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Happy National Nurses Week!

Frugal Nurse Posted on May 8, 2018 by Frugal NurseMay 7, 2018

national nurses weekThank a nurse this week 😊

This is National Nurses Week, so I wanted to give a shout out to all my fellow nurses.

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to your patients, even though I know it’s often under very difficult circumstances. 

There continues to be a nursing shortage in this country, but nursing schools don’t have enough slots for all the young men and women … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged books

The best over-the-counter flu medicines

Frugal Nurse Posted on January 25, 2018 by Frugal NurseJanuary 24, 2018

best over-the-counter-flu medicinesLook for a few simple, inexpensive ingredients

Flu season is still raging across the country.

Most cases don’t require a trip to the emergency room or even the doctor. But there are a few over-the-counter (OTC) flu medicines that can help treat the most common symptoms: fever, headache, sore throat, muscle pain and cough.

You don’t need to spend a lot of money, and these products can be used for … read on

Posted in Save money, Stay healthy, Uncategorized | Tagged colds-and-flu, cost-saving, drugs-and-supplements, marketing

A good death takes a community

Frugal Nurse Posted on December 28, 2017 by Frugal NurseJanuary 18, 2018

My husband’s beloved older brother passed away on Christmas morning.

Many people might think a death on Christmas Day would taint the holiday, bringing up an unpleasant and unwelcome memory year after year.

But we believe future Christmases will actually be more special and meaningful, and we can feel this way because my brother-in-law not only lived a purposeful and rewarding life, but he died a good death.

What is … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged emotional-health, end-of-life

Learn first aid and how to respond to an emergency

Frugal Nurse Posted on December 19, 2017 by Frugal NurseDecember 18, 2017

first aid and respond to an emergencyWould you know what to do?

I wasn’t planning on writing about this topic today, but disasters don’t work around my editorial calendar.

I live in Seattle, and early yesterday (Monday) morning, a Seattle-to-Portland commuter train derailed while speeding across Interstate 5. Several of the train cars actually fell off the overpass, hitting cars on the freeway below.

Last I heard, at least 6 people were dead, and over 70 … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged first-aid

Humans vs. disease: How it all began

Frugal Nurse Posted on March 30, 2017 by Frugal NurseApril 3, 2017

An eternal battle

I have always been fascinated by the history of medicine and disease. I minored in medical history in college and have probably read dozens of books on the subject.

If you’re interested but don’t have that kind of time to invest, I just ran across a couple of short (very short!) videos on YouTube that I found to be remarkably good overviews of a complex topic.

The … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged education, humor, videos

Guts and Bolts – It’s fun, it’s educational!

Frugal Nurse Posted on November 15, 2016 by Frugal NurseNovember 13, 2016

guts and boltsI just found this great game, Guts and Bolts, while I was surfing around on the internet last weekend!

It’s not new, just new to me  🙂

It’s a creation of BrainPOP, which features all kinds of cool educational games and tools.

The game is kind of a Dr. Frankenstein meets Joe the Plumber as you are introduced to different body parts and organs and learn how they … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged education, internet

Are ICD 10 diagnoses not so crazy?

Frugal Nurse Posted on September 27, 2016 by Frugal NurseSeptember 26, 2016

OK, this post is just for fun.

Last year I mocked the new catalog of diagnosis codes, the ICD 10. Every medical bill must include a diagnostic code, and I thought the ICD 10, which increased the number of available codes from 13,000 to 70,000, was really over-the-top ridiculous.

New diagnoses included such notables as “injured when knitting,” “sucked into a jet engine” and “problems with the in-laws.”

But … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged humor

A physician’s own end-of-life story

Frugal Nurse Posted on December 16, 2015 by Frugal NurseDecember 15, 2015

I’ve always believed that if I were diagnosed with a terminal illness and had a choice between a few months of quality living and a few extra months filled with doctors’ visits, surgeries, lab tests and drug treatments, I would choose quality of life.

Many friends, some of them doctors, have told me, “Oh, you think that now, but when the times comes the will to live is just too … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cancer, doctors, emotional-health, end-of-life

Direct-to-consumer advertising

Frugal Nurse Posted on November 3, 2015 by Frugal NurseNovember 1, 2015

I was watching Game 5 of the World Series this weekend (go Royals!) and I couldn’t help but notice all the ads for prescription meds—Belsomra, Cialis, Lyrica, Cymbalta and Symbicort to name but a few.

Direct-to-consumer advertising has been legal since 1997. There is no doubt in my mind it has contributed to the over-prescribing of medications in this country, as well as our skyrocketing health care costs.

Anyway, watching … read on

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged drugs-and-supplements, humor, marketing, overtreatment, videos

Nurses are awesome!

Frugal Nurse Posted on September 21, 2015 by Frugal NurseMay 7, 2018

I was watching with much amusement and satisfaction last week as the hostesses of TV’s The View took a much-deserved bashing for their uninformed and frankly bitchy remarks directed at Kelley Johnson, a nurse and a contestant (Miss Colorado) in the Miss America pageant.

With apparently nothing better to talk about, the mean girls ladies of The View picked apart Ms. Johnson’s heartfelt and at times tearful monologue on the … read on

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