CVME Insider: Nursing Knowledge That Matters

reprinted with the permission of     Donna Maheady   www.ExceptionalNurse.com "Jasmine Stacey, 24, a nurse in the UK has Crohn's disease.  She underwent surgery to remove part of her intestine when she was 20 years old and needed an ileostomy bag. Jasmine has launched a new line of luxury lingerie that allows women who also have stoma bags to feel sexy again. The nurse/designer said she was "inspired to come up with a stylish range of underwear by the lack of seductive garments available for women in her position". "I want to take the stigma away from having a stoma bag and prove you can still be sexy with underwear.  "I want to get the message out there that it is not as bad as people think and that young people have stoma bags as well as old people." "We hope our underwear is stylish without being flimsy and empowers women to feel confident whether they have stoma bags, scars, or simply want more stomach control."  ...

Story by  Daniel Zwerdling NPR  Correspondent, Investigations Unit For years I have been teaching and talking about liability and  disability  insurance for nurses.  I explain that if you get hurt on the job; most if not all hospitals make it difficult for you to get the help you need as a nurse.  Even if you get on some type of disability; the amount of money you will receive maybe only be around 50-60% of your normal income if you are lucky.  The story below taken from NPR is a great example of how nurses can e lost in the crack and not helped even when simply doing their job. Daniel presents the case of Terry Cawthorn and Mission Hospital, in Asheville, N.C., which provides a look into how some hospital officials around the country have shrugged off an epidemic. "Cawthorn was a nurse at Mission for more than 20 years. Her supervisor testified under oath that she was "one of my most reliable employees."    Then, as w...