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Notes From a Veteran in Retail Health
September 21, 2009 3:13 PM by Sharon Ledbetter
This is my third year working in a retail clinic. And considering that the concept is new, I feel like a veteran. And as a veteran retail clinician, I have learned a few things about myself and about healthcare in the United States and about working for Read More...
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Working Part Time in Retail Healthcare
September 2, 2009 10:58 AM by Jodi Delagrave
I worked in primary care for a number of years working 4 days a week 8–5, which is the norm for most medical providers in clinic settings. I do remember the days of staff nursing where I worked three 12-hour shifts during the week and fewer shifts during Read More...
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Rudeness in Retail Healthcare
July 27, 2009 10:26 AM by Theresa Goodman
The word "rude" in the dictionary means lack refinement, cultural, or elegance. Another definition that I found on the Internet is "an impolite action, contrary to the usual rules observed in society, committed by one person against another." I think Read More...
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Likes and Dislikes About the Job
June 11, 2009 3:33 PM by Sharon Ledbetter
What I dislike about my job: (OK, folks, this topic was a suggestion from someone. So, if you happen to be my boss reading this, please understand I truly mean every word I say. Including the fact that I know I work for a great company that does its best Read More...
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Emergency Preparedness in Retail Healthcare
May 22, 2009 10:52 AM by Theresa Goodman
I am sure that everyone is aware of the swing flu scare that took place a few weeks ago. This was an uncertain time for everyone in the medical and public health arena. However, after working in a retail health clinic during this time, I realized that Read More...
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Innovation in Convenient Care
March 11, 2009 11:30 AM by Sharon Ledbetter
Presently the scope of practice in Retail Clinics is limited to minor acute illness. In the future there seem to be many areas of preventive care that the idea of convenient and lower priced would work well with. Blood pressures and offering other screening 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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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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Building the Retail Clinic
December 23, 2008 2:36 PM by Theresa Goodman
It is my experience that although marketing by the company is necessary, the fastest way to grow a market is by word of mouth and return visits. My colleague and I have observed in our practice a large number of clients stating that they were referred Read More...
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Being a Skilled and Sympathetic Ear
December 17, 2008 11:04 AM by Sharon Ledbetter
I have been thinking about what makes a good retail clinic provider. Being a people person kind of helps. We do see all kinds of people. And we don’t always see them at their best. So understanding that someone’s bad mood has to do with them being sick Read More...
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An Encounter
November 24, 2008 10:36 AM by Theresa Goodman
I have been in nursing long enough to know that when you encounter a patient or client with multiple unrelated vague issues that there is usually another underlying problem. The issue can be medical, psychological, social or legal and often there are Read More...
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Can Retail Health Survive If It Thrives?
November 6, 2008 11:41 AM by Jayne Targgart
Hello, and welcome to my blog into the world of Retail Health. Today I am trying to figure out if retail health can really survive if it thrives. Wow does that sound stupid. So let me explain. All summer long I had been seeing somewhere between 10 to Read More...
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Shaping Convenient Care
October 14, 2008 4:21 PM by Sharon Ledbetter
I am interested in seeing how Retail Clinics work out. What kind of model of care will we pioneers develop? I understand the companies we work for will shape what we do. As professionals we need to work with them, around them or be squeaky wheels to keep Read More...
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Children and Retail Health
October 2, 2008 1:33 PM by Jayne Targgart
Welcome to my blog an ongoing discussion into the world of retail health. Today I am going to think out loud about children and school/camp/sports physicals. I wonder where or how should we as compassionate professionals should put the line in regards Read More...
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