With visitors being banned at most hospitals and health care facilities because of the spread of the coronavirus, nurses are often now one of the only contacts that patients have. So how can you help keep your patients calm during […]
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This is part of a monthly series about side gigs—nurses with interesting side jobs or hobbies. This month, we spotlight a children’s book author. When Scharmaine Lawson, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, was looking around to find children’s books that both talked about the
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In many states, Nurse Practitioners (NPs) can open their own practices. But just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Here’s how to decide and, if you choose to, the types of actions you’llneed to take. When Scharmaine Lawson, FNP-BC,
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During this unprecedented time when COVID-19 is affecting everyone in some way, one of the biggest worries that health care workers and lay people are focusing on is how medical centers and hospitals are keeping patients and their workers safe.
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As the world continues to struggle with COVID-19, many are likewise struggling with the emotional and mental impact that comes with the uncertainty of the pandemic. Seniors, who are in the high-risk group for getting the virus, may be some
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Tonya Barnard, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, CCRN, CTRN, CPEN, TCRUN, EMT-B, had a dream. After she graduated from nursing school, she knew that she wanted to work in the emergency room. “I liked the fast pace and high-acuity patients,” she
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In 2014, Melisa Wilson, DNP, ARNP, ACNP-BC, the Clinical Operations Director and Pulmonary Hypertension Program Coordinator at AdventHealth Orlando, discovered a lump in her breast. Fearing a cancer diagnosis, her husband encouraged her to see her doctor immediately. Wilson nearly
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The Center for American Progress recently published a piece by Connor Maxwell about how people of color have a greater risk of getting the coronavirus because of structural racism. Maxwell, Senior Policy Analyst for Race and Ethnicity Policy, Center for
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With the current pandemic, telehealth is coming in handy as a great way for nurses to see their patients and treat them as well as is possible during a nationwide quarantine. That said, there are still telehealth liability issues that you
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Nurses often treat victims of domestic violence. During normal times, they may be able to assist them in getting help to escape their cycle of abuse. But what happens during a pandemic? What happens when they are being told to quarantine?
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