Stress is the one thing that we try to avoid, but somehow it has the perfect ways to find us. In the beginning you are holding it, carrying it with you every day, you say to yourself that you are perfectly normal and healthy person that can handle everything, yes, your job, your life has […]
Archive | July, 2013
Learning How to Be with Terminally Ill Patients
Many nurses work in areas of healthcare where they do not encounter terminally ill patients regularly. Others work in hospices, critical care and emergency departments where death is relatively common. Often new nurses experience death initially while completing clinical rotations or during their early days as professional nurses. Being with a dying patient and their […]
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New Nursing Role: The Clinical Nurse Leader
How can nurses today be more competent in applying evidence-based nursing care at the bedside? Health care reimbursement in America moves from “pay for service” to “pay for performance.” As the nursing profession continues to promote quality and safety as well as efficiency and cost effectiveness, new options among the entry-level master’s degrees arise in […]
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Care of Patients Suffering from Panic Disorder
One in five people experience a panic attack at least once during their lifetime. Between two and five percent of those people have panic disorder. Panic may occur at any age. It is often under diagnosed in children. Panic often surfaces during the teen years; however the onset may occur at any age. Panic attacks […]
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