Nearly 1/2 of everyone in the developed world today will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in life.
33,000 people find out they have cancer today.
20,000 people will die from cancer today.
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Nearly 1/2 of everyone in the developed world today will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in life.
33,000 people find out they have cancer today.
20,000 people will die from cancer today.
From talking with family and friends about hurricane Matthew currently approaching the central east coast of Florida, it is apparent that folks do not grasp this reality of the storm. They do not understand that it is wider than the state! They talk about, “it is going to hit…” but do not realize that they are in it! It is hitting and they say “it is raining and there is a little bit on wind…but it isn’t supposed to get here until….”
How can this be? Perhaps in part because of three things beyond that it is technical and most folks are not really interested in this complicated matter of tracking a hurricane or tropical storm.
Common thoughts are:
Description of Hurricane Matthew
In her 10/06/2016 article for International Business Times Cristina Silva
says:
More than 1.5 million Floridians were in Hurricane Matthew’s path as it potentially barreled Thursday toward the U.S. southeast coast. Evacuations were ordered in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina after the massive storm pummeled Haiti and Cuba earlier this week, killing 25 people.
The storm was expected to strike Thursday night or early Friday morning between West Palm Beach and Cape Canaveral in Florida with winds of up to 145 mph. Florida Gov. Rick Scott said the impact would be “catastrophic.” …
So just how big is the monster storm? Hurricane Matthew is more than 600 miles wide and its eye alone is 15 miles wide. In comparison, Manhattan in New York City is 13.4 miles and 2.3 miles wide, while the state of Florida is is 500 miles long and 160 miles wide at its most distant points.
The cute little whirlygig on the weatherman’s map resembles by proportion more of a tornado. Compared to the satellite photo of the dense circulating cloud mass that truly is the storm. Even the doppler showing colored speckled areas minimizes the vastness of the storm by highlighting precipitation density areas.
But if you have family or friends in the potential path of this storm, please understand that the situation is serious. Like Cristina says just because it is predicated that the eye will pass off shore…
That doesn’t mean coastal residents shouldn’t take the storm, which threatens to bring high winds and massive amounts of rain to Florida, South Carolina and Georgia this week, any less seriously. Sandy, for example, wasn’t even a tropical storm when it hit the East Coast of the United States nearly four years ago, but it still managed to rack up millions of dollars in damages and kill 285 people.
If the eye is 15 miles wide that defines the area reported by the weatherman by the whirlygig symbol. However, in considering full width of the storm of 600 miles, there is not much of the 500 mile wide state of Florida that will not be impacted somehow. If the storm edges easterly that will move the zone of the 600 mile spread away from the west coast and central Florida areas. Things that one can face in a hurricane besides the dreaded eye, is flooding, electrical incidents from lightening, hurricane force winds, tropical storm force winds, cyclones, land slides, sinkholes, impact from flying debris, imploded doors and windows, partial or total loss of roof, power and communication outage, water contamination and numerous post storm challenges such as extended power and communication outage, food and gas shortage, mosquitoes and mold to name a few.
Tropical storms and hurricanes grow and subsided as influenced by water temperature and currents, land fall, other large weather systems or wind streams nearby for instance. People who have been through hurricanes might be inclined to say it is all or none when it comes to preparation because of the variables. During a storm is not time to try boarding up. Having emergency supplies on hand, even unanticipated things like a generator, extra gas for car, sand bags, a waterproof evacuation bag with dry clothes and sterno in case you have to flee from your damaged home are good ideas.
You can follow the storm progress and threat via the Weather Channel, your local news or radio station, a weather band radio or on the internet. Ideally know your longitude and latitude, get a tracking chart and plot the coordinates. Remember the coordinates are the center of the eye. Y0u must consider the distance that the storm covers to see if your location will be involved.
To those in areas suffering from the already devastating effects of this storm, regrets and prayers. If you or some one your know or love is in the storm warning areas, white light and prayers of protection from Nurses Moving Forward.
To learn more about storm preparation, tracking and helpful resources look for the related ebook coming soon compiled by a Disaster Response Nurse.
Published on September 20, 2016 by Health Impact News >>>
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Read the press release from 2/8/12 –
Is it difficult for your to imagine, as a nurse, how to think outside the box? Or maybe you do see things differently and are frustrated about trying to make a difference. What is you were known to be a scurvy elephant rather than a team player amidst your peers? How would that be for you?
In our practice as professional nurses, there are many pressures and rules. From our employer, the board, the pharmaceutical and insurance companies; even doctors all providing instructions for us to follow. There must be console for those however who see things differently. After nothing new was ever discovered without looking for something the did not appear to be there. Also, according to Einstein’s quote, No problem can be solved at the same level of thinking that created it. So in other words, new perspectives, ideas and even scurvy elephants are necessary to move forward.
In a lecture by Dr Wayne Dyer years ago, he told an inspiring story about being different. It was set in his early elementary school years. He was an orphan child living in a foster home, in that alone, already “different” from his classmates.
One day he over heard one of his teachers tell another teacher, “That Wayne, he is a ‘scurvy elephant’ in my class.” He had no idea what that was and went home that day and told his mom. His mom was concerned and curious what is was a bout. In a conference with the teacher she asked about the comment. The teacher could not imagine what was meant by “scurvy elephant” and did not recall saying that. When Wayne recounted the story, with the details of place and time, she recalled a conversation she had. The teacher then said that Wayne had once again “gotten it wrong”. In fact what she said to the other teacher was that Wayne was a “disturbing element” in her class. Wayne didn’t do things the way the everyone else did.
Dr Wayne Dyer continued in his life to open new perspectives, shed light on issues that others would not look at and did indeed strive to encourage others to be open to more than the guidelines of the known. He was particularly insightful about the mysteries of relationships, self esteem and higher principles. As scurvy elephant, speaker and a prolific writer, he shared his musings and wonderings. This is not about being riotous. Wayne sincerely worked from different perspectives and followed his calling. As a result of doing so, he likely opened the realm of possibility and healing to countless people to manifest their destiny.
It is ok to think out of the box. Nurses hold the best interest of the person in their care as priority. Nurses advocate and question. We work from our heart, observe, trouble shoot, resolve and mediate. Nurses are agents of change. As the number one trusted professional for well over a decade, nurses are positioned to influence.
Pay attention to your talents. They may not be as obvious as you think. Team work is important for success but according to Steve jobs, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
Are you simply learning the ropes necessary to do your job or are you holding back to do your job. If your lucky a mentor might emerge and identify your strengths, even point you in a new direction. But likely it is you who will need to identify that you are displaced. You will have to face that you may be more by going through some changes in your career.
Finding your unique way is ultimately up to you. According to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, 1976, “Well behaved women rarely make history.” Behaving by following the rules, conforming to the dominant paradigm and taking hits for the team all noble but may come at a high price for yourself and the greater good. Laurel is talking about being innovative and following your heart. She may agree with Wayne Dyer in that the world needs a lot more “disturbing elements”.
Might you claim your inner scurvy elephant?
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BLESSING OF HANDS For The OPENING OF INFUSION CENTER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
A blessing of the nurses hands was requested on opening day of a new Sutter Health infusion center in Roseville, California
The chaplain staff, offer a blessing of hands several times a year in the adjacent hospital including during Nurse’s Week. But this event was special in that the Nurses felt a need to honor their hands as the instrument of delivering care.
There was a lot of out-with-the-old by moving and even more in-with-the-new in addition to the new building, there was new decor, furnishing, technology, work flows and operation plans. But the nurses and staff are the continuity. The nurses hands have delivered care to many patients before and will continue to touch peoples lives with sensitivity and expert knowledge.
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