Image: http://i1.wp.com/www.kollytalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Nepal-Earthquake.jpg This past Saturday, April 25th, a 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal that has led to over 4,600 deaths and 9,000 injured people (CNN, 2015). A disaster this large in size with so many people injured requires a significant international response to provide needed supplies and care. Countless buildings and homes have been destroyed, people […]
My first true encounter with end of life was when my granddad passed away last February. In the last few months of his life he was experiencing progressive cognitive decline with dementia, multiple TIAs/strokes, physical decline such as being unable to care for himself, and frequent ER visits and hospitalizations. Eventually he could no longer be […]
I interviewed my sister, my mom, and my dad asking them about the medications they usually take. I was surprised both at what they knew versus what they needed more teaching on. (They look so colorful! Who knew there was so much to know about them?) My sister: My sister takes vitamins and birth control […]
We have all learned about stem cell therapy in the context of procedures such as bone marrow transplantation for cancer patients. Recently, there has also been significant research regarding testing the use of stem cells in the treatment of heart disease and the improvement of complications from acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, and cardiomyopathies. With […]
First off, I am very excited to be starting the last semester of nursing school! The past 3 years have seriously flown by, and part of me cannot believe that we are so close to graduating. It seems like we were all just sitting in our first pathophysiology class, excited but overwhelmed with all of the […]
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