While coronavirus has turned the health care field upside down, with general practitioners, specialists, and even urgent care facilities turning to telehealth as much as possible or limiting hours, we wanted to know what it’s like in one of the […]
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The average American child’s diet improved considerably from 1999 to 2016, with less soda and more fruits and vegetables, though unhealthy diets remained the rule rather than the exception, researchers reported. Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
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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 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, one of the underlying themes is that of nurse leadership—and the nurse leaders of today and tomorrow have a wide range of inspiring role models! Below are profiles of six outstanding nurse
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During #NURSEHACK4HEALTH, nurses will come together on Microsoft Teams to apply their resourcefulness and innovative thinking to COVID-19 related healthcare problems. There’s still time to register for the virtual hackathon, which is set to begin on Friday, May 15 at
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The role of nursing has evolved from its early days of taking orders from doctors and working primarily in hospitals to, today, having a leading role in directing patient care and working in an array of non-hospital settings. As we
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Millions of nurses care for the world’s patients, and millions more will be needed. This is one of the takeaways from “State of the World’s Nursing 2020,” a new report developed by the World Health Organization in partnership with the
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Home health nursing is a niche for nurses who have experience and enjoy being on the move and working independent from the hospital. Visiting nurses, now termed home health nurses, date back to the 1800’s. Lillian Wald founded the Visiting
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In the second part of the DailyNurse interview with Marion Broome, Ph.D, RN, FAAN, Dean of the Duke School of Nursing and author of Transformational Leadership in Nursing, Dr. Broome talks about what it takes to be a leader, team-building,
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With the stress of living under lockdown measures and social distancing, it’s more important than ever to care for your mental well-being, but where can you find a therapist? Well, for students at the University of Virginia School of Nursing,
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