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Stories From a Rural Nurse
A blog of triumphs and sadness both professionally and personally.
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Krissy Eades, RN
Nov 22, 20212 min read
A tribute to the spouses/partners of nurses
Behind the scenes of the crazy life of a nurse is often a loyal man or woman who goes underrecognized and under appreciated for their...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Nov 15, 20218 min read
Advice to a young nurse
A strong mentor as a new grad is not something all nurses get the advantage of having. I was fortunate to have some pretty stellar...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Nov 15, 20215 min read
Bloom where you are planted
My husband calls me his cactus flower (or sometimes his prickly pear.) It really has multiple potential interpretations depending on the...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Nov 1, 20215 min read
If you don't quit...you win
This phrase comes from one of my favorite worship leaders/song writers/musicians. It's a simple phrase, one I was reminded of on our Zoom...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Oct 26, 20219 min read
A little more background...a continuation... My more recent history
I left the last post about my background a little suspenseful...mostly just for fun and for the sake of breaking things up a bit. After...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Oct 21, 20214 min read
The struggle is real...
This is 100% a venting post...might as well warn you now! We all have to get things off our chest now and then...and usually it helps us...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Oct 17, 20211 min read
Another nurse explains it well...
Came across this on my feed today, written by a fellow ED nurse. Excuse the language... That's real life...I can say, I never cussed a...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Oct 17, 20213 min read
What I love about nursing...
This is a topic I can find myself to be very long winded about...most days. As of late, I've found it to be increasingly important to...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Oct 12, 20211 min read
Would love to hear from you...
Something I am eager to do in this blog space is to chat with other nurses and medical professionals/caregivers about the challenges we...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Oct 11, 20216 min read
A Little Background
A little more about myself and my nursing journey. I went to Miles Community College in my home town in Montana, graduating with my ADN...
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Krissy Eades, RN
Oct 11, 20211 min read
In the beginning...
Everyone's story starts somewhere... I'll spare you about the first 20 years of mine! My main focus of this blog is going to be to talk...
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