Telehealth was an option before the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has now become a necessity. In fact, the health care profession has changed significantly since the crisis began, and recent surveys show that two out of three individuals have used […]
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Nurse of the Week Hollyanne Milley was in the right place at the right time on Veterans Day! For Milley, who is married to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, attendance at the Arlington National Cemetery annual wreath laying
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COVID-19 has been a game-changer for a lot of what we would consider normal life activities. Many nursing students are learning virtually now. But they still need to think about future career goals — even if they end up changing.
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As Covid-19 cases spike all over the country, many healthcare systems are in desperate straits. States that proudly saw thousands of their nurses fly out this spring to “frontline” hotspots like New York City, Seattle, New Orleans, and Boston are
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“Micro-clusters” of Covid cases are now the focus in New York City’s battle against the pandemic. After a devastating spring in which COVID-19 took over 20,000 lives across its five boroughs, city public health officials and legislators have taken the
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There are more than 9 million Veterans being cared for by VA. That adds up to a lot of X-rays, ultrasounds, CAT scans, and MRIs performed each year at more than 1,200 facilities across the nation. None of these vital
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A growing number of letters, editorials, and petitions are urging the incoming Biden administration to include nurses in their Covid-19 task force. When the new team assembles to battle the pandemic in 2021, the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Association
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There are currently nearly 4 million nurses working within the health care industry of the United States. It is the largest health care profession in the country, and for good reason. Nurses make a difference. They are often the first
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Demanding jobs are tough year-round, but they’re especially difficult during the holidays—doubly so if you have to work on the holidays themselves. If you’re wondering how you’re going to survive the holidays this year while working your job, you’re not
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Bethany Macchi, BSN, RN-CCRN has worked in a pediatrics cardiac ICU unit for nearly five years, and also worked as a travel nurse earlier this year. As a follow-up to last week’s interview with NurseFly about the current career outlook
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