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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Eat Chocolate for Medical Science
Would you be willing to step forward and eat a chocolate bar at day for science? I love science. It’s great to learn how things interact with each other and the cause and effect basis of the world around and … Continue reading
Posted in RN on the side
Tagged assessment, community health, diabetes, research for nurses
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Nurse Charting Taking Away From Patient Care
Everyone in the nursing career field knows that nursing documentation is often the bane of a nurse’s workload. In many cases, nurses seem to spend more time documenting patient care than performing patient care. This is the point of this … Continue reading
Abstinence-Only Sex Education and Nursing
Over the last year, several research papers have been presented about the failure of abstinence only sex education to provide any significant changes in teen pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease rates. Despite this, the White House and conservatives in Congress … Continue reading
Posted in nursing education, pediatrics for nurses
Tagged pediatrics for nurses, public health, sex education
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Parkinson's Disease and Episode 22
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Welcome to Episode 22 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (must have iTunes installed — it’s free) RSS Feed to subscribe (copy url … Continue reading
Posted in nursing show podcasts
Tagged assessment, nursing medication review, parkinsons disease, RN tips
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Australian Nurses Lead the Way for Change
Nurses around the world are often the leaders in seeking changes in the healthcare system for their patients. This leadership tradition dates back to the earliest days of nursing when Florence Nightingale effected change in care for the soldiers in … Continue reading
Lung Sounds and Episode 21
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Welcome to Episode 21 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (must have iTunes installed — it’s free) RSS Feed to subscribe (copy url … Continue reading
More on Snakebites and Venom
Our good friend, Tim Pruyn from Australia sent in this information on poisonous snakes in Australia and how they compare to poisonous snakes from around the world. This was a follow-up to Episode 20 with the interview segment with Lisa … Continue reading
Buprenorphine Poisonings
This is from the most recent Maryland Poison Control ToxTidbits Newsletter. You can subscribe by email here. Author Bryan Hayes was interviewed on the Nursing Show last month. —————————– Buprenorphine ingestions in pediatric patients are usually well tolerated, but can … Continue reading
New Nursing Show Newsletter!
Get the shownotes from the Nursing Show delivered by email each week! Get the Nursing Show Newsletter. In the newsletter you will receive: Direct access to the podcast mp3 file Links to the News articles Tip and Drug info links … Continue reading
Care for the Elderly Falling Behind According to Study
Listener Eric sent this tidbit in from a California newspaper. It examines the trends in geriatric health care. It discusses some alarming statistics brought up in a report from a professor at the University of California San Francisco. In this … Continue reading
