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Mar 20, 20212 min read
It’s Time For Your Flu Shot!!
It’s that time of year when the influenza virus (flu) is starting to make it’s way through the community. Getting a flu shot may prevent...
Mar 20, 20213 min read
Pressure Sores and the Flap Surgery Option
Recently, the question came up, “What is flap surgery?” In a nutshell, it’s a surgical procedure where a piece of healthy skin from...
Mar 20, 20216 min read
Diabetes and the Spinal Cord Injured: November is Diabetes Month
Somewhere years ago, someone came up with the idea to recognize a condition each month. September is spinal cord injury month, October is...
Mar 20, 20215 min read
Remaining DVT-Free While Immobile
September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness month and because of that it is our mission to shout awareness of an issue near and...
Mar 18, 20216 min read
Does The Thought Of A Colonoscopy Scare The Poop Out Of You?
Have we caught your attention by the title? Now, how many of you reading this article are due for a Colonoscopy but have put off doing...
Mar 18, 20212 min read
Phone Health Apps for Emergency Information
In the event of an emergency it’s vital for medical staff to know who you are, have access to an emergency contact, and know your medical...
Mar 17, 20213 min read
WHEN ANTIBIOTICS GO FROM A GOOD THING TO BAD THING
Once again while Patty and I were collaborating on an upcoming article we hit upon a hot topic that we felt needed some attention as well....
Mar 17, 20212 min read
Dark Chocolate – A “Heart Healthy” Treat
Finally, some good information when it comes to tasty delights. And it couldn’t come at a better time with Valentine’s Day just around...
Mar 17, 20215 min read
What Are Your Thoughts On Taking Blood Thinners??
Shout out to Debbie for this question! So…a topic that was presented to The Rollin’ RNs involves taking blood thinners. One of our...
Mar 17, 20216 min read
Who’s Ready to Get Out of the House?
But First Let’s Check on your Body and Mind Readiness! Prevent for Defense! So here we are, living life under quarantine because there’s...
Mar 17, 20213 min read
Why Does S#*T Happen?
The Rollin’ RNs are always in search of new topics to explore and a FB thread of posts on bowel accidents frequently pops up in our...
Mar 17, 20216 min read
A Stimulating Topic...the Ins and Outs of Bowel Care
There has been a huge amount of discussion about bowels on spinal cord injury Facebook group lately, so we thought we would confront the...
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