Top 5 Exceptional Nurse blog posts about nurses with disabilities in 2020!

 Let's take a look back on 2020!  Here are the top 5 Exceptional Nurse blog posts about nurses with disabilities. 

Bethany J. Baker, BSN, RN, likely first Deaf nurse in Florida, graduates!

                                                                                Bethany Baker, BSN,RN http://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2020/12/bethany-j-baker-bsn-rn-likely-first.html

BYU professors design Bluetooth stethoscope to keep health care practitioners safe amid COVID-19 -- Also helped nursing student who wears hearing aids!

Chia-Chi Teng and Crail Nuttall, NP 

https://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2020/07/byu-professors-design-bluetooth.html

Andrea Dalzell, RN... A nurse who uses a wheelchair receives one million dollar surprise!

                                                                               Andrea Dalzell,BSN, RN 

https://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2020/09/andrea-dalzell-rn-nurse-who-uses.html

NightWare app may help nurses with PTSD

https://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2020/11/nightmare-app-may-help-nurses-with-ptsd.html

Help for Indiana nurses stuck on suspension due to Covid-19

                                                                                   Lorie Brown, RN, JD

https://exceptionalnurse.blogspot.com/2020/04/help-for-indiana-nurses-stuck-on.html

Cheers and Happy New Year!

Donna

Bethany J. Baker, BSN, RN, likely first Deaf nurse in Florida, graduates!

 

"AHHHHH I AM TRUBIZ A NURSE!!!!!! I am more than likely the very FIRST Deaf nurse in Florida! They said it cannot be done; it was DONE! Like VP Harris said, I may be the first but I won’t be the last! I officially graduated from my nursing program tonight and here’s to my future as a nurse."

Bethany Baker graduated from the School of Nursing at the University of North Florida. On Facebook, she announced the news and repeated the Florence Nightingale Pledge in American Sign Language (ASL) .

https://www.facebook.com/bebexjeanelle/videos/1809175219248310

"Hello everyone!

I will grab this time to state the Florence Nightingale Pledge for nursing: I do solemnly pledge myself, to practice my profession faithfully, do all in my power to elevate the standards of my profession, and to dedicate myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. Thank you for all of your support and belief in me as I went through the nursing program. Now, you are looking at Bethany J. Baker, BSN, RN. I love you all!"

So proud of you Bebe!!!

Cheers!

Donna

Exceptional Nurse celebrates December 3rd, the International Day of People with Disabilities!

 

To learn more visit: https://idpwd.org/.

Cheers!!!

Donna

NightWare app may help nurses with PTSD

 

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new smartphone app that can detect and interrupt nightmares in adults with PTSD.

The NightWare app, runs on the Apple Watch and Apple iPhone and adapts to the individual.

During sleep, Apple Watch sensors monitor heart rate and body movement. These data are then used to create a unique sleep profile using a proprietary algorithm.

Using a gyroscope and accelerometer, similar to fitness watches, the NightWare app detects that a patient is experiencing a nightmare based on changes in heart rate and movement. It provides slight vibrations through the Apple Watch to arouse the patient and interrupt the nightmare, without fully awakening the patient.

The NightWare app is available by prescription only and is intended for use in adults aged 22 years and older with PTSD.

Interested? Read more at: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/940626 and at https://nightware.com/.

 

Cheers!

Donna

For Prematurity Awareness Month, we celebrate nurses who were born as premies!

 

                                                              Light it up Purple!

Throughout Prematurity Awareness Month, March of Dimes shines a light on the global crisis of prematurity by raising awareness and asking for lifesaving donations.

Brittany Boolos, RN was born prematurely at 27 weeks weighing 2 pounds 7 ounces. She spent several months in a NICU. She is now working in the NICU at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. https://www.clarionledger.com/story/life/2015/11/07/preemie-grows-up-nurse-preemies/75166182/

Stacey Hamilton RN was born at 31 weeks. Her mother had placenta previa. Stacey spent 7 weeks in NICU. She now works as a senior staff neonatal nurse at Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, Scotland. https://www.babygaga.com/premature-baby-becomes-neonatal-nurse/

Ashley Moore, RN was born weighing one pound eleven ounces. She stayed in NICU for two months. She now works as a pediatric nurse at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. https://childrensnational.org/giving/why-give/stories-of-strength/ashley

Elizabeth Wertz, RN was born at 26 weeks. She spent two months in NICU. Her twin sister passed away at two days old. She worked at Indiana University Health North in the NICU and later became a clinical educator. Elizabeth is in graduate school studying to become a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). https://iuhealth.org/thrive/nicu-nurse-was-a-preemie

For more information about prematurity, or to help or make a donation, visit the web site of the March of Dimes. https://www.marchofdimes.org/prematurity-awareness-month.aspx

Cheers!

Donna

Remember to VOTE!!!!

 

Cheers!!!

Donna

Nurses in Palm Beach County, Florida are invited to participate in "Healers in the Garden"

 

"Palm Health Foundation is partnering with Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens to thank local nurses for their tireless work during the pandemic. We invite all local nurses to participate in the Healers in the Gardens program, taking place now until June 2021, which grants nurses free access to the gardens."

"Recognizing the growing demands and complexities nurses are facing, Palm Health Foundation and the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens (ANSG) have joined together to offer a free day of art and nature to healthcare heroes through Healers in the Gardens. The program is funded by a grant from Palm Health Foundation and will offer 500 Palm Beach County nurses and their guests complimentary admittance to ANSG to acknowledge the community’s gratitude and respect for their devotion to patient care. The program begins on October 1, 2020 as part of Palm Health Foundation’s Train the Brain: Resiliency and Self-Care in the Face of Adversity campaign. The Healers in the Gardens program runs through June 30, 2021."

Nurses can reserve their tickets here: https://bit.ly/36Qn1Qe

https://ansg.org/

Cheers!

Donna