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Does Your Doctor Listen to You?

by Nurse JennaI’m sure many of you may wonder what happens when the doctor and nurse leave your room and the door closes. Are we conspiring to keep you waiting for your epidural? Or perhaps figuring out a way to force P…
Should Single Men Be Allowed to Adopt?

by Nurse JennaThe other day I was chatting with one of my hopelessly single male friends who is in his mid 30’s. After discussing his not-so-promising dating life, he brought up an interesting topic from someone who I b…
Morning Chat: Do Fetal Abnormalities Justify Abortion?

by Nurse JennaLast week the news was abuzz with the announcement of John McCain’s Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska. Right to Life advocates applauded her decision to have her now 4 month o…
Caught in Hurricane Gustav

by Nurse JennaNeedless to say, this is not a work-related topic. I had a lot of plans for my vacation to Grand Cayman, but I can’t say I imagined I would be writing a post. But here I sit, drinking a cup of coffee, wat…
How Do You Stop the Binky and Finger Sucking?

by Nurse JennaSo your toddler isn’t quite a toddler anymore…and yet they still insist sucking their fingers, or on using a pacifier (a.k.a. binky). You fear the worst—an orthodontic bill costing more than your mortgage …
Is Anything Worse than Labor Pain?

by Nurse JennaI was watching TV the other night and a commercial came on for Orajel. A woman looking very happy to have gotten relief from her tooth pain says (and I’m paraphrasing) “I had an impacted tooth and the pain…
Online Cheating

by Nurse JennaIt is not the sultry topic it may seem--no affairs initiated in a chat room, or infidelity caught in an illicit email. This is about kids using the Internet to cheat for school.I am part-time faculty at a …
Are We Encouraging or Pressuring Our Kids?

by Nurse JennaI have been glued to the television every night to watch the Olympics, especially women’s gymnastics...or should we call it girls'? I’m sure everyone has heard the talk that the Chinese have falsified the…
Do You Care If Your Doctor Is a He or a She?

by Nurse JennaSo it is that time of year again (just a little past) when the new group of residents begin their long, four year journey to becoming “attending” physicians. The residents I work with will become obstetric…
In Vitro Fertilization: Are We Selling False Hope?

by Nurse JennaWith reliable birth control now available and women often pursuing careers in their 20’s, more women are postponing childbearing. In the past decade, the number of women having their first child after the …