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Today is September 10, 2021. Editor's Picks... 😡 COVID Staffing Crisis; Unvaccinated; Are You A Hero?; 9/11 Anniversary; Unfair Grading; and Taking Care of Our Veterans

When you reject your shots or refuse to mask up, you are increasing my risk of catching a disease.

Unvaccinated: Indefensible

The facts are that 99% of hospitalizations/deaths due to COVID are unvaccinated patients currently. This should not be a personal or individual choice and appears due to unfounded anxiety, medical or religious exception and or politics.
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Do you consider yourself a hero?

Do you think you are a "hero"?

"Heroes work here" - How do you feel about this slogan and its display outside of medical facilities? Do you consider yourself a hero? Your coworkers?
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Is the nurse staffing issue due to COVID or admins?

😡 Pity Party - US Hospitals Hit With Nurse Staffing Crisis Amid COVID

No doubt the situation is bad, but it's beyond disingenuous to pretend that all of this is primarily about Covid. In the 5+ years leading up to Covid, hospital admins have been downright gleeful over their own smug plans to profit all the more off of others' hard work and goodwill. I care about a lot of things, but I have zero sympathy for the concerns of hospital corporations. Zero.
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20 Years After 9/11

Where Were You...9/11

20 years have passed since the unimaginable terror attacks of 9/11.  Our country, our world, and our lives were forever changed that day.  The images are etched in our minds...  So many lives were lost... Do you remember where you were on that dreadful day? Please share your stories...
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Unfair Grading: Should I just drop it?

☹️ Co-Student Gets Better Grade

Complained to the instructor and she outright told me to "stop being competitive...we nurses need to be supportive of each other". What the?! Am I wrong? Should I drop it?
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How can we address the physical & behavioral needs of veterans?

To Care for Him Who Has Borne the Battle: Veteran Care in Community Hospitals

Members of the military perform a service to the country, and that service sometimes leaves them with both physical and behavioral health problems. It is important to identify Veterans who may have these behavioral and physical issues as a result of their service.
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