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Today is December 14, 2022. Editor's Picks... 😰 Anxiety Taking Over; Too Sensitive?; SIBO; Palliative Broken Down; RN-To-NP; Transfers During Orientation?; Uterine Cancer; Hemodialysis; Sundowning; and Competent Care
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😰 Anxiety Makes Me Want to Quit
Last week, I had a 90yo patient who had a severe infection die on me. Trying to figure out what happened has crippled me.
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Talking About Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: SIBO
So many things can happen to our bodies when the bacteria levels are interrupted. Our bodies are protected by what we call good bacteria, but when there is an overgrowth or severe decrease, things get tricky. This is what happens in the patient diagnosed with SIBO.
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Staff Treating Patients Poorly Or Am I Too Sensitive
I started at a psych unit a couple months ago and this is my first job as a nurse. I don't like the way I hear staff talking to/about the patients.
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What Does it Mean When Your Patient is Palliative?
The words palliative, palliative care, palliate, palliation, and hospice are terms that are sometimes used incorrectly, and can affect the nursing care provided. This article discusses each term and clarifies their correct usage.
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RN to NP with a BS in Marketing, Best Path
I'm an RN, have a BS in Marketing and am wondering the most direct, cost efficient path to becoming an NP?
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5 Ways to Improve Cultural Competence in Nursing
Providing culturally competent care can be challenging. It takes intention on your part to seek out the needed education and resources. Learn these five strategies to help you become a more culturally competent care provider.
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Should I transfer departments during orientation?
I've been orienting for two months. My hospital (the only hospital with a NICU in my area) has opened a new grad NICU position. I really want to apply.
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Uterine Cancer in the Early 1900s: An Era Gone By
Uterine cancer was a concern in the late 1800s and early 1900s, just like it is today. Statistics have changed as well as treatment and prevention. Take a walk back in time to see what happened to Sally in 1918.
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Dialysis Day: Tips for Critical Care Nurses Caring for Hemodialysis Patients
Considerations for ICU nurses before, during and after patients receive hemodialysis treatments.
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How to Prepare for and Manage Sundowning Patients
This article discusses sundowning, also known as late-day confusion, in patients with Alzheimer’s and other forms of Dementia and the best way to plan for and manage it.
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