Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing (CJEN)
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Poem: The Unheard Voices of Angels
No full textThis poem was written when I worked on the infant unit after I had cared for two palliative care infants. I watched them slowly deteriorate and their families suffer, and it made me wonder what they would say if they could express their love for their parents, to ease the pain of the whole family unit.
I have been nursing since 1999. I began my career as an RPN. I worked for one year on a pediatric surgical unit at CHEO, followed by two years on an infant medicine unit. I then went back to school to become an RN and have worked in the emergency department at CHEO for one year.
I love the little rewards the most about pediatric nursing. No matter how hard the day is, or how traumatic the illness or injury, in emergency there is always a smile or a hug from the resilience of children that make all the hardships so very worthwhile
Correlation is not Causation
Get PDFIn a recent news release, a link was announced between increased antibiotic use and the development of breast cancer (CBC staff, 2004). While researchers were careful in the article to reinforce that cause and effect have not been established, this was not clear in subsequent television and radio reports about the research. All too often, we hear of “links” or “associations” between variables and begin to consider this proof that one causes the other. Many health research studies involve testing for associations between variables and are referred to as correlational studies. Patients may bring in articles and ask about the studies, or we may be looking for information to support our practices. Either way, we need to be familiar with the meaning of studies discussing associations or links between variables. The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of correlation, describe correlational studies, and then to discuss the criteria required for establishing causation
