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Today is September 8, 2021. Editor's Picks... Sanction Anti-Vaxxers?; New Case Study; Nurses Delegate; Vaxxed But; 12-Hours Killing Me; and Let's Talk Mental Illness

Should anti-vaxxer nurses be sanctioned?

Using Your Nursing Credentials to Validate Anti-Vaxxer Theories

As nurses we are supposed to understand and follow science. Yet all over the country nurses are using their background to validate crackpot theories about Covid and the vaccine. Should there be consequences for leading an effort to hurt the public health?
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Nursing Case Study: I'm dizzy, tired and can't remember what I ate for lunch.

"I’m Dizzy, Tired and Can’t Remember What I Ate for Lunch": What’s Going on Here? | Case Study

A new case study in which the patient is a close friend (permission to share has been given)! A 74-year-old white male presents to the ED with confusion, fatigue, dizziness, headache and distal right arm paresthesia. Experienced nurses, model your clinical judgement skills for students and newbies by posting some priority actions.
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Why should nurses delegate?

The Art of Delegating | What Nurses Do

According to the American Nurses Association and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, delegation can be defined as the process for a nurse to direct another person to perform nursing tasks and activities. Delegating tasks effectively can improve coworkers’ ability to work together as a team.
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I'm vaxxed but ... we have the right to refuse.

Yes, I'm Vaxxed But...

I remember being taught in nursing school the rights of medication administration - And wouldn’t you know that this RIGHT to refuse has been what I have had to defend more than anything? 
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12-hour shifts are killing me!

First Few Weeks on Unit and Feeling Overwhelmed

The 3 12-hour shifts a week I’m doing hit me hard. I wake up after 7+ hours of sleep now feeling like I got none, and I’m trying simultaneously to somehow cook for myself and keep my apartment clean. Should I just give this all up and quit on my residency?
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Why can't we talk about mental illness?

Depression. Despair. Suicide.

We have all felt sad and alone at one time or another, and many of us are feeling even more isolated because of the ongoing global pandemic and need for social distancing.
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