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Challenging Patients in the Correctional Facility
November 15, 2012 11:46 AM by Beverly Clayton
Over the past month I have had some very challenging patients. I will often question, why and how did someone end up here at the correctional facility? I believe it is better I do not know. Actually, it is none of my business; it keeps the care unbiased Read More...
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The Cost of Providing Care
November 1, 2012 11:17 AM by Samantha Damren
I was going to write a blog about neuro-syphilis because I just recently treated a 29-year-old patient for this condition, however, on reflection it seems more apt to discuss the enormous financial costs associated with her care. That being said, neuro-syphilis Read More...
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Pain Patients
September 6, 2012 1:29 PM by Elizabeth Huston
My contact with pain patients was extensive during my residency in Aurora, North Carolina, a coastal town of about 400, with a patient population compromising of retirees, commercial fisherman and above-ground miners from a phosphate mine. I knew from Read More...
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Prescribing for Mental Health
July 28, 2011 2:30 PM by Samantha Damren
In watching the practice of prescribing psychotropic medications I am very hesitant about my own prescriptive practices and keenly observant of other practitioners. I am acutely sensitive to the issue. It seems like every other patient I see, irrespective Read More...
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A Perfect Preceptorship
June 16, 2011 12:51 PM by Beverly Clayton
In a previous post I wrote about my nervousness about precepting a graduate nurse. Even though I am adjunct faculty for a local college, and enjoy the experience immensely, I questioned whether I could offer her a satisfying experience. Could I provide Read More...
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When Your Biggest Fear as a Clinician Comes True
February 16, 2011 9:46 AM by Wendy Rivard
As an NP, one of my biggest fears is missing something big. One of my biggest fears came true tonight. One of my patients, a 2-year-old that I have been seeing for over a year, went into the ED for a repeat visit. She has been having issues with constipation Read More...
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Healthy People 2020
February 9, 2011 11:18 AM by Beverly Clayton
Health and Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius announced the Healthy People 2020 initiative on Dec. 2. According to Chief Technology Officer Todd Park, "This milestone in disease prevention and health promotion creates an opportunity to leverage information Read More...
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Hospitals Rejecting NP Orders
December 21, 2010 11:57 AM by Wendy Rivard
Once a nurse, always a nurse. I’ve written before about the troubles I have getting some hospitals to accept my orders for tests, obtaining results and making referrals to specialists. In these instances, I am asked who is my “supervising” physician. Read More...
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Responsibility of Providing Healthcare
November 23, 2010 9:52 AM by Wendy Rivard
A couple of weeks ago, while rounding on my newborns, I heard heart murmurs in 2 out of the three babies I saw. One of the murmurs sounded “transitional,” meaning that it was probably due to a PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) that hadn’t closed yet. I decided Read More...
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Stressful Precepting
October 4, 2010 3:29 PM by Wendy Rivard
My student quit last week. I had a bad feeling from the very beginning. After the school contacted me with her information, I heard nothing from her. One day, suddenly, our office manager was bombarded with multiple messages from her. When I emailed my Read More...
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