Virginia Rose Jansen
There is so much information on the INTERNET about every subject you can think of. What's missing is really practical information for everyday people.
I have been a nurse since 1962 and part of my job is to explain things as well as provide common sense advice when needed.
My writing covers a lot of subjects. I do not write for the professional. I write for those on the receiving end usually the consumer. I am free to express my opinion and I do it without hesitation. Ask me a question and I may tell you more then you want to hear but I won't knowingly tell you a lie.
I am always open to suggestions.
The fed back I get from readers is very important to me. My goal is to make your day just a little bit better.
I have been a nurse since 1962 and part of my job is to explain things as well as provide common sense advice when needed.
My writing covers a lot of subjects. I do not write for the professional. I write for those on the receiving end usually the consumer. I am free to express my opinion and I do it without hesitation. Ask me a question and I may tell you more then you want to hear but I won't knowingly tell you a lie.
I am always open to suggestions.
The fed back I get from readers is very important to me. My goal is to make your day just a little bit better.
Articles by Virginia Rose Jansen
September 26, 2007
With an initial investment of $300.00, and 12 months of sweat equity, Nathaniel Adam Briggs, the founder of eGenerations.com is changing the lives of the largest and fastest growing group of people around the world. People ages 50, and up outnumber teenagers by 3 to 1, and are taking to the inte...
August 11, 2007
I just happen to run across a recipe for a “Friendship Cake“, I want to add a little reminder I learned when I was in 4H. Always gather all your ingredients and put them on the left side of your work area, As you use one, move it to the right side.don't forget this step if you are making more then o...
February 13, 2007
If you answered yes to this question, let me tell you something about yourself.
In at least 13 states if you smoke around your children, you can lose custody of them because this is consider child abuse. You can also be stopped by the police if you are smoking with a child in the car for the same...
April 06, 2006
Parents who smoke may think they aren?t hurting anyone but themselves. More children are killed or permanently damaged by smoking then all the unintentional injuries combined.
It cost insurance companies over $8.2 Billion dollars a year. This does not include the cost of problems for children of ...
December 03, 2005
For several years it seemed I always had an upper respiratory infection right when I had planned to do the biggest part of my Christmas baking. I remember the day I had put it all together.
I woke up with a fever, congestion, I had a productive cough with thick green mucous, and I ached all over....
August 01, 2005
Like most of today’s families, my family is constantly going in different directions. I am a travel nurse, My assignments are 13 weeks in length, which means address and phone numbers are constantly changing. My son is in the National Guards, works full time and will be going back to college. He sp...
July 17, 2005
A few months ago Vioxx was pulled from the pharmacies across the county and there was a scramble to switch to another drug to control the pain of arthritis. I felt like someone from the Food and Drug Administration was following me around because every prescription I got or thought about asking my d...
June 26, 2005
A few years ago I attended a Fourth of July Celebration in a small town. It was a typical of most small American towns. The main street was closed off to facilitate the parade and the vendors with their carts. Various aromas filled of grilled onions, hot dogs, hamburger, popcorn, cotton candy filled...
May 27, 2005
Many doctors complain of the “Door Knob Syndrome.” It accrues at the end of an appointment with the physician. The patient has been examined, prescriptions written and the doctor is ready to go see his next patient, as he reaches for the door knob the patient says “Oh Doc, while I’m here, what is th...
May 26, 2005
There are places in this country where hospitals have closed off beds and sometimes whole floors of available beds because they can’t find enough nurses. Ironically, they have overlooked a huge source of nurses that has not been used to their fullest potential: that is the Licensed Practical Nurse o...
May 18, 2005
Living Wills can be as individual as the person whose signature is on the bottom of it can. By every right they should be. This is not a one-size fits all document. When your Advance Directive is put in effect this is the mostly likely the last request you are able to make…After all there is no one...
May 17, 2005
Many people have questions about advance directives and medical power of attorney. It can be difficult to know where to begin. Individuals need to give these decisions a great deal of thought and gather some information before the final decisions are made.
The types of life-support treatments var...
May 06, 2005
The American Heritage Dictionary defines a mother as, ”A woman who conceives, gives birth to, or raises and nurtures a child”.
Mother’s Day honors the women who give birth but we know there are many who give birth that are not really mothers. Giving birth is just a biological event in their life ...
May 05, 2005
Nursing is the invisible profession. We have great respect in this country for firemen and policeman. They put their lives on the line everyday. They will tell you its part of the job. Everytime there’s a fire; earthquake or other disaster firemen and policeman are given the credit for their skills ...
April 21, 2005
One of the most impressive creatures to make an appearance this time of the year is the carpenter bee. In late April and to mid June its not uncommon to find sawdust around railings, eaves and on the floor of porches. Closer inspection will reveal perfectly round 3/8th inch holes in unpainted struc...