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The Growing Need for Bilingual Nurses
As increasing numbers of patients don’t speak English as their first language—or at all—the health care field is taking action. Here’s what’s happening and how you can become involved. Imagine if you were in a hospital in a country where no one spoke English. Being...
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What is A1C?
A1C, or Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c), is considered the gold standard for managing diabetes. But what is it? The cell wall of the erythrocyte is permeable to glucose. Exposed to this glucose, the Hemoglobin molecule becomes “glycated.” The naming convention for HbA1c...
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I-Help Works for Health Equity
Tavonia Ekwegh, DNP, APRN, PHN and CEO of the I-Help Foundation, uses her nursing skills to help struggling communities gain health and wellness equity through access, education, and even the ability to grow their own fruits and vegetables in some urban food deserts....
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The True Nursing Epidemic: Getting Nurses to Stay at the Bedside
Kyana Brathwaite, founder and CEO of KB CALS- Caring Advocacy & Liaison Services, worked as a critical care nurse when she hurt her shoulder during a patient transfer. “Our patient population is getting heavier [and] it is not always realistic to pull colleagues from...
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Are We Working Against Ourselves? Why Health Care is Sabotaging Quality Improvement
Health care quality and patient safety are not dependent upon a singular factor. Rather than addressing the system and its processes in a methodical, incremental fashion, the current model focuses improvement in a single area, rather than addressing the system as a...
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Getting to Yes: The Art of Negotiation for Nurses
One of the American Nurses Association’s seven Bill of Rights for Registered Nurses is to “freely and openly advocate for themselves and their patients.” Yet, women and minorities may not be as effective advocating because they’re less likely to negotiate. There is a...
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How Having a Good Credit Score Can Boost Your Nursing Career
Having a good credit score can provide you with a lot of benefits—we hear that all the time. Did you know, though, that it may also help you with your nursing career? We didn’t either. So we went to April Brissette, Chief Credit Officer of Bankers Healthcare Group....
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Starting a Job Search? Consider These Points First
So you think you are ready to start a job search? If you are ready to switch jobs, organizations, or nursing paths, here are a few things to consider. What's the goal? Know what you want from a new role. Decide if you want to stay local or move to a new area....
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How Can You Help Those with PTSD?
Today marks Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day to educate the public about a condition that can strike anyone. PTSD, an often-misunderstood ailment, is treatable but can have lasting impacts if people don't recognize it in themselves or in others....
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Changes in Postoperative Care for Patients
When it comes to having surgery, many people will think mostly about the operation itself more than the postoperative recovery period. As a nursing professional, you will know that this is actually only half the battle! The surgery itself can be the easier part, as it...
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