My Strong Medicine

How Bad Do You Want To Be A Nurse (Succeed)?

Sean — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:12:22 +0000

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I stumbled upon this awesome video about the desire to be successful.

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I thought this was a great ‘no fluff’ way of describing the key to success. It tells a wonderful ‘tale’. The video talks about:

Wanting to succeed as bad as you want to breathe

It’s about sacrifice. How BAD do you want it (success). Sacrificing those things you covet the most, giving those things up in order to work hard enough to gain the chance or the opportunity.

Sleep is for those people who are broke

How much is sleep worth to you? Is it worth more than your desire to succeed? Oh, and after you achieve your success, are you going to rest?

I remember when I made the decision to become a nurse. I made some sacrifices that definitely hurt my ego (back then).

I moved back in with my folks at the ripe age of 30
I borrowed money from my folks to pay for classes I needed
I worked a full-time job, while taking part-time classes, just to complete my pre-requisites for nursing school
My full-time job was 30 miles away from home and 40 miles away from school
I lost a lot of sleep studying

That was just to gain an interview. After the interview and decision process I waited an additional 9 months before nursing school started.

I worked full-time, stayed with my folks for the majority of my nursing education. I attended an accelerated program, so no breaks during the summer and I finished in 18 months.

I made more sacrifices while in school. While all my friends were enjoying the summer, I remember ‘boarding’ up my windows during a hot 4th of July weekend to study for a big exam that next week. That particular weekend sticks out the most, since it was tough to do. Oh yeah – I lost even more sleep while in nursing school.

When someone asks me how hard nursing school was, I always answer with a question, “How easy do you want it to be?”

Usually their answer tells me how much they really want to be a nurse (or how the idea of being a nurse might be interesting).

Nursing school was not easy. Being a nurse is not easy. And now being a Graduate student working towards my CRNP, nope, it’s not easy.

But nothing worthwhile ever was.

How bad do you want (success) it?

Does An EKG Hurt??

Sean — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:39:45 +0000

This was rather entertaining. Hmm.. does the EKG hurt?? Or is his heart hurting due to being overstressed???
Things that make ya go… HAH!

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Change of Shift: (CoS:Emergiblog)

Sean — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:30:37 +0000

The latest installment of Change of Shift is up over at Emergiblog.

Kim has some great deals for anyone going, or interested in going to Blog World Expo this year so check it out.

There are a lot of great submissions as always. Be sure to check out the latest edition of our beloved blog carnival.

I really need to get on the ball. I have posts I can submit, I just keep failing to actually send in the submission! GRR.

As always a BIG THANK YOU to Kim over at Emergiblog for getting the CoS party started, and keeping the fire going!

Carpe Diem

This Movie Always Gets to Me

Sean — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:50:37 +0000

Against all the odds, triumphing in the end..

The struggle of the (real & fictional) lead character always tugs at my heart strings. Seeing how someone can beat all the odds, keep getting knocked down, and KEEP getting back up to try again and try harder.

The perseverance of the human spirit always amazes me.

Seeing the 'good guy' win will always be a favorite in my heart.

Severe Obesity : When Do The ‘Red Flags’ Go Up??

Sean — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:46:43 +0000

603 pounds??
Six-HUNDRED-and-three??
Far be it from me to kick someone when they are down. I wholeheartedly understand we all have circumstance beyond our reach.
But, at what point do you stop? When do you stop and say enough is enough. My weight isn’t just aesthetically a problem, it’s affecting my health?????
When you can’t walk??
When you can’t leave your home??

I think what bothers me about this story is how she chose to seek medical attention because of a tumor in her leg, not because of her debilitating weight.

Am I alone on this? Am I being shallow?
What am I missing?

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603-pound woman leaves home after 3 years

BANGKOK — A 603-pound woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and a forklift.

“I’ve been living in this room and have not gone outside for three years,” said Umnuayporn, whose weight is roughly the equivalent of a grand piano. “I can walk a little, just enough that I can go to bathroom. But I have to cling to my son the whole way.”

Neighbors of 40-year-old Umnuayporn Tongprapai contacted the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority when they learned she needed medical attention to remove a tumor in her right leg.

Her treatment will involve removing the tumor and reducing her weight, which doctors suspect may be due to thyroid problems, Pijaya said.

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‘Where’ You Are Heavy Is More Important Than ‘How’ Heavy You Are

Sean — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:08:56 +0000

It seems that where your adipose tissue is distributed throughout your body matters in the battle against the bulge. Your success or failure can be contributed to ‘where’ you are ‘fat’.
The long time question and comparison of why someone loses weight and the other doesn’t even though they weigh the same, look the same, etc, seems to be linked to ‘where’ the heaviest part of your body is (the most adipose tissue). Or a more blunt way of saying ‘where’ you are the fattest.
Abdominal fat is of course the ‘culprit’. Is anyone surprised?
More proof to support all the evidence and information out there about how detrimental abdominal fat is to your health.

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Fat Distribution Plays A Role In Weight Loss Success In Patients At Risk Of Diabetes

Why is it that some people lose weight and body fat when they exercise and eat less and others don’t?

“Abdominal and liver fat are the two most important factors in predicting whether a lifestyle intervention will be successful.”

“The participants who improved their health status as a result of diet and exercise started out with lower baseline levels of abdominal and liver fat,” Machann said. “In our study, these two factors predetermined whether or not a lifestyle intervention would be successful for a particular individual.”
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Choose Your Food Wisely

Sean — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:49:16 +0000

So, not that you haven’t already heard, but here is more scientifically proven evidence that what you eat determines your body composition and level of body weight.
Even a brief moment of ‘cheat’ eating has long-term effects.
Be careful what you eat, choose wisely.
This particular evidence is a strong supportive argument when discussing the battle of weight loss plateaus.
Not losing weight? Maybe it has something to do with what you ate a year ago?
Baffling.

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A Moment On The Lips, A Year On The Hips

A short period of excess food consumption can have long term effects on your body weight and fat storage even after the initial weight is lost. A study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism has found that a four-week episode of increased energy intake and decreased exercise can cause increased weight and fat mass more than two years later when compared to control individuals.

The study provides interesting new evidence to suggest that even a short period of excessive eating and a lack of exercise can potentially change an individual’s physiology, causing it to be harder to lose and keep off weight. Ernersson summarised, “The change of fat mass was larger than expected when compared to the controls, it suggests that even short-term behavioural changes may have prolonged effects on health.”Read more at www.medicalnewstoday.com

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