RedRN

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About me

Gender Female
Occupation Bachelor's Prepared Registered Nurse
Location United States
Introduction Midlife Wife, Mother of teenagers, and Registered Nurse on the Labor and Delivery unit of a large teaching hospital. ALL ENTRIES IN THIS BLOG ARE HIPPA COMPLIANT. NAMES, DATES, AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF ANY INDIVIDUAL(S) REFERRED TO HEREIN. Welcome to my world...
Interests Childbirth (from pre-conception through postpartum and beyond), Nursing, Medicine, Obstetrics (more accurately why we do the things we do), Women's Issues (particularly women's physical emotional and spiritual health in relationship to our roles in society and the family), My (changing) faith, My family, Writing, Reading, Swimming, Biking, Hiking, Gardening, Homemaking, Knitting, Sewing, Cooking, My beloved pets...hmmm...wonder if I left anything out?
Favorite Movies The Goodbye Girl, Field of Dreams, Ghandi, Romero, Children of a Lesser God, The Accidental Tourist, Miracle on 34th Street
Favorite Music Classical, Country, Oldies, Classic Rock, Jazz, Soul, Big Band, Contemporary Pop; Favorite Songs; A Wonderful World performed by Louis Amrstrong, Just about any version of Ave Maria
Favorite Books A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, A Midwife's Tale by Penny Armstrong, The Cancer Journals by Audre Lord, All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelo, Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich, The Power of Myth and The Masks of God by Joseph Campbell, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Pride and Predjudice by Jane Austen, A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

Why do we do the things we do when we know there's a better, more effective, more humane way?