Doctors, nurses, and health care providers are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, providing care and saving lives. Given how little is known about the virus, and how contagious it appears to be, many health care workers are […]
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Tending to anxious parents is a daily challenge of nursing in a pediatric hospital, but how do you cope when you’re the anxious parent and the patient is your own 8-year-old daughter? At American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) in Wisconsin,
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While so many businesses are shut down and people are staying at home, there’s one thing that will keep happening no matter what—women are still having babies and need access to safe maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this
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Amanda Stuart postponed her wedding with her long-term fiancee and resigned from her job at an ER in Midland, Texas to care for COVID-19 patients in New York. Since her arrival, she has been working steady 12-hour shifts, taking an
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Travel nurses are in great demand right now, as they are helping to relieve frontline workers during COVID-19. While health care facilities are doing everything they can to make environments safe, there are still specific risks that travel nurses are
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Infectious disease specialists at the CDC and other organizations are placing an increasing emphasis on the use of contact tracers to rein in a resurgence of the virus as states reopen businesses and reduce social distancing measures. Speaking to Stat News,
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On May 29, Nursing Dean Marilyn Wideman retired from Purdue University Global after accumulating a legacy of notable achievements during her tenure. ​Wideman’s accomplishments while leading the online university range from rewriting the Master of Science in Nursing program—which gained
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Patients recovering from COVID-19 may face a second battle—coping with the disease’s mental health ramifications in the form of “post-intensive care syndrome” (PICS). This is particularly true for the sickest of the sick who require time in the ICU and
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Jane Gunter, a nurse practitioner in Tuolumne County, California, has long wanted to specialize in mental health so she can treat patients who have anxiety, depression and more complicated mental illnesses. Her county, a rural outpost in the Sierra Nevada
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