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Marketers Honing In On Online Nurses
Internet Splat Map (jurvetson/via Flickr) Nurses, you’re being watched: a marketing Website has an article on the growing influence of nurses online. Let us know what you think. Here’s an excerpt: . ....
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If Health Care Reform Were an ICU Patient . . .
The idea that the Health Care Reform bill is on life support is disappointing, but not surprising. It was admitted in a weakened state of health. It appears suspiciously a victim of domestic violence...
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Workplace Violence Against Nurses — Neither Inevitable Nor Acceptable
I’ve read about hospital nurses dealing with violence at work, but I always told myself that was something that happened in the emergency room or the psych ward. In oncology, I reasoned, we have...
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The Puzzle of Snowflakes: Treatments May Be Uniform, But Patients Are Not
Julianna Paradisi blogs at JParadisi RN; her artwork appeared on the cover of the October 2009 issue of AJN, and her essay, “The Wisdom of Nursery Rhymes,” is upcoming in the February issue. My patient...
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Web Roundup: Comparing Online Health Info, Questioning a Breast Cancer...
Many women with early breast cancer do not appear to need removal of their lymph nodes, as is often recommended, according to a federally funded study released Tuesday. lymphedema Read the full...
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A Reminder On Keeping Problems in Perspective
By Maureen Shawn Kennedy, AJN editor-in-chief I’m sure there are many people like me who worry about issues and problems that gnaw at them—things they should do, must do, are expected to do, would like...
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If the Patient Doesn’t Understand the Treatment: New Essay by Theresa Brown
Ben’s inability to understand even the basics of his situation, combined with his lack of family support, made it seem that we were in effect imprisoning him and torturing him. That’s an excerpt from...
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Road Trip: Rehab for the ICU Nurse
Courtesy of the author; all rights reserved. By Marcy Phipps, RN, a regular contributor to this blog. Her essay, “The Love Song of Frank,” was published in the May issue of AJN. I took care of Gloria...
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The Best Nurses Day Gift: Enough Time With Patients
What’s Left Behind, oil, graphite, and mixed media on wood panel. 18″ by 18.” Copyright J. Paradisi. Julianna Paradisi, RN, OCN, writes a monthly post for this blog and works as an infusion nurse in...
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