The Art of Telling Patients Bad News: One Physician's Story

One study found that only about 5 percent of cancer patients had an accurate understanding of their illness. This statistic is likely caused by the way they are told about their diagnosis and prognosis.

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Co-worker issue

I recently started a new job as a Case Manager at a community health center. This facility has a walk-in clinic and on this particular day my mom sent me a text telling me she had come through the walk-in and told me what room she was in and asked me to come see her.

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Earn your FNP in 24 Months

We created the MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner program so that working nurses like you could enroll in an exceptional program that is flexible and budget-friendly. Tuition under $24,000. Pay only $375 per month. 8-week terms. CCNE-accredited.

Maybe the best $2 I ever spent

I had an old curmudgeon for a patient over the weekend, they're my favorite kind. I learned a while back that they're not the "do this because I say so and the doctor ordered it" type patients, because no one is going to tell them what to do.

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If You Often Wake up at Night, Then You Should Know About the Reasons

You fall asleep without problems, but in the middle of the night, you wake up and toss and turn from side to side in an attempt to fall asleep again. What causes nighttime awakenings and how to deal with them?

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Can Nurse Annie Call Me Back Please? (A typical day in the clinic.)

To me, 30 years as a nurse passed like a fleeting dream at night, but every day brings something new! I go in like a rookie every day wondering what the day will bring and I am never disappointed!

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Celebrate Nurses Article Contest – Last Week to Enter!!!

As nurses, you know about many of the different facets of the nursing profession, but I'll bet no one knows all there is to know about all the various specialties and areas of nursing.

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