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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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My One Year Anniversary as an NP
October 25, 2012 9:21 AM by Elizabeth Huston
It's ironic that I wrote my last post on October 15, 2012, the 1-year anniversary of my one and only job as an NP. What a year! Or, rather, what a year and a half! The worst of times, yes (the end of a 30-year marriage in June 2011), but also the very Read More...
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Answering Patients' Questions
September 20, 2012 8:16 AM by Samantha Damren
Lately it seems a rash (no pun intended) of patients have asked me how it was that they contracted their Staph infections. Some had MRSA, others MSSA. Some suffered from bacteremia, others osteomyelitis, and others still were challenged by skin/soft tissue Read More...
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Benefits of the Affordable Care Act
September 13, 2012 8:01 AM by Beverly Clayton
"America has spoken" says Nick Cannon from America's Got Talent and the winner is: The American People! This is the feeling of many when the Supreme Court ruled that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is constitutional. Are the American Read More...
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The Weight of the Nation
August 30, 2012 8:45 AM by Samantha Damren
I don't know how many of my fellow NPs and PAs have seen and or heard about HBO's four-part documentary on obesity in America, The Weight of the Nation , but I can't recommend it enough: it is an awesome and totally relevant examination of health in the Read More...
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Losing Purpose
May 31, 2012 8:01 AM by Beverly Clayton
After reading my fellow colleague Elizabeth's blog I decided to tackle my grief. You see, my best friend and boyfriend of 11 years passed away last month. He was the reason I decided to pursue a career as a nurse practitioner and he was my biggest cheerleader. Read More...
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On My Own, In More Ways Than One
May 3, 2012 8:06 AM by Elizabeth Huston
Seven months out of school and four months into my job, life simply could not be better! The resiliency of the human spirit is amazing, and I never could have guessed that I can feel this level of happiness and contentment after...now I can finally confess Read More...
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Getting Healthy in Prison
December 15, 2011 1:01 PM by Beverly Clayton
In a previous post I compared the behaviors of the clients in the correctional facility to those of someone who did not learn behaviors taught in kindergarten. From one reader, I had a disappointing comment, but that is to be expected. My comment may Read More...
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Combating the Flu
October 20, 2011 2:58 PM by Samantha Damren
As a novice NP I am indebted to my formative nursing training; it has served me in good stead. As the flu season haunts the horizon, I reach back into my arsenal of nursing acquired infection control prevention tactics and disseminate these pearls accordingly. 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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Fat and the Heart: Reconsidering Conventional Wisdom
July 14, 2011 11:55 AM by Samantha Damren
Calamitous topics of conversation to initiate with strangers include politics, religion and body weight. I multiply that degree of calamity by 100 when the stranger is my patient. So, I carefully avoid the bits about God and Country. However, avoidance Read More...
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Seeing Patients in Corrections
July 7, 2011 10:57 AM by Beverly Clayton
My very first position as an NP is in correctional health. I was excited and very nervous about a role where I would be responsible for so many lives, and furthermore a population of people who desperately need education, education , EDUCATION! The correctional Read More...
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Prostate Cancer Awareness: A Storm Continues to Brew
September 22, 2008 1:42 PM by Melody Davis
For those who know me and those of you who will get to know me through this blog, I am passionate about quite a few things. Topping that list are my children, family, finding a cure for cancer, activism and patient advocacy, to name a few. Therefore, Read More...
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