JMJUDITH MELTON

1. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · JUDITH MELTON

   Open Forum: Reflecting on a tough experience (opens the original)

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   The day she came into the hospital was an ordinary day. She was in her 50s, with congestive heart failure. Uncommon, but not unheard of. She was accompanied by her teenage daughter and the daughter's boyfriend. They were obviously very devoted to her. I took her history and hooked her up to a monitor. She had many friends. One day I entered her room — with a boatload of pills — and every chair was taken. The conversation was lively. I glanced at her lying in the bed. I thought, "My god, she'

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2. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · JUDITH MELTON

   Open Forum: Hearing His voice on the job (opens the original)

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   I do blood pressure screening in various venues throughout the year. I also try to educate people on the dangers of hypertension, but sometimes I feel like a Spartan in the Battle of Thermopylae. At one of my regular locations I know the clientele by their first names, and it seems they are so happy just to know someone cares about them. So on one particular morning I was there with my B/P cuff, stethoscope and tickets for recording values. A youngish woman (I'll call her Eve)Â came through the

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