Sips, Snacks, and Healthy Hacks-A Nurse’s Blog
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Did you ever read that poem, The Road Not Taken? It’s a poem in which the writer has to choose a road, and he decides to take the one less traveled which in retrospect has made all the difference. (The actual meaning of the poem that I only learned about more recently than I care…
Direction
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There’s this phrase they use in AA, from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous: “Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.” I’d say more than anything, that’s a phrase that I’ve adopted for my own and one that I live by. But let’s talk about what acceptance does and does not mean. Acceptance…
Acceptance
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“Everything tastes funny.” I hear this from patients all the time. When you’re going through cancer treatment, one of the most frustrating challenges can be eating. Food might not taste the same. “Everything tastes like cardboard” is something I hear on an almost weekly basis. Between nausea, fatigue, and low appetite, full meals can feel…
Why Small Meals Help During Cancer: A Nursing Perspective
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Here are five easy ways to get just a little bit healthier- one for each day of the week! These are super easy, don’t take a lot of time, and add up to big wins over time. Monday: The 5-Minute Rule: The Easiest Way to Start Getting Healthier If you only have 5 or 10…
Five Super Easy Healthy Hacks to Try This Week
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According to Merriam-Webster, a risk means “possibility of loss or injury” or “someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard.” I suppose then, the last time I took a risk was when I recently did a five mile race that I hadn’t trained for. I had signed up for it last year, along with…
Risks
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There are actually some exciting things happening in the research world of oncology right now, even if you’re not a scientist! There are developments in not only treating, but monitoring, detecting, and preventing cancers, including some of the deadliest. These aren’t magic cures, but are gaining serious momentum. Here are three that experts are especially…
3 Cancer Breakthroughs Everyone’s Talking About in 2026
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Have you ever gotten close to someone, and for any number of reasons, they were suddenly gone from your life but you didn’t get to say goodbye? Sometimes it happens… There are people I think of over the past few years that I’ve taken care of more times than I can count. And suddenly (or…
Words I Should Have Said… Things I Should Have Done
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Nurses week is coming soon! In the U.S. It runs from May 6 (National Nurse’s Day) to May 12 (Florence Nightingale’s birthday and International Nurses Day). My hospital system will be celebrating from the 4th to the 8th or so. Interestingly (and in a rather timely manner if you ask me) a recent report came…
Nurses Week and How Things are Going For Nurses (Hint: Not Great)
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Nurses, I see you out there. I know that your job can be a lot. Some days are better than others, but sometimes it feels overwhelming. Certain fields such as ER nursing, ICU nursing, and oncology nursing can be particularly stressful. What is burnout? What are the signs of burnout? Is it avoidable? Let’s explore…
Preventing Burnout-RN Edition
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I’m grateful that… I got to see TAGABOW with my sister and my son I’m done with class this semester (finished my last paper two weeks early) I have a job I have two kids that I love I have a family and friends and a boyfriend I have a car and a roof over…
Grateful
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