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It’s About Trust, Not Free Speech
For the Xenia, Ohio School Board, It Should be a Matter of Trust, Not Free Speech RE: Two educators placed on administrative leave pending investigation. Public servants like doctors, nurses, police officers, teachers, and judges, only qualify as such if they can be trusted. What does that mean? It means they can be trusted…
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The Misuse of Ativan in LTC
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Overcoming the Nursing Crisis
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Medication Administration and the Myth of Multitasking
I love my new Chevy Colorado pickup truck. But one day, as I put some items in the back jumper seats, and proceeded to my destination, upon parking and turning off the engine, a surprising alert message appeared on the dashboard along with a chime that said, “Rear Seat Reminder Look in Rear Seat.” What’s…
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ABG Imbalances
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Chest Tube Chamber Bubbling
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Med Pass Principles
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A Nursing Old Wives’ Tale: Effective CPR Always Results In Extensive Rib Fractures
Written by Paul M. Dohse, LPN, ADN, CDP. In nurse training, there is a heavy emphasis on fact-based care or “best practice.” However, once nurses are working the floor, little additional research or study takes place, and seemingly, fact-based care, in many cases, is replaced with opinion, ideology, and in more recent times, politics. Nurses…
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Death is NOT Ok
If you are struggling with the death of a loved one, human or pet, please be free. You are not in bondage to “accepting it” or moving on. You are free to never accept it. Don’t worry, the body and mind will adjust and you will adapt through a new homeostasis because part of you…
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Solving ABG Imbalances
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Positive and Negative Baselines in Long-Term Care
Long-term care in America is all but completely broken. This is a result of systemic failure on every level of care. This article is about one of the basics: understanding long-term care patients, usually called long-term care “residents.” Understanding long-term care residents entails the ability to put ourselves in their shoes, otherwise known as “empathy.”…
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