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Back in 2010, we ran a post by our then clinical editor, Christine Moffa. It was called “Prospects for New Nurses: Thoughts On Graduating During a Downturn” and it generated quit e...
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Women, especially working women with families, often are their own last priority—the job and family come first. This week is the 13th annual National Women’s Health Week, which started on Mother...
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Of hygiene practices at one public institution, Hobson wrote, “The visitor found a woman with a broken leg twelve days after she had been brought to the hospital in the same miserable garments i n...
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Freeskier Angeli VanLaanen, 26, is working on a documentary film, called "LymeLight," that follows her professional ski career and her battle with Lyme disease. The film is currently in the fundraisin g...
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By Maureen Shawn Kennedy, AJN editor-in-chief Most of you are probably aware of the AHA’s revised CPR guidelines that were issued in 2010. They include a major change in the resus citation...
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By Marcy Phipps, RN, a regular contributor to this blog. Her essay, “The Love Song of Frank,” was published in the May issue of AJN. Earlier this week I took care of a man who nearly coded...
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Months - Health Current Events May 2012
Awareness Event Nation Related Organization Comments
ALS Awareness Month
United States ALS Association [Currently Running]
Arthri tis...
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Dr. Mike Evans gets our attention with a video in which he explains in a simple and interactive way how important preventive health is for us and how we can start being healthier right now .
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By Maureen Shawn Kennedy, AJN editor-in-chief Many people, myself included, have mixed feelings about Nurses Week. But since many institutions have finally gotten the message that “I love nurses rdquo...
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By Michael Fergenson, senior editorial coordinator The dangers of smoking cigarettes are well documented, from the terrifying commercials about what smoking does to our bodies to the warnings rig ht...
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