Tag: wellness
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Do you know the international hand signal for: ‘help me’?
I just found out about this today. Originally launched by the Canadian Women’s Foundation last year as an emergency signal for girls and women in abusive situations to covertly express their need for help whilst on video calls. The signal is useful in that it only requires one hand and can be flashed discretely and…
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When nurses are SICK.
Then there was the time, back in 2001 when, in a desperate attempt to bring attention to the unsafe workloads in our Emergency Department, (almost) the entire ED nursing staff executed simultaneous sick leave across multiple shifts and on consecutive days. It was a tough time. Despite getting significant attention both from the media and…
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Documentary: How to change your mind.
I have been waiting for this for a while. The new documentary series from Netflix based on Micheal Pollans groundbreaking book ‘How to Change Your Mind’ has dropped. The book was a total phase shift for me. I rate it in the top 5 books I have ever read. After working in a busy Emergency…