• Stress Management Tips For Healthcare Workers

    Here’s a guest post for your enjoyment… Stress Management Tips For Healthcare Workers©2009 Sarah Scrafford All Rights Reserved There’s no doubt about it, stress is a part of each of our lives from the moment we lose the innocence of childhood and cross over the threshold into adolescence. And there are some professions that are more stressful than others, where you’re going to find it hard to manage this negative emotion let alone avoid it altogether, and the healthcare sector is one of them. The responsibility for patients weighs you down, the anxiety of loved ones takes its toll on you, the long hours make you a zombie fueled by…

  • An Updated HomeHealth101.com

    For those of you who may have an interest in home health nursing, I want to let you know that I have competed an update of my website HomeHealth101.com. ©2009 by Kathy Quan RN BSN ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

  • Holidays for Nurses???

    I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day whether you are with the love of your life or not, I hope it was a good day. Being a Saturday, meant many of you had to work… Also hope you all emerged unscathed from Friday the 13th as well. We had a few major challenges in my family, but I think we’re on the road to recovery from them. Not looking forward to another one soon, but March always seems to mirror February and so we have another to face soon enough. And now it’s President’s Day here in the U.S. No mail, no banks are open, and many businesses are…

  • The Everything Guide to Caring for Aging Parents

    My latest book, The Everything Guide to Caring for Aging Parents is now available. It can be purchased from Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com It is based on my personal experiences with my own parents and in-laws as well as my 30 years in home health nursing. I hope it serves as valuable information to health care professionals as well as anyone coping with this situation. If anyone would be interested in writing a review on their website or blog, please email me. I have a limited number of review copies available.

  • Risks Associated with Shoulder Pain Pumps

    I recently wrote an article for Suite101.com about the risks associated with shoulder pain pumps. Pain control is such an important issue for nurses, but these devices do have certain risks that nurses and all health care professionals as well as patients should be aware of. Take some time to read about this issue and familiarize yourself with these risks. Photo: Stryker Pain Pump