Case a British nurse, spoken-word artist and writer whose poem Nursing the Nation went viral several years ago explains how hospitals assess critically ill patients with the ABCDE technique, checking their airway, breathing, circulation, disability and exposure. She divides How to Treat People into the same sections, illustrating what each term means on its most basic human level by dipping in and out of anecdotes from her training and her years on a cardiac unit. Of breathing, Case writes, The feel of breath on the fine, peach-skin hairs of my cheek would tell me if this person were still living; sometimes the last breaths come so slow, the only way of catching them is to come in cheek-close and wait for the feel of them. Continue reading →

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) celebrated its outstanding alumni and retirees for their leadership and service in two Hall of Fame ceremonies held Tuesday, November 12 at the Calmar campus and Monday, November 18 at the Peosta campus. The three Calmar campus alumni inductees included a pair of Waukon High School graduates, Kathy (Berns) Moritz of Lansing and Trish (Regan) Shelton of Waukon. Printed below are their biographical stories shared by NICC as part of their Hall of Fame recognition: KATHY MORITZHard work, dedication and devotion to family defined Kathy Moritz while growing up as one of 11 siblings on a 600-acre farm in rural Harpers Ferry. Continue reading →

NewsReal LifeAs statistics show alarming suicide rates among nurses, one who worked in A&E reveals the pressures he was under Wednesday, 13th November 2019, 11:55 am As part of a new series calledMe and my mental health,iis sharing people's stories about how their personal struggles have impacted their lives. A nurse who has felt suicidal due to the pressures of work has spoken to i, anonymously, to call for better mental health support for staff and for an end to a bullying and toxic culture in the NHS Continue reading →