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Heart Disease Among Women

Wednesday, 27 May 2009 21:46 Articles by Associates

Porthea Dennis, RN, BSN written by: Porothea D, RN, BSN

Heart Disease a Woman’s Worst Enemy. Feb 2007 volume 2, number 2 pages 25-29

Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer among women over the age of twenty-five. Thirty-eight percent of women compared to twenty-five percent of men will die within one year following a heart attack. Nearly thirty-nine percent of all female deaths in America occur from cardiovascular disease which includes coronary heart disease and stroke.

When little things add up

Eileen L. Comment Corner

Diana W., the Branch Leader from Santa Ana, wanted to share a wonderful e-mail sent to her from Eileen L., RN.

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Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 4:45:38 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: FW:

This is the kind of thing that just makes my day! Eileen is one my awesome ICU RN's.

Maintaining a Positive Attitude

Diana W. Articles by Associates

By Diana W. - Santa Ana/Irvine Branch Leader

Maintaining a positive attitude can be difficult for some people. It has to become a way of life to keep that smile and positive energy going most of the time I use the saying “Turning Lemons into Lemonade” a lot. If you think about it, it really can be used for just about any sour situation. You put a little sugar into the mix and you get the lemonade. The challenge is…What is the sugar in the situation? Sometimes it’s just a smile, sometimes it a good thought, sometimes it’s saying something nice to or about someone and sometimes, it takes extra effort to come up with what the sugar is in the situation.