I know it’s been a long while since I have written in my blog. I last wrote during covid and while the pandemic is basically over and COVID has become basically endemic my life has changed a lot since that time. I was tested for COVID a total of 67 times. The job I had …
COVID-19 Testing My Experience
We are two months into this pandemic and suddenly I needed to be tested for COVID- 19. Not because I was symptomatic but because of where I work. On the day I was having a really bad allergic rhinitis day. I mean no amount of nose blowing antihistamines or decongestants were helping. It was absolutely …
Adventures in Licencing
So I decided to do something to change my life a bit. Thanks in part to Whole life nurse and The Remote Nurse I decided to look into some remote nursing jobs either part time or full time if the pay is right. When looking around I noticed that there are, for some of the …
Coronavirus Disease 2019 – COVID-19- Wuhan coronavirus
What is a corona virus? Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). The coronavirus gets its name from a distinctive corona or crown like spikes known as glyccoproteins that projects from the …
Infection Transmission Precautions
Transmission-based precautions are used in addition to standard precautions when use of standard precautions alone does not fully prevent communicable disease transmission. There are three types of transmission-based precautions–contact, droplet, and airborne – the type used depends on the mode of transmission of a specific disease above and beyond standard precautions. Many of these disease …
Marbled Bread Stuffing
At work we are having a pot luck for Thanksgiving. Yes, as a nurse I do have to work many holidays and weekends. This Thanksgiving is no exception. I decided this year I wanted Christmas off so I put that as my first choice to have off this year. I frequently work Christmas because I …
Favorite Podcasts of 2019… So Far.
Stuck in the 80’s Do you enjoy podcasts? I certainly do. I remember the first podcast I discovered and it’s still a favorite. Its called Stuck in the 80’s. Stuck in the 80’s is 524 episodes strong. It continues to be my number one favorite podcast “Stuck in the 80s was created by award-winning writer …
Wednesday Night was Horrible!
Terrible Wednesday night
Coconut oil- is it bad for my face?
. Yes and No. Coconut oil contains large amounts of both lauric acid and capric acid. These ingredients are antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antimicrobial. However regular coconut oil is hightly comedogenic and it is full of fatty acids. According to Craig Austin, MD “When you use coconut oil, you’re applying an oil to your skin …
Norwex Featured Product of the week: Envirocloth
PROBLEM: Getting all the surfaces in your home as clean as possible, as quickly as possible, can be challenging. In addition, many of today’s popular cleaners contain harsh chemicals that can make your family sick. And using paper towels to clean adds to the problem of overloaded landfills and deforestation. SOLUTION: Clean more safely, quickly …