “Ode to The Road Warrior.”
Ode to Antibiotic Stewardship
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 02, 2017
Oh, Ab Stewardship, some fear you so. The way we did things, Is hard to let go.
Life is like a Ferris wheel
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 27, 2022
When comparing life to amusement park rides, many people say that life is like a roller-coaster. Lots of ups and downs and bumps around the bends. But I think that life is a lot more like a Ferris wheel....
Heroes work here, too
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 28, 2020
Come on America, show us some love.
A new anti-bullying campaign?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 02, 2022
You see them everywhere. Anti-bullying campaigns. People are bullied for just about anything. For looking different, for different beliefs, for sexual orientations, for race, creed, color, religion, etc. ...