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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Community HEALTH BEAT
WHAT’S
HAPPENING
The deadline for What’s Happening items is 5 p.m. Friday.
Call the Eagle, 541-575-0710, or email editor@bmeagle.com.
For meetings this week, see our list in the classifieds.
FRIDAY, MAY 4
Spring cleanup day
Quality Healthcare Close To Home
170 Ford Road, John Day • 541-575-1311 • www.bluemountainhospital.org
• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Prairie City
Sponsored by Prairie City, Prairie City Rural Fire Department
and Grant County Firewise, cleanup day will offer free curb-
side pickup of metals, recyclables, yard waste, wood and trash.
Volunteers are still needed and will meet at the Prairie City Fire
Department, and a hamburger lunch will be provided. For more
information, or to volunteer, call Irene Jerome at 541-620-4466.
First Friday
NURSING: Requirements, Rewards &
Opportunities
• 6-9 p.m., downtown John Day
Downtown businesses will offer food, fun, shopping and
more. Participating shops will feature different tastings at each
location. All are welcome to attend and support the participating
local businesses.
National Nurses Week, May 6 - 12
May the Fourth: A Concert of Epic Proportions
National Nurses Day is celebrated each year on May 6th and is the beginning of National Nurses Week
which ends on May 12th. That date is also Florence Nightingale’s birthday. She is credited with creating
the professional nursing role and became famous for her contributions to improving nursing care to
soldiers during the Crimean war. International Nurses Day is also celebrated on May 12th. The purpose of
this recognition is to raise awareness of the important work that nurses perform for the people in our
communities, educate the public about the kind of work nurses are involved in and to encourage young
people to consider this career choice. We are headed into a critical nursing shortage as the baby boomer
population ages and more people require medical care.
Having had the opportunity to ask many newly-graduated nurses why they chose to become a nurse,
the most commonly given answer was that they want to help people and make a difference. Compassion
for others is one of the top characteristics anyone considering the profession should have. That is a start.
Other necessary characteristics and abilities include: time management skills and ability to prioritize; good
judgment or critical thinking skills; ability to communicate well; flexibility; physical stamina; being detail-
oriented; dependability and emotional stability.
Hospital nursing is fast-paced and demanding. Each nurse cares for several patients as part of their
assignment. Nurses spend more time with patients than the doctors can and must be able to recognize
subtle changes in condition and alert the medical provider to those changes. Sometimes the nurse must
also initiate emergency procedures. Priorities can change quickly depending on a particular patient’s
condition.
In medicine, changes come at a fast and furious rate. Nursing is no different. Much research has been
done and still is being conducted on evidenced-based nursing practice. We are striving to help patients
heal faster and improve their hospital experience by using new techniques that have shown improved
outcomes and patient satisfaction. Nurses must continue to learn and adapt to these new concepts and
procedures throughout their careers. The one thing constant in nursing is change!
Nursing is physically demanding. Not only are nurses on their feet much of the day running from room
to room. They also are lifting patients, laundry, and pushing people in beds or gurneys. Many nurses work
12-hour shifts. The night shift must also be covered and sleep
deprivation is a feeling many grow to know quite well.
Besides the hard work, there are rewards and satisfaction
in a nursing career. It is a great feeling when you can
anticipate and intervene before a condition change becomes
truly serious and life threatening. It is rewarding to be able
to give a patient and family emotional support when they
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need it. Many times when people are ill, they are unable to
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advocate for themselves. It is the nurse’s duty to keep them
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safe and to speak up for their needs. We also develop close
relationships with our co-workers. We are a team. No one
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understands the difficult times and the tragedies we
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sometimes see like our co-workers do. It is a great feeling to
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work with people you know and can trust to be there when
you have a bad situation.
Dr. McLellan
Having been in the profession for over 30 years, I can
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truly say that I have never tired of it. It remains challenging
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and rewarding. There are so many different avenues one can
pursue in nursing. Besides hospital nursing, there are
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positions in clinics, home health, hospice, health
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departments, case management, research, administration,
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education, private industry and, as the physician shortage
continues to rise, Nurse Practitioners are working to help fill
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the void.
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Please tell the nurses you know how much you appreciate
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their dedication and sacrifice. I would also like to wish my
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colleagues at Blue Mountain Hospital a Happy Nurses Week!
I am proud to be able to work alongside them. I know they
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want the very best for their patients.
• 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 126 Canton St., John
Day
The Juniper Arts Council and Youth Arts Program will spon-
sor a concert at the John Day Methodist Church. Admission
is free with donations accepted. A string orchestra, two youth
guitar groups and a junior, intermediate and show choir will
perform music from “Lord of the Rings,” “Star Wars,” David
Bowie and Disney with some costume themes. A visit from
Stormtroopers is expected. For more information, call Rebecca
Bogardus at 541-987-2440.
By Deborah Morris BSN, RN
Nurse Educator, Blue Mountain Hospital District
Prairie City School kindergarten roundup
BLUE MOUNTAIN
CARE CENTER
Resident of the Month
DONNA FAYE
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SATURDAY, MAY 5
Strut, Stride, Straddle and Stroll
• 7 a.m., Blue Mountain Hospital, John Day
Ride a bike from Prairie City, run or walk from Pine Creek
or Dog Creek roads or stroll from Seventh Street Complex
back to the hospital. Register at the hospital parking lot the
morning of the race. Buses will take participants to their
starting points beginning at 7:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded,
including youngest and oldest participant, and all participat-
ing kids receive a gift. The registration fee is $20 for adults,
$15 for children ages 6-18, free for kids 5 and under with an
adult or $50 for immediate family groups with a maximum
of six members. For more information, call Blue Mountain
Hospice at 541-575-1648.
Genealogical Society spring seminar
• 9 a.m., John Day Fire Hall
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., and a no-host lun-
cheon will be held at the Outpost restaurant. Topics for this
seminar are genealogical pitfalls and how to avoid them, im-
migration details, how to discover more information in death
records and how to bring your ancestors’ story to life. Pam
Vestal, owner of Generations Genealogy, will present the
classes. Early registration is $35, and registration at the door
is $40. For more information or to register, call 541-932-4718
or 541-575-1431.
Kentucky Derby party
• 2 p.m., Grant County Fairgrounds
The race will be broadcast in the pavilion and sales barn.
Admission is by donation, and the event is for adults ages 21
and older. Spitfire Cocktails will have a no-host bar, and food
vendors will be present. Best dressed couple will win a prize,
and a hat contest as well as games and raffles will be held.
All proceeds will go toward the remodel of Keerins Hall. For
more information, call the fairgrounds office at 541-575-1900.
Gospel bluegrass concert
• 3 p.m., Long Creek Seventh-day Adventist Friendship
Hall
Walla Walla-based musical group Hand Picked will per-
form and a fellowship meal will be served. All are welcome.
For more information, call Vivian Morris at 541-421-3868.
May Day dinner
• Monument Senior Center
• 4:30-5:30 p.m. or 6-7 p.m.
Both seatings will feature a prime rib dinner prepared by
Ed Andersen. A silent auction will be held, and donation
of pies for the dinner is appreciated. Proceeds benefit the
Monument first responders. Tickets are $20 for single, $30
for a couple and $7.50 for ages 6-12. Reservations are re-
quired. For tickets, call Carrie Jewell at 541-934-2078,
Rose Howe at 541-934-2088 or Carolyn Thomas at 541-
934-2495.
THURSDAY, MAY 10
• 3 p.m., Prairie City School, Mrs. Sharp’s room
The roundup is for children who will be 5 years old before
Sept. 1. A birth certificate and copy of their immunization re-
cord is required.
Donna was born December 27, 1945 in Heppner, Oregon
to Darrel and Oleta Farrens. Donna joined a sister, Dorinda
Kaye Harding (Farrens) at home. Then a few years later
came baby brother Glenn Farrens.
Donna was raised in the small town of Monument,
Oregon where she attended all of her school years. Donna
played volleyball in high school. Donna went to school with
Robert C. Cox and later married her high school
sweetheart, Robert (Bob). They were married September 5,
1964 in the Monument Presbyterian Church.
Bob and Donna moved to Portland, Oregon for a short
time, where their daughter, Donna (Missy) Michelle, was
born on March 19, 1967. A short while later, Bob and
Donna moved back to their home town of Monument,
Oregon. Next came a bundle of joy they named Robert
Troy Cox on February 11, 1970.
Donna was a stay at home mom with the kids while they
were small. Donna had a huge vegetable garden to take
care of every year for her family. After the kids finished
school, Donna went to work for the Post Office in
Monument, following in her mother’s footsteps.
Donna and Bob celebrated their 53rd wedding
anniversary in 2017.
Donna’s pride and joy are not only her kids but her
grandsons, all five of them: Tyler, Kurt and Jarret Boye, and
Tell and Reece Cox. She also has two new great
grandbabies, twin girls Aubrey and Addison.
SATURDAY, MAY 12
John Barry Rose Memorial Invitational Ranch
Rodeo
• 5 p.m., Crook County Fairgrounds indoor arena, Prineville
In memory of 15-year-old John Barry Rose of Burns who
died in 2016, the rodeo is a scholarship fundraiser for Oregon
high school rodeo contestants. Admission is $10, and kids 5
and younger get in free. Tickets will be available at the door.
For more information, visit johnbarryrose.com. To donate or
sponsor, contact Kasey Every at 208-250-7540.
Mother’s Day treats
• 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Grant County Historical Museum,
Canyon City
The museum will offer free admission to mothers and a
chocolate treat. For more information, call the museum at 541-
575-0362.
THURSDAY, MAY 17
Farmers Market meeting
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• 5:30 p.m., Outpost restaurant
People interested in becoming a part of the local farmers
market are encouraged to attend the meeting and participate in
a no-host dinner. Updated guidelines and vendor applications
will be available. For more information, call 541-932-4718 or
541-733-8778.