It was 55 degrees in Sochi while we were expecting Snowmageddon
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 18, 2014
This one is subtitled “Nursing facility personnel are essential and other things the world wasn’t anticipating.” Yes, while the temperature unexpectedly rose in Sochi, Russia, making...
The Walking (Half-) Dead
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 14, 2014
OK, I’ll admit it. I am a huge fan of the AMC show, “The Walking Dead,” which incidentally had a blockbuster Season 5 premier Sunday. It’s really bizarre because I am a big weenie...
Time again for the most imaginative call-out excuse
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
May 03, 2016
It’s time again for the nearly annual “most imaginative reason to call-out” blog. What is the most imaginative call-out you have ever received by somebody wanting to take a day off work?...
You know you’re a nurse when …
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 30, 2012
OK, I can’t help myself. I’m in an incredibly silly mood as I sit to write my blog today. And I was thinking about how we as nurses see the world differently from “normal” folks....
How old is too old to work?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 05, 2014
A recent article in Health Affairs centered on nurses delaying retirement and claimed this is boosting the workforce. Should we believe this?
The kindness of strangers, and friends
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 13, 2018
I have been very touched by the outpouring of kindness from readers, both whom I know and others I don’t, since my father’s passing a couple of weeks ago.
Come to the table the right way
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 12, 2019
If we’re not even defining family at our homes, what the heck are we doing around the table at our facilities?
Sweat equity
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 06, 2023
Recently I had a bone density scan. And, yup, I am at the age where, sure enough, I have osteopenia (reduced bone mass of lesser severity than osteoporosis). And my doctor said if I don’t take steps...
Don’t be like ‘The Walking Dead’
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 01, 2016
Sometimes we get so bogged down in what we are doing that we forget why we were doing it in the first place. Unfortunately, my favorite TV show doesn’t seem to realize this. Don’t do the same.
Is this our moment?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 01, 2020
I believe that this pandemic has exposed how people really are. Some inspire me, and some frighten me. Ultimately, it is up to us, individually, to define what and who we are.