During the first few nights in Rwanda I was suffering from jet lag and was unable to sleep. Lisa so kindly offered me her ipad so I could listen to her "sleepy time" play list to see if some soothing music might help. As I scrolled through the playlists on her ipad I cam across one title "Lorazepam." For all you non medical folks, lorazepam is a sedative and is also used to treat anxiety. Of course I found the very idea of a lorazepam playlist quite amusing so I took a listen. It didn't take long before I was hooked, it really worked! The power of music is pretty amazing. When I got home I made my own "alprazolam" playlist.
I love this idea and I think I might suggest it for some of the new grad nurses I'm mentoring when they work their first year in practice. Here is one of my songs from Lisa's lorazepam list: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXywFuTf65I&feature=related
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