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20 days to Hell – Chapter 7 by Definitely Filipino on Feb 10, 2012Related articles: 20 Days to Hell – Chapter 1 20 days to Hell – Chapter 2 20 days to Hell – Chapter 3 20 days to Hell – Chapter 4 20 days to Hell – Chapter 5 20 days to Hell – Chapter 6 Why does tonight, have to en...

Health Vs. Sports by Filipino Nurses on Feb 9, 2012During this last semester, I was still with my classmates. There was this incident that changed my whole point of view. I have a classmate who is a varsity on our college. He really excelled at volleyball so he gets to play on NCAA, Festival matches,...

My Funny Yet Inspiring Experience with Catheterization by Filipino Nurses on Feb 9, 2012At first, I was very much excited to learn how to insert a catheter into the urinary bladder. When our clinical instructors demonstrated the procedure with the use of a dummy, we couldn’t stop laughing at the reproductive organ while our C.I. was l...

Interesting Facts That Nursing Schools Won’t Tell You… by Filipino Nurses on Feb 8, 2012I was once asked to speak at an orientation for freshmen Nursing students, and the anxiety in the room (not coming from me for a change) was palpable – these kids were really eager to hear the trade secrets of surviving Nursing school. These tips w...

Taking Care of Tiny Lives by Filipino Nurses on Feb 8, 2012[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Neonates/ new born – so little, fragile and delicate. One day, I heard one of my colleagues said “Only babies, they ONLY have babies in NICU”. I really d...

Ang Mga Pilipinong Hindi Dapat Pakainin by Definitely Filipino on Feb 8, 2012Liwanag...Ngunit dilim ang sumakop sa kanilang mundo. Dilim...Ngunit liwanag ang ipinagkait sa kanila. Hindi lahat ng hindi nakakakita ng liwanag ay bulag at hindi lahat ng nakakakita ng liwanag ay nakakakita. Ito ang isang katotohanang mga mamama...

Top 5 Things A Nurse Should Never Say To Her Patients by Filipino Nurses on Feb 7, 2012Communication is one of the vital tools that nurses use to reach out and connect to their patients. Depending on how nurses use it, it could either make or break the bridge which they are trying to build to establish rapport with their patients. Perh...

Top 5 Overseas Destinations for Filipino Nurses this 2012 by Filipino Nurses on Feb 7, 2012Filipino nurses who are seeking for greener pastures abroad may want to check the countries where their services are very much needed:  Listed below are the top overseas destinations for Filipino nurses abroad. The list is based on the number of jo...

The Day I Met “TOL” by Filipino Nurses on Feb 6, 2012As I compress the chest of a 22 y.o. male who went into a flat line, his wife (yup, he already got a family) didn't stop from calling him with their usual term of endearment..."TOL".. "Tol, lumaban ka, kaya mo yan. Wag mo kaming iwan" she was whispe...

How to get people to be more helpful? by dragonanswers on Feb 6, 2012For a website dedicated to promoting and celebrating helpfulness, a question we are often asked is how can we get people to be more helpful? There is no one catch all answer to this question, but there are many effective ways to appeal to peoples he...