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For Vets, Healthcare Gaps May Be More Deadly than Modern Warfare
November 11, 2009 7:43 AM by Valerie Newitt
On a brief jaunt last week, I met a fellow traveler -- a retired military officer whose career spanned various deployments to Germany, Panama and Vietnam. We discussed at length the tone of the nation in the 1960s when he was fighting an unseen enemy Read More...
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Move Over Nurse Jackie!
September 23, 2009 4:42 PM by Luke Cowles
Just when you thought nurses were under-represented on TV, we now have no fewer than three primetime series about the lives of nurses. Since the "nursing shortage" in primetime has all but been eliminated, the question now is: Which series most accurately Read More...
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Reporting From NBNA—Promoting AIDS Testing
August 7, 2009 10:10 AM by Robin Hocevar
AIDS seemed to be a hot topic Wednesday at the National Black Nurses Association Convention in Toronto. The last full day of the conference commenced with a spirited skit that raised awareness about how nurses can best encourage testing and navigate sensitive Read More...
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Reporting From NBNA—A Look at Global Health
August 5, 2009 1:19 PM by Robin Hocevar
Greetings from the 37th annual National Black Nurses Association conference! There was certain energy among the attendees on Tuesday, which was enhanced by the sea of red everyone was wearing as part of the "Go Red, Girlfriend" campaign by the American Read More...
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‘Nurse Jackie’: Not a ‘Nurse’ Thing
July 16, 2009 9:13 AM by Ainsley Maloney
In the sixth episode, which marks the halfway point for Nurse Jackie 's first season, the producers broach a heavy topic: Whether Jackie should help an old nursing friend die the way she wants to. The friend is Paula, and she was a nurse at All Saints Read More...
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Parents Ignore Science in Son’s Cancer Treatment
May 20, 2009 4:22 PM by Rich Krisher
How can anyone view the Minnesota parents who are refusing medical treatment for their son with lymphoma as anything but neglectful? If you haven't been following the case, Daniel Hauser, 13, was diagnosed with second-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma in January. Read More...
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Customized Kids
March 17, 2009 3:34 PM by Barbara Mercer
When my husband and I talk about someday having a child, I often joke that I hope our offspring will end up closer to his 6 foot height than my 5 foot 2 inch frame. It would also be great of the little tyke got whatever gene is responsible for my mate's Read More...
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When Plump Isn't Pleasing
March 5, 2009 1:09 PM by Valerie Newitt
How important is physical conditioning for nurses? A recent ADVANCE article about Jessica Henry, BSN, RN, resident care supervisor at Luther Crest in South Whitehall, PA, detailed her staggering weight loss of more than 125 pounds in under a year. In Read More...
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