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Tele-Nursing Follow Up Valuable

The January issue of Clinical Nursing released a study that examined the efficacy of simple nursing telephone follow up after a motor vehicle accident patient was discharged.  Patients who received simple follow-up calls from nurses were significantly less likely to … Continue reading

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Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) and Episode 52

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Nursing Interventions for Urinary Tract Infections

In a recent article posted over at Medical News Today, information from the October 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing was presented looking at urinary tract infections. Author David D. Rahn reports that studies show that up to 22% of women … Continue reading

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Nurses Write About Doctors in a New Book

The New York Times recently reviewed a book entitled Reflections on Doctors: Nurses’ Stories About Physicians and Surgeons. I decided I had to check it out for myself. In this book the editor, Terry Ratner, has gathered a collection of … Continue reading

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U.S. Infant Mortality Rates Better But Still Behind

“Infant mortality rates . . . an embarrassment to the United States.” The CDC released 2006 infant mortality statistics this past week and the numbers are promising although they still show there is room for improvement.  The report states that … Continue reading

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Candidate Health Care Plans or Status Quo – All Costly

Deciphering the two presidential candidates’ health care reform plans is a daunting task.  Both sides play with numbers in ways that would make Enron’s accountants jealous.  The only fact that remains true for both sides is that the current system, … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania Passes Nurse Overtime Limits

In a recent session of the Pennsylvania state legislature, both the Senate and the House passed a bill limiting the way hospitals and other healthcare facilities deal with overtime for their nurses and other healthcare workers. Nursing Overtime Bill Passes … Continue reading

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Digoxin Medication Review and Episode 47

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Welcome to Episode 47 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

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Physiology During Pregnancy and Episode 44

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Welcome to Episode 44 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

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Pediatric Pain Management Alternatives for Nurses and Students

Providing pain management via prescribed medications is one solution for helping our patients overcome their pain. The risk/benefit ratio of some pain meds, however, and the fact that giving general anesthesia is overkill requires us to be familiar with other … Continue reading

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