Wikipedia talk:Wiki Ed/Grand Valley State University/Nursing 265 Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (Fall 2017)
Anna Dodane Introduction
[edit]Hi, my name is Anna! I am a junior at Grand Valley and I am from the East Side of the state. More specifically, Livonia. I have one sister and my two parents that make up my family. I also have a dog, she is a black lab and her name is Callie. I enjoy spending time with my friends and watching Netflix! I am also a coffee enthusiast, and that sums up who I am! Annadodane (talk) 22:22, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
If you're looking for medical articles that need work...
[edit]The Myofascial trigger point page is desperately in need of a rewrite (see [1]). The discussion is from April 2016, but nothing has been done. It's a fairly major job, and looks like it would take a fair amount of time and effort to rewrite it properly. --sciencewatcher (talk) 19:12, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
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