Most recent articles by Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Make an impact
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 06, 2022
At the October AHCA/NCAL conference, there was an incredible keynote speaker: Jade Simmons. Her profile shows her to be a born storyteller and a classically trained pianist. So I was excited to hear her...
Thanklefors
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 22, 2022
Many of us have Thanksgiving Day traditions. It might be a special breakfast, or watching the Thanksgiving parade, best in show dog show or football on TV, or playing football with family and friends....
Inventive languages
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 08, 2022
My family tells me that when I was a very little girl, I apparently had a proclivity for creating my own language that only my older sister could interpret. It took some coaching but eventually I adapted...
Doesn’t anybody read emails anymore?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 11, 2022
Doesn’t anybody read emails anymore? Oh, you’re going to answer that of course you do. Of course you read emails. But do you really read your emails? Like read the entire email? If you’re like...
Life is like a Ferris wheel
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 27, 2022
When comparing life to amusement park rides, many people say that life is like a roller-coaster. Lots of ups and downs and bumps around the bends. But I think that life is a lot more like a Ferris wheel....
Inspirational yogurt and other motivation
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 13, 2022
When I pulled off the yogurt lid and licked it clean (because that’s what we all do right?), I saw these words: “Try again.”
Pleading the Fifth
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 16, 2022
We all know that political and notable figures of all kinds have the ultimate “out” available when being asked questions of substance by authorities. They can just invoke the Fifth Amendment. That’s...
A new anti-bullying campaign?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 02, 2022
You see them everywhere. Anti-bullying campaigns. People are bullied for just about anything. For looking different, for different beliefs, for sexual orientations, for race, creed, color, religion, etc. ...
Are you a seagull?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 19, 2022
My happy place is on a beach. When I was young, every year my dad would pile us in the car and take us “down the Ocean” for a week’s vacation. Which is Baltimore “speak” for going to Ocean City,...
What NOT to do for constipation
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 05, 2022
Let’s face it: When at work, nurses wait until, like, the last possible second to go to the bathroom. We’re literally just a cough or a sneeze away from an incontinence episode.