It's Officially Nurses Week 2024!
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Off the Chart
A Community for Nurses
Friends, Families & Co-Workers too!
Jennifer Tipton
Apr 162 min
Jaime's Story
When I think of my favorite memory, I can't help but think of 105-year-old Olga. She was a very large-boned, strong-accented, and very...
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Jennifer Tipton
Feb 264 min
Marcy's Story
As a new RN in a large midwestern hospital, I started on the 8-hour night shift of a busy MedSurg telemetry floor. Inexperience led me to...
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 14, 20231 min
Your Daily Chuckle
It was an embarrassing moment for Dr. Bob...
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Jennifer Tipton
Nov 6, 20231 min
Carolyn's ICU Story
My favorite story is when the ICU night shift nurses advocated for a twenty-five-year-old woman with cardiomyopathy. Her heart was so...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 29, 20232 min
Halloween Stories - Part I
The spookiest night of the year is nearly upon us, and although I don't do spooky (not well anyway), I'll admit some weird stuff happens...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 24, 20231 min
Best Fall Muffins!
Butternut Squash, Coconut, and Ginger Muffins These are seriously the bomb! Fresh butternut squash makes them healthy, crunchy brown...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 19, 20232 min
Annette's Story
For those of you that have not yet had a chance to read my book, Off the Chart A Nurse's Journey of Heart and Humor, here's a story from...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 7, 20231 min
Fun Thoughts about Patient Care
Ok, hear me out. Let's make a call light design so that if you push it more than 2 times an hour, a little dose of Ativan gets nebulized...
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Jennifer Tipton
Oct 3, 20233 min
Beverly's Dialysis Story: Panic at Sea
We started off our day with a drive from Santa Maria, California to Long Beach, California to board the cruise ship sailing to Cabo San...
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Jennifer Tipton
Sep 13, 20232 min
Mask or no Mask?
There has been a lot of controversy regarding the necessity of masks since this whole Covid thing began, and I'll admit, I've had my...
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Jennifer Tipton
Sep 11, 20233 min
Brenda's Story
I know we're told not to get too close to our patients, but there are some we just have a special connection with. Val was a favorite...
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Jennifer Tipton
Aug 12, 20231 min
Saturday Snickers
"Please don't pray for healing. If it works, your insurance won't know who to reimburse and it messes up our accounting system."
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