The Real Nurse Jackie by Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Don’t be a ‘Dumb A – – ’
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 28, 2023
Let’s be honest here: There is such a thing as a stupid question, or ask. I would say especially if you are a reporter! I don’t think that’s just my bias. I was working in a small border town in…
Everything Everywhere All at Once
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 14, 2023
Unless you are not on any form of social media or haven’t watched the news, you probably are aware that the movie, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” just won a bunch of Oscars, including best picture. …
Speaking Southern
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 28, 2023
I have learned from all my years in management that not everyone communicates the same way. And as a manager, we need to allow people to communicate to us in their own way. I may be a type A, bottom-line…
Love is in the air
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 14, 2023
Oh yes, it’s Valentine’s week. It starts with Galentine’s Day on February 13, a day created on a TV show called “Parks and Recreation” that’s now a popular holiday as an excuse for girlfriends…
It’s all about perspective
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 31, 2023
You know, it’s a little jarring when your proctologist tells you to look at things from his point of view! That’s not really a perspective I want, you know? However, a prospective change is worth…
Just a bologna sandwich
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 17, 2023
I admit I am a bit of a foodie. If there is a show about gourmet food, especially with a competition, I’m pretty sure I’m going to watch it. Everything from “Top Chef,” “Mixology,” “Iron…
Ring out the old, ring in the new
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 03, 2023
I am having a hard time believing another year has gone by. Lord, it’s scary how fast time flies the older I get. Though to be honest, I sure want to put COVID, a zillion surveys, and negative government…
Do you (unfortunately) hear what I hear?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 20, 2022
It’s that time of year again. You can’t walk into a grocery store, mall or even a quick mart without listening to Christmas carols. I’ll admit I start listening to those Christmas carols right…
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.
Shout out to dietitians everywhere
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 21, 2022
It just occurred to me that I missed writing a blog about National Nutrition Month this year. National Nutrition Month was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a nutrition education and…
Come on, just diagnose it
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 07, 2022
For some reason, it seems like practitioners run away from diagnosing people with Alzheimer’s disease. I don’t understand that when, in fact, Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 75% to 80% of all dementias. …
