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Nursing beyond the hospital
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationWhen most think of nurses, they imagine the trained professional caring for them in a time of need in the hospital or long-term care center. However, the world of nursing is so much more diverse than the traditional bedside caregiver.
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Honoring end-of-life wishes with DNH orders
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied Healthcare"Do not resuscitate" (DNR) orders have not been as effective as hoped for every patient who has one. The emotion of the moment, family conflict and confusion are too often the cause. There are unnecessary costs associated with everyone involved, but more importantly, the patients' wishes for their end-of-life care are not being honored or respected.
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Remove the shackles of nurse martyrdom
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareNurses love to be of service and provide care to those who need it most. Some nurses also seem to experience secondary gain from playing the role of the martyr. Martyrs give and give until they have nothing left, sacrificing themselves for the good of others. Nurses can fulfill this role easily if they choose to do so.
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H7N9 virus: Planning for the next pandemic
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationMost public health officials agree that the next pandemic is not a matter of if, but when will it arrive in the United States. And they have been closely watching China and the H7N9 virus. Since March 2013, China has reported human infections from an Asian-lineage avian influenza A virus — H7N9. Annual epidemics of sporadic human infections have occurred there each year, with the latest (the fifth) being the largest to date. Those infected suffer from severe respiratory illness.
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Violence against nurses caps off National Nurses Week
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationNational Nurses Week is a time of fun, festivities, celebrations and socialization. However, this past week's news of tragic, violent situations surrounding nurses and healthcare workers brings much-needed attention to the dirty little secret of violence against healthcare workers.
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How physicians use VR to train for emergency care
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareRecreating the sights and sounds of a trauma bay is a challenge for doctors in training. Without witnessing it firsthand, residents may have trouble fully understanding what treating a trauma patient can entail. To introduce residents to the experience, some schools are turning to virtual reality technology to fill the gap between the classroom and the emergency department.
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WannaCry might make healthcare leaders do just that
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationOne of the world's largest-ever cyberattacks is making people "WannaCry" — which is also the given name of this most impressive bad actor. This new ransomware attack — also dubbed WannaCrypt, WanaCrypt0r 2.0 and Wanna Decryptor — has so far affected more than 250,000 computer systems in more than 150 countries across the globe, hampering public services, government, commercial businesses and health systems.
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationA new JAMA study found that physicians received $2.4 billion in industry-related payments in 2015. The authors also note that many in healthcare don't recognize a "subconscious bias" related to such interactions with products repped by industry sales associates, and that creates a great deal of tension between the industry's financial relationships and its primary mission.
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Cultivating nurse employee engagement
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationEvery nurse leader and nurse executive knows the nurses within a healthcare organization are worth their weight in gold. The nursing staff (nursing assistants, LPNs, RNs and APRNs) is the lifeblood of any organization involved in the delivery of high-quality healthcare.
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Report: Healthcare jobs on the rise again
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationIn a bit of a surprise, the U.S. jobs report for April showed a huge jump from the previous month — 211,000 non-farm jobs added last month, compared to 79,000 in March. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the number of jobs predicted was pegged at about 185,000.
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