Communicating With Nurses Aids Recovery At Hospital
Four Columbus Community Hospital nurses say patients who ask questions share concerns and follow instructions to ease recovery. Open dialogue reduces delays, while embarrassment and silence hinder care. A patient’s humor and cooperation boost comfort and faster healing.
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Columbus Community Hospital
Bonnie Bennett
Esther Sander
Bennett
R.N
Nancy Brock
Kata
Bitterly cold year end weather in Nebraska report
United Press International notes frigid conditions across Nebraska as a high pressure system produced subzero readings. Lincoln hit 16 below, Omaha 15 below, with many stations near zero. Wind chills reached beyond 50 below in parts. light snow possible west tonight with easing cold into Saturday.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Alliance
Chadron
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
Omaha
Norfolk
North Platte
Yuletide Week Retail Sales Dip Sparks Tax Cut Talk
UPI reports Christmas week retail sales slipped 0.4 percent from the prior week, marking a flat or declining trend after Thanksgiving. Analysts cite possible tax cuts or rebates as buyers respond to political signals as Carter weighs 1977 stimulus needs. Final December figures arrive January 10 as Commerce estimates total sales at 12.73 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury Department
Commerce Department
Ford
Carter
Gas Explosion Traps 45 Miners in Ostrava Pit
A gas explosion trapped 45 miners in a coal pit in the Ostrava mining district Thursday night CTK reported. Local rescue teams raced to the scene as officials coordinated efforts to reach the trapped workers.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
UPI
Ostrava
CTK
Exciting and challenging Alaska pipeline immersion described
Irene OBrien profiles Pete KatSoudas on leave from Alyeska Pipeline Service Company as a cook turned laborer. The piece covers wages, conditions, camps, morale, wildlife, and the Alaska Prudhoe Bay project aims to 1.2 million barrels daily by 1977, detailing families, geography, and self sufficiency with Alyeska and ARCO leading operations.
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Irene O'Brien
Sylvan Irwin
Holiday Inn
Pete Katsoudas
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Alaska
Prudhoe Bay
BP Alaska
Atlantic Richfield Co
Arco
Pete
Alyeska
Fairbanks
Anchorage
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R.N. Lois Kuta
Kuta
Brock
Lois Kuta
Telegram
Stan Linhorst
United States
Arctic Ocean
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
California
Alyeska Pipeline Co
Prudhoe Bay Field
Arctic Circle
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