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Patients Need to Take More Responsibility
August 20, 2009 11:42 AM by Tina Goodpasture
I don't know if it is the population of patients that I see, but I have a problem with patients that do not take responsibility for their own health or knowledge of their health insurance. I couldn't begin the number of times that I am asked if their Read More...
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Green NP
June 30, 2009 8:38 AM by Bridget Steiner
It's not easy being green. I'm not talking about the color, either. I'm talking about being the rookie, the novice, the newbie, the beginner. You see, I can be an impatient person. And all this low rung on the ladder stuff -- well, it doesn't always sit Read More...
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Burning the Candle at Both Ends
June 15, 2009 9:31 AM by Melody Davis
First allow me to apologize to my blog followers and managing editor, Jill Rollet, for missing my deadline. Between the new job, kids on summer break, baseball practices/games, being the family's social worker (now I remember why I moved to Wisconsin), Read More...
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Legal to Practice
May 13, 2009 7:51 AM by Melody Davis
Almost two months to the day I passed the ANCC certification exam, I finally received my temporary license to practice as a nurse practitioner. The official words used by the Alabama Board of Nursing were "TEMPORARY APPROVAL FOR COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE." Read More...
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From Provider to Caregiver
April 27, 2009 7:47 AM by Tina Goodpasture
Well, the shoe is on the other foot. My mother-in-law fell and fractured her shoulder. She had polio as a child so she has one arm that is atrophied and unfortunately she fractured her shoulder on her "good" side. In addition, she is divorced, elderly Read More...
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A Magic Wand for the Economy
February 25, 2009 7:42 AM by Tina Goodpasture
OK, I will admit it. I do not really understand economics and I don't really follow politics, and so I cannot engage in a meaningful conversation about the Economic Stimulus Plan. But here is what I do know and understand -- more and more patients are Read More...
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Patients Are Listening
February 2, 2009 8:49 AM by Tina Goodpasture
How much time is spent in patient education? How effective is it? Is it worth the time spent? Do we get reimbursed for it? These are all questions that we debate -- when we have time, in between doing all the other things that have to get done each day. Read More...
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Patients Can Ask Anything
November 6, 2008 11:56 AM by Tina Goodpasture
For the most part, I am not particularly interested in political discussions. I try to stay informed about current issues, and I exercise my right to vote, but I will admit that when I am not trying to stay abreast of current clinical information, I prefer Read More...
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