September 2011 - Posts

Depression, Delirium or Dementia
September 29, 2011 4:24 PM by Samantha Damren

During the last weeks of the final clinical rotation of my post-master’s GNP certification program, I’ve been booking time with two separate gerontologists at a geriatric evaluation treatment clinic. It has been illuminating! Many of the patients treated Read More...

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Healthcare Terminology Bugaboos
September 22, 2011 3:49 PM by Beverly Clayton

Over the past several years I have noticed a growing phenomenon. I do not know when or how got it started, but it has been occurring in record proportions, in my humble opinion. Maybe I just say this because I find it to be quite annoying, and when I Read More...

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On Vulnerable, Underserved Patients
September 15, 2011 1:32 PM by Elizabeth Huston

With 4 days left to go in my residency I decided to wallow in sentimentality by going through all of the accumulated folders related to my journey in nursing that began with nursing school at East Carolina University (ECU; 2 nd degree) in 2003, public Read More...

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Back to Prevention
September 9, 2011 9:55 AM by Samantha Damren

Where does the time go? Like an uninvited houseguest, Fall has arrived. As the month creeps forward, the upcoming school year looms larger on the horizon and thousands of 17- and 18-year-olds prepare to depart for college. Many of the young women I have Read More...

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Treating Addiction in Prison
September 1, 2011 1:50 PM by Beverly Clayton

While watching television the other day, I noted a commercial for a pain reliever medication. I have seen this commercial numerous times but this day I found the marketing approach interesting. The scenario goes as follows: a woman suffering from arthritis Read More...

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