February 2009 - Posts

Retail Health: Hope for Uninsured Americans
February 25, 2009 10:55 AM by Elizabeth Jones

It gives me great pleasure to join the ranks of retail health care professionals who are committed to reshaping the fabric of our current health care system! Like many of you, I’m excited to be on the vanguard of this revolutionary time in healthcare Read More...

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Building Practice in Retail Health
February 23, 2009 2:01 PM by Theresa Goodman

Building practice is a fairly new concept when applied to nurses because until recently nurses were not allowed to have their own practice. So, what is this concept and who is responsible for building the practice in the retail health care setting? Building Read More...

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Retail Health Is a Bold Move
February 17, 2009 11:04 AM by Pat Bird

When I decided to leave my last job and join the retail health care movement, it was a bold move for me. Even though I had been intrigued by the retail health care model since its early stages, I was a little hesitant. It wasn’t that I was concerned about Read More...

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Video Touts Retail Health
February 13, 2009 1:23 PM by Jennifer Ford

I'm breaking in to the rotation with just a quick post from the ADVANCE editorial staff. NurseTV has produced a video about the retail health industry: Minute Medicine . It's an interesting video and we'd love to see more like it. Do you work at a retail Read More...

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Winter in the Retail Clinic
February 9, 2009 10:53 AM by Sharon Ledbetter

Hellos to all you people reading about Retail Nursing. I hate mucous. I hate viruses. I hate antibiotics and sinus infections. I now know that my strep screen tests work. If I get my face breathed in by some sweet little kid again this week, I will cry. Read More...

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Retail Health Marketing
February 3, 2009 4:20 PM by Jodi Delagrave

When I first began working in a retail health setting, I had no idea the amount of marketing that was required of me, and I am getting a crash course in business development 101. In my orientation we discussed how to approach store customers and inform Read More...

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