Automated External Defibrillators Save Lives
By Karyn Holm PhD RN and Susie McNulty BSN RN
A 73 year old male collapses leaving a fitness center. A fitness instructor sees him, determines he is unresponsive, calls cardiac arrest and initiates CPR. She calls to a colleague to get the automated external defibrillator (AED). The colleague takes the AED down from its mount on the wall, opens it, and follows the audio and the corresponding written instructions on the lid of its container... jump to article › |
Is It Okay to Wear Leopard Print Shoes to Church?
By Doreen Johnson
Is it okay to wear leopard-print shoes to church? Or does it matter what we wear to church just as long as we show up? I was faced with answering this question this year after I arrived to the 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Mass following a long day at work. As I sat during mass, I found that the shoes that were acceptable for work were not appropriate for mass. Or were they? jump to article › |
Can We Please Stop Talking About The Da Vinci Code...Its Just a Movie.
By Bill Nelson
The Da Vinci Code media machine roared back to life this past weekend as the movie opened in theaters world wide. Just as Dan Brown’s book provoked much fanfare, debate, and name calling in 2003, the movie has started an immense media circus all over again. If anyone has been living in a shack away from electricity, running water, and the media for the past two years, here is the abbreviated history of The Da Vinci Code. jump to article › |
