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| Nursing Insights Newsletter |
Today is November 16, 2022. Editor's Picks... 🤔 School Necessary?; I'm Right! You Are Wrong!; Hospice Terminology; Trauma Informed; 🥴 Nursing For Me? Starting IV; Social Media Influence; and RNs Using Media
Working at ProMedica (formerly HCR ManorCare) - Career Opportunities
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With over 19,000 employees having five years or more of tenure with ProMedica Senior Care, we are the employer of choice for over 50,000+ talented professionals. We offer the advantages you'd expect from a company on a quest to become the leading care provider nationwide.
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🤔 Wisconsin Nurse Amputated Man's Foot Without Orders
A nurse in Wisconsin has been charged with elder abuse, accused of amputating a hospice patient’s frostbitten foot without his consent and without doctor’s orders.
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Improving Your End-of-Life Literacy
A hospice terminology guide for every nurse to review in order to correctly address and educate patients and families facing end-of-life.
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Is This Common in LTC?
An RN was telling me that if a patient has a blood sugar of 401 or above, she gives 8 units, and then if it is still over 400 after she checks again, she calls the MD. Why not just call the first time like the order says?
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Are You Trauma Informed?
Since nurses may be affected by others' traumatic experiences as well as their own; and may retraumatize patients through their own actions and biases, it is imperative that all nurses are trauma-informed.
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🥴 Mixed Emotions: Not Sure If Nursing Is For Me
I have colleagues who tell me to pursue my RN and others who tell me to not. Then I see people on allnurses saying that nursing was their biggest mistake.
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Positions With Most IV Start Experience
I would like to work where I will receive the most experience with starting IVs both inpatient and/or outpatient. Can any experienced nurses tell me where you worked that you performed the most IV starts?
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Making Healthcare Decisions in an Age of Over-Information: An ICU RN’s Perspective
A personal perspective on how media can influence our health & healthcare decisions.
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Media Influence: Is It Disingenuous or Dependable?
Media is everywhere, and when it comes to health-related content it can be difficult to ascertain facts from nonsense. The extent in which we allow the media to shape our perception of healthcare is a key factor in whether we will retain and apply common sense when making medical decisions.
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How Digital Media Can Be Used By Healthcare Professionals
Digital media can be used by healthcare professionals for financial success, professional development, patient education, and support. Technology is only moving forward, and applying it as an ally is a provider's best option.
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