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Yoga for Balance Improvement in Stroke Survivors

Posted on June 23, 2011 by rnproducer

This here is another stroke article and this is about recovery from stroke.  Again not just how we can get those clot busters on board but for patients that do have some level of disability. What can you do to … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Gaps in Stroke Care

Posted on June 23, 2011 by rnproducer

We’ve covered stroke care and stroke centers and what you can do to learn more about how to be a part of a stroke center or stroke program in your area before in the show.  There are some things that are … Continue reading →

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Patient Education: A Positive Community Healthcare Influence

Posted on June 22, 2011 by rnproducer

This news items is a segment on diabetes education.  I just bring it up because we look always at different ways that nurses represent positive healthcare influences in the community.  In this particular article from upstate New York Bassett Healthcare … Continue reading →

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School Nurses: A Primary Source of Care

Posted on June 17, 2011 by rnproducer

As we near the end of the school year and kids are starting to come home we often always try to give a little something to remind kid’s teachers, to recognize them. They do a lot of hard work and … Continue reading →

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Rising Salmonella Infections Calls for Better Food Safety

Posted on June 17, 2011 by rnproducer

This article is another story about food borne infection. In reaction to the E.Coli outbreak in Germany, the CDC received some questions about food safety here in the United States.  They were happy to present a report that over the last … Continue reading →

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Patient Education for Effective Medication Dosing

Posted on June 8, 2011 by rnproducer

This is an article about one of the things we do. Providing education for our patient on their medications especially for patients that are taking a lot of medication. We provide details on the time their medications should be taken, … Continue reading →

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Home Nurse on the Go

Posted on April 11, 2011 by rnproducer

The largest home-visiting nurse agency in Georgia talks about how they are just continuing to ramp up and they’re constantly on the go, they’re busier than they’ve ever been and they predict to become even busier. This is just another aspect of … Continue reading →

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Reducing Workplace Stress for Nurses

Posted on February 14, 2011 by rnproducer

This is an interesting look at nurses reducing and managing their own stress levels. I’ve talked about this before on the show and I think we’ve talked about this any time I talk to other nurses, it often comes up … Continue reading →

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Health Care Communities Built Through Nurse Blogs

Posted on January 21, 2011 by rnproducer

This is a neat article about an Arizona nurse by the name of Amy Sellers who has started a new blog. Now, there’s a lot of nurse blogs out there but I like the fact that Amy took the time … Continue reading →

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Increasing C. Diff. Infection Rates: What Nurses Can Do

Posted on January 19, 2011 by rnproducer

We know C. diff is a problem in many facilities although I think a lot of us chalk it up to long-term care facilities in problems but as we discusses last week in the episode about health care acquired infections, … Continue reading →

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