According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 100 million Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes, making it the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. as of 2015. As a result, a number of nurses work with patients […]
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When you think of a nurse-midwife, you may think that they just help delivery babies (not that this isn’t a crucial and exceptionally important part of their jobs). But they really do so much more. Adelicia (Addie) Graham, MSN, FNP,
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A new building to house the Duke University School of Nursing and School of Medicine has been approved by the Duke Board of Trustees. Construction on the 102,000-square-foot facility is set to begin this month and be completed in 2019.
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Being a nurse, we are often required to work long shifts. When nurses work extended hours, most of them do not have time to eat properly. This can adversely affect their health and well-being. Some nurses even develop long-term medical
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Fatigue, emotional distress, or apathy resulting from the constant demands of caring for others — today’s nurses are facing new levels of “compassion fatigue.” Empathetic, passionate, and caring nurses can fall victim to the continual stress of meeting the needs
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With a shortage of registered nurses (RNs) increasing nationwide, the California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U) has begun offering a master of science degree in nursing education to increase the number of faculty available to help train the next generation
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The modern holiday season has become more of a mad dash from November though the new year. There are so many school plays to see, cookies to bake, family and friends to visit, shopping to do, packages to ship. With
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In this season of reflection, today’s World AIDS Day is a time to think of the incredible life-saving advances accomplished since the early 1980s and to be reinvigorated to do the continual work that is still necessary. The Secretary’s Minority
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Continuing nursing education (CNE) is both a blessing and a curse for the working nurse. You recognize that keeping fresh and up to date on new procedures, equipment, and protocols will improve the care you give patients. Yet carving out
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