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Jan 7-13 Hottest Topics

Is it Cold, Flu, or Gastroenteritis: Explaining the Difference to Patients

How many times have nurses heard, “Oh, it’s just a little cold”? Or how about the patient who complains of the flu when the only symptoms they have are vomiting and diarrhea? In the general public, cold, flu, and gastroenteritis are often confused, and this can lead to poor diagnosis, especially when a patient is calling over the telephone into a doctor’s office.
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ESRD Patients in the PCP Office

So, you have finished your MSN or DNP, passed your certification exam, landed your first job in primary care and voila….you are seeing patients all by yourself. Congratulations!
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Denying death as a society

This is not meant to invoke anger or flaming like most of my articles. It is meant to make people think. I do not mean to insult or offend. Death is programmed into all of us. It comes for all of us no matter what.
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Dealing with drug seekers without alienating them

I had a patient who came in for for pain management. Throughout time i had him i was careful not to over drug him. He had signs of being a drug seeker. Talking about schedules. Setting alarms for his next dose. Pain never less than 7. No expression. Yet he was getting up to the bathroom, even showering. if i found him asleep i knew his pain was controlled and refused to give him meds when his alarm went off. I waited usually until he was alert.
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"I Know How to Wash My Hands": An Era Gone By

Second in the series “An Era Gone By”, we take a look at how new mothers found a nursemaid, or nanny as we call it. Common medical conditions of the early 1900s may seem trivial to us, but could be deadly to them. Peeking into the past tells us about ourselves and how far we have come. Enjoy reading!
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2015 Best Jobs: NP and RN

The 2015 US News/Money report of best jobs for the year has officially been released. Coming in at the 2nd best job for the year is Nurse Practitioner and RN trailing at #9. Compared to last year, NP's have gone up on the list ranking, and RN's have gone down.
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[Toon] Nurses are control Freaks

Let's face it. We Nurses are control freaks. More often than not, we don't take the time to eat properly, exercise, or relax. So, when we are ill or injured, it's hard to let go and let someone else take care of us. Besides, we don't look good in that hospital gown. Is this you? Do you have trouble letting go?
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