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Time to Get Serious About Health Care Social Work
When patients seek care because they are struggling with health challenges, they encounter a complex system that's often difficult to navigate. How will they access, pay for, and continue care in the face of insurance approvals, financial challenges, and the everyday...
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The Black Maternal Health Caucus Is An Idea Whose Time Has Come
In April of this year, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) launched the Black Maternal Health Caucus in North Carolina. Over the last 30 years, the staggering statistics associated with maternal mortality in the United States and the rate of...
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The Nurses’ Health Study 3 Needs You
The third round of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS3) promises to reveal information as transformative as the first version of the study. But this time around the revolutionary study is looking to make a change that will resonate with minority nurses nationwide. To...
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From Practicing RN to Nurse Entrepreneur
The important role that nurses play in our society cannot be overstated. From their bedside manner to their deep medical understanding, nurses have long been the backbone of our health care system. Now, many nurses are transitioning to a new and influential role:...
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Not a Parent’s Guide to Transgender Children
I sprained my knee. That's how I found out my 14-year-old daughter was struggling with her gender identity. I was combing the house for an ace wrap and found it in the dirty clothes basket in Karen's room. It looked like it had been through a war. No elastic left....
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The All of Us Research Program
Minorities are often not accurately represented in clinical trials. For example, although Hispanics comprise 17% of the population of the United States, in terms of participants in nationwide clinical trials, only 1% are of Hispanic origin. The All of Us Research...
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5 Methods for Improving Your Day When Caring for Difficult Patients
On most days nursing is extremely rewarding. At the end of our shift, we feel we’ve done a good job caring for the needs of grateful patients. But occasionally, we encounter patients who test our patience and make it challenging to effectively care for them. So how...
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A Broader View of Patient Care: Effective Communication
Ask anyone about a memorable experience they had as a patient and they will invariably describe an interpersonal one: “The team was nasty. They rolled their eyes when I asked for anything, talked about their vacations while putting in my IV as if I wasn’t there and in...
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Active Shooter Event: What Will You Do?
So often today, you turn on the news to see that another shooting has happened in the nation. They happen at schools, movies, concerts, nightclubs, grocery stores, shopping malls, and even in health care facilities. Do you know what you would do if you were around...
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Careers In Nursing Informatics
It’s not an exaggeration to say that technology has become the driving force behind every industry and health care is no exception. Clinical informatics is a thriving field for all types of clinical professionals who have expertise in information technology. For...
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