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Sun Exposure and Skin Cancer: How Active Are We in Patient Education?
A lot of us are really big proponents of using sun screen. How active are we in promoting sunscreen use in our patients, especially our patients that are at greater risk? There’s an article here about a study released on … Continue reading
Studies Show No Correlation Between Cell Phone Use and Brain Cancer
This news item on the correlation between brain cancer and cell phone use which of course seems to be no correlation. It’s just interesting because the World Health Organization recently added cell phones to the list of possible carcinogens. I’m not … Continue reading
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Tagged brain cancer, cell phone, news, nurses, patient education, study, who
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Patient Education: A Positive Community Healthcare Influence
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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Tagged diabetes, diabetes program, new york state, news, nurses, patient care, patient education
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Patient Education for Effective Medication Dosing
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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Tagged ACE inhibitors, dosing, medication, news, nurses, nursing, patient education
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Tylenol Linked to Trigger Asthma Attacks
An article study that recently came out, showing that Acetaminophen may be a trigger for teen asthma attacks. Now, why do I bring this up? Anytime I see an article like this that gets out into the public I am … Continue reading
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Tagged acetaminophen, articles, asthma trigger, headlines, news, patient education, tylenol
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Teen Knowledge on Sex Ed and Reproductive Health and Incidence of STDs
This article looks at the knowledge level about sexually transmitted illnesses, pregnancy prevention and other information on sex education among young people. This is something that is constant battle back and forth – should parents educate, should the schools educate, … Continue reading
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Tagged patient education, pregancy, reproductive health, sex education, std, teenagers
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Patient Education Tips for Nurses and Episode 113
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Welcome to Episode 113 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe to the show, free! —– Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (need iTunes — it’s free) RSS Feed … Continue reading
Patient Dietary Considerations for Nurses and Episode 100
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Welcome to Episode 100 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe to the show, free! —– Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (need iTunes — it’s free) RSS Feed … Continue reading
Medication Administration for Nurses and Episode 96
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Welcome to Episode 96 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Subscribe to the show, free! —– Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (need iTunes — it’s free) RSS Feed … Continue reading
Salmonellosis (Food Poisoning) and Episode 87
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Welcome to Episode 87 The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network. Listen to the show! — Right Click to download (Macs Option Click) Subscribe with iTunes here (need iTunes — it’s free) RSS Feed to … Continue reading
