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Nurses’ Wisdom From Your Virtual Break Room

What's Your Opinion?
May 14, 2008 1:40 PM by Pat Carroll
For every nurse who had to go through the student lab multiple times until you learned how to open a sterile package without contaminating it, you'll appreciate this description of a program to teach residents how to do procedures, What is innovative Read More...
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Nurses' Week: Taking Control of Your Career
May 5, 2008 9:22 AM by Pat Carroll
So, what does Nurses' Week mean to you? Depending on where you are in your nursing career and your current job, it can be a time of celebration or the marker of another frustrating year. If it's the latter, remember you have the power to change that - Read More...
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In the Medical News
February 7, 2008 12:35 PM by Pat Carroll
Hello, friends! We are still looking for your feedback on how your organization handles restraint policies - specifically, do you have a "tube and dressing" policy that differentiates from other reasons for restraints? This is to help out a colleague, Read More...
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Restraint Policies
January 23, 2008 5:41 PM by Pat Carroll
How has your week been? Things are a little less hectic in my home care world, but I know from networking with other agencies that not everyone is faring as well. I'm trying to remember that there are things I just can't control and that I have to just Read More...
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Digging Out!
January 17, 2008 11:11 AM by Pat Carroll
Here I am trying to dig out in the New Year! How about you? Just days ago, the forecasters all predicted a huge snowstorm for us here in New England. Pfffft. It didn't happen; we just got a little bit of snow. Wouldn't you like to be able to be that wrong Read More...
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21st Century Healthcare: Are We Making Progress?
December 4, 2007 3:22 PM by Pat Carroll
It's nice to hear from you in the comments - feel free to add to the discussion, and provide your point of view. This week, Inga wrote about her experience going back to the bedside after taking a refresher course. She tells us: "The people who take care Read More...
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Updates on the CA Fires & Nurse Staffing Ratios
October 26, 2007 12:48 PM by Pat Carroll
I must say, I do feel like I did watching reports out of New Orleans not even 18 months ago, when I see the news reports out of Southern California where the fire spreads across the landscape like molten lava in the darkness of the early morning. A million Read More...
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Friday Before a Weekend Off
October 4, 2007 3:30 PM by Pat Carroll
I don't know about you, but this has been one of those weeks for me, and the weekend couldn't come at a better time. Isn't it something that there is now an uproar about wearing Crocs in the hospital? This article from BBC sets out concerns sets out concerns. Read More...
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