When mothers tell their children that they need to work with Ms. Joanie, Joan Thiel is quick to set them straight.
"They're going to play with Ms. Joanie," said Thiel, a pediatric occupational therapist at Therapy Works, a provider with the Babies Can't Wait program. "The idea is to trick [the children] into thinking that they're having a good time" ... more
Posing in front of a Rolls-Royce while wearing only a straw hat and a feather boa - is that any way for a nurse to behave? Absolutely, if it helps gets the word out about osteoporosis and other women's health issues, says Sharon Baker of the Women's Information Network.
Like in the movie, "Calendar Girls," board members of the Women's Information Network posed discreetly in the buff for a health and wellness calendar ... more
It doesn't always take a long time to make a difference. Markus Slack, who died from cancer of the central nervous system before his sixth birthday, knew that.
"When we went to Egleston Hospital for his chemo, Markus liked to go to the rooms where kids didn't have parents with them," said his mother, Kimberly Slack, a licensed practical nurse with Kaiser Permanente. "He'd take his Matchbox cars and Transformers toys to play with them and talk to them ... more