International Nurses Association

Actually, it's probably impossible to hide the fact that you are upset, but you can conceal it somewhat. Patients look at the faces of their nurse and doctor more than you realize. In fact they observe your expression. If you are upset over another patient or situation entirely, but walk in their room, your look may alarm this patient for no reason.  A patient shared a story with his nurse, that while he was waiting for pathology reports on a tumor he had removed, he was in mental torment. He suffered anxiety attacks and he could not control the excessive fear he was going through. It was getting late and still no doctor, so he resigned himself that it would be the morning before he found out. Then, in came his nurse.  His nurse had just been yelled at by a family member of another patient, and she was visibly upset. Her coworker advised her to take a break, but she continued working, and it was just too soon after being upset.This very observant, patient ...

Have you ever had an argument with an older relative about what is safe to eat, and what's not? We’ve all been there. Food was placed on the table at noon, and left out for everyone to snack on. At 10 that night, you tell someone that things need to be thrown out, mainly the turkey that had sat out at room temperature for 10 hours. After a heated discussion,you lose the argument and the following morning, someone is sick from the food.Vomiting, diarrhea, fever, chills: The classic symptoms of food poisoning. You may have found it difficult to prevent yourself from saying “Told you so!” Facts Bacteria can grow on food left out at room temperature. You may think that can't be true because you have eaten such food before. Notice “can”, and not “will”. Food left out for 2 hours, on average, has a 40% chance of having bacteria multiplying to the point of making someone sick. Leave it out 5 hours and it's up to 90%. Of course, this does not always happen.If you have a health...