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Nursing Notes
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Where I post articles I find that pertain to nursing; where I talk about being a nurse today and what that means; where I tell people about health and health care.
Recent Posts
Registered nurses in high demand as well-paying field continues to grow
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Here is another article about the nursing shortage. This one is very interesting because of the numbers. Looks like any job in the health care field may be a good bet. Maybe time to look into going back ...
Dear senators: Listen to the patients
Image via Wikipedia This article speaks for itself. I could not have written or said it any better. Our healthcare system is broken. Period. Our health care is being decided by clerks that are young and possibly not as educated as we mig...
Information that is important to nurses
Image via Wikipedia Here are excerpts from three articles about issues affecting nursing today. HIPAA is a biggie! Here is an article about what happens when you don’t follow the HIPAA regulations; violence in both the workplace and ...
Recession-Driven Cuts Threaten Efforts To Expand Adult Day Care
Image by Getty Images via Daylife This article should cause you to be very worried. With the recession, more and more people are struggling to live a life that matters. When cuts begin to affect the very programs that provide hope and ca...
In Hospice, Care and Comfort as Life Wanes
This article is the beginning of a series I want to post about the impact and effects nurses can have in different settings. This particular article is about the hospice nurse and how hospice nursing can give a patient and the family a way to end l...
Device spells doom for superbugs
This is an exciting article. I am so interested in this research. Anything is an improvement that will make nursing and patient care safer. Right now in our hospitals and out in our communities, we have a stew of superbugs brewing. These are ...

