Blogger: Sean Dent

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Hi. My name is Sean. I've been in healthcare for the past 15 years. I received a bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sport Science where I worked as a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC). My diploma in nursing is my second career. I've had the pleasure of working in a variety of environments including telemetry, orthopedics, surgical services, oncology and time as a travel nurse. I'm also a CCRN certified critical care nurse where I've worked in cardiac, surgical as well as trauma intensive care nursing. I'm currently attending school finishing my BSN. I like to blog about any and everything under the sun, so stop by if you feel like listening to some arbitrary rhetoric mashed up with some interesting findings regarding world news, fitness, healthcare and everything nursing.

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The tough love of nursing

Posted July 28, 2010 | By Sean Dent | no comments

It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it. Dirty as in being ‘firm’ or dare I say ‘mean’ is also in our repertoire.

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Eating after curfew

Posted July 23, 2010 | By Sean Dent | no comments

Does time of day have anything to do with gaining weight?

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Is gastric bypass surgery worth it?

Posted July 21, 2010 | By Sean Dent | 4 comments

I’m here to ask if having surgery to lose weight is really worth it?

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Nurses and healthy relationships

Posted July 19, 2010 | By Sean Dent | no comments

We give our all to our job and to our patients. Unfortunately, sometimes we don’t have anything left to ‘give’ at home with our loved ones. Here are a few tips for keeping your relationships ‘healthy’ by treating those you love like you treat your patients.

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Stay hydrated and stay healthy

Posted July 9, 2010 | By Sean Dent | 2 comments

You should be keeping yourself well hydrated even when indoors (like when you are at work!)

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The feast or famine phenomenon in nursing

Posted July 6, 2010 | By Sean Dent | no comments

This is the one thing I dislike about nursing. OK. OK. Maybe dislike is a strong word?

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Losing weight one spot at a time

Posted July 2, 2010 | By Sean Dent | 1 comment

There is quite a large population of people out there that believe spot reduction works (*GASP*). Yes, some if not a lot of the general public still believe that they can lose weight focused on a certain area of their body.
“I just want to lose a couple inches off my waist”
“I want to get rid [...]

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Nursing 2.0

Posted June 28, 2010 | By Sean Dent | 1 comment

It seems that slowly but surely the ‘career’ of nursing is transforming

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Change of Shift (Santa Fe Style!)

Posted June 26, 2010 | By Sean Dent | no comments

 
The latest installment of Change of Shift is up over at Digital Doorway
All the way from New Mexico! Keith has returned from his new home to host our beloved blog carnival.
I really hate how horrible I am lately, not submitting a post.
As always a BIG THANK YOU to Kim over at Emergiblog for getting [...]

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Embarrassed to go to a gym?

Posted June 25, 2010 | By Sean Dent | 1 comment

You need to get over it! No one is staring at you. No one is laughing at you. Here’s how to win that argument with your mind.

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Continuing nurse education

Posted June 22, 2010 | By Sean Dent | 4 comments

A lot of seasoned nurses are furious that they have to maintain CEUs. Are you one of them?

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Recent Articles

5 movies featuring nurses

5 movies featuring nurses

Whether you’re looking for inspiration or just a reminder of why you love being a nurse, here you will find our favorite cinematic portrayals of nurses. No Nurse Ratched here!

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The soldier nurse

The soldier nurse

He went into the battle zones of Iraq and Afghanistan to evacuate the wounded, but the stress caught up to him. “Seeing patients missing arms, eyes, legs—that is stressful, not only to them, but also to those who care for them. It took me almost a year to recover….”

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Nurses care for baby orangutan

Think you’ve cared for some challenging patients? These nurses took care of an endangered ape.

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Scrubs fashion tips for the curvy nurse

Scrubs fashion tips for the curvy nurse

Having a great look and style is about making the most of your body shape and forgetting about your size. It’s all about accentuating your best assets and disguising your flaws.

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