Scope of practice
One of the more interesting things about nursing school was learning about "scope of practice." It's very important for nurses to know where their nursing…
MYOB
I had a nursing professor who loved acronyms. "FWM" means "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made"--she used this to stop her lectures in order to glory in…
Twinkies and cockroaches
There's a joke about what could survive Nuclear Fallout: "Cockroaches and Twinkies." Cockroaches, because of their unbelievable hardiness to endure--extreme cold, depleted oxygen, scarce food,…
Therapeutic touch
In nursing school we learned about therapeutic touch. I often hear people say, "Oh, I could never be a nurse! I can't stand the sight…
Whole person care
I was trained to be a nurse at Cedarville University. They emphasized whole person care. We were consistently told that we must not reduce our…
FWM
Dr. Lois Baker was one of my professors of nursing at Cedarville University. She enjoyed using acronyms of some of her favorite and oft-repeated phrases.…