It was never fully explained during the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild, but we can surmise that Hushpuppy’s father may have suffered from sickle cell anemia. Her father, Wink, after being missing for days, finally strolls back to The […]
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 When Florence Nightingale wrote her book Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not, the purpose was to assist any woman in the practice of nursing in the home and elsewhere. Although it was not specifically a
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Community colleges are experiencing an increase in the number of men pursuing nursing as a career choice. The National League for Nursing’s Annual Survey of Schools of Nursing for the 2010-2011 academic year indicated that 15% of associate degree students
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Each year, we celebrate the work of nurses (as well as the birthday of Florence Nightingale) from May 6-12. But we don’t need National Nurses Week to remind us of the amazing work nurses do on a daily basis. Since
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Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released enhanced National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care—a blueprint to help organizations improve health care quality in serving our nation’s diverse communities. The enhanced standards, developed
Only half of Americans identified as ever having had hepatitis C received follow-up testing showing that they were still infected, according to a recent report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Many people who test positive
Smoking increased the risk for developing colon cancer, and female smokers may have a greater risk than male smokers, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Globally, during the last 50 years, the number of new colon
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Have you ever wondered how your salary compares to someone of a different ethnicity who has the same level of education and experience as you? How do salaries of nurses living in the West compare to those in the Northeast?
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At the beginning of 2012, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was disliked by almost half of the public, faced formidable challenges in the courts, and seemed to be damaging Barack Obama’s prospects for reelection. By the end of the year,
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The incidence of immunosuppressed elderly patients has increased over the past few years. Hospitals and rehabilitation centers are seeing patients with greater complications, which poses many risks. Patients face the dangers of mass infection, greater length of stay, isolation from
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