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    PTSD: What's Being Done?
    15 May 2012

    These last few weeks since the death of the dog, I have been suddenly quite interested to know what ...
    by Jessica RN

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    Nursing Leader -- Carol Gino
    11 May 2012

    During Nurses Week, we will be featuring a few of our nurse friends who have demonstrated leadership...
    by Jessica RN

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    Healthcare Leader - Denise Brown
    10 May 2012

    During Nurses Week, we will be featuring a few of our friends who have demonstrated leadership in He...
    by Trisha RN

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PTSD: What’s Being Done?

May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

These last few weeks since the death of the dog, I have been suddenly quite interested to know what is being done for nurses who have some form of PTSD.

In brief: not much. From various studies, such as those found over at Medscape here and here, we know it is real and can be highly detrimental to a nurse’s ability to practice, but it seems to be more easily ignored than actually monitored and treated.

I actually found more articles like this one (military) and this one by Geoff at AusmedEducation related to nurses recognizing and treating PTSD in patients than articles and information related to nurses experiencing PTSD from one or more clinical events. [Read more...]

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Nursing Leader — Carol Gino

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

During Nurses Week, we will be featuring a few of our nurse friends who have demonstrated leadership in Nursing!

Today’s Nursing Leader is Carol Gino, nurse, author, and advocate for true nursing leadership. Her articles have appeared in various publications, including New York magazine, Nursing, American Journal of Nursing, and The Chicago Tribune.

Carol, MA, RN, has more than 20 years of nursing under her belt, with experience in diverse areas such as ICU, pediatrics, and hospice. She currently presides over Starwater Press, and has published several books. The most notable book to date is the novel Nurse’s Story, which has been published in 9 foreign countries. Other published titles include Rusty’s Story (also a NY Times bestseller), Then An Angel Came, and There’s An Angel In My Computer. [Read more...]

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Healthcare Leader – Denise Brown

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

During Nurses Week, we will be featuring a few of our friends who have demonstrated leadership in Healthcare!

Today’s Healthcare Leader is Denise M. Brown, Owner and Operator of Caregiving.com

Denise M. Brown operates Tad Publishing Co., based in Park Ridge, Ill. Through her organization, Denise helps persons who care for an aging relative. Denise gives presentations and seminars about the caregiving experience; created and maintains the Caregiving.com web site; and coaches family caregivers and professionals interested in working with family caregivers.

Denise is a certified caregiving coach, working with family members, professionals and organizations. As a coach, Denise helps individuals and organizations achieve goals, gain insights and plan for the future. [Read more...]

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Growing Up A Nurse

May 9, 2012 By 3 Comments

As we pass Florence’s birthday and journey farther into Nurses’ Week 2012, it gives me the occasion to pause and reflect on my career and some of the people and events that influenced me along the way. I thought I would take the opportunity this week to share just a few of these.

My first conscious memory of wanting to be a nurse dates back to when I was 9 years old. My dad was sick fairly often when I was growing up, and that particular time I remember being in the waiting room of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City with my mom. My dad had been diagnosed with what I’m assuming was a third degree heart block, and had a pacemaker implanted. Back then, patients were in the hospital much longer than they are now, and I remember him being in there for several days that time. When I finally got to see him, his normally clean-shaven face was riddled with a several-day growth of beard. This wasn’t my dad! [Read more...]

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Nursing Leader – Dr. Kenneth Dion

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

During Nurses Week, we will be featuring a few of our nurse friends who have demonstrated leadership in Nursing!

Today’s Nursing Leader is Kenneth W. Dion RN, MSN/MBA, PhD, Founder and CEO of Decision Critical.

Ken has over 30 years of service to the healthcare industry and has always maintained a focus on influencing the quality of patient care. Kenneth’s wide-ranging experiences as a firefighter/paramedic, emergency room nurse, healthcare IT consultant, healthcare management educator and entrepreneur have all served to deepen his understanding of the regulatory, educational, employment and budgetary challenges facing today’s healthcare organizations.

Kenneth’s passion and dedication to his profession have led to numerous awards, including The National Student Nurses’ Association’s Honorary Member Award, The University of Central Florida’s Professional Achievement Award for the College of Health and Public [Read more...]

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May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Nursing Leader — Elizabeth “Coach” Scala

May 8, 2012 By 2 Comments

During Nurses Week, we will be featuring a few of our nurse friends who have demonstrated leadership in Nursing!

Today’s Nursing Leader is Elizabeth Scala, currently a personal coach on her site Living Sublime Wellness, and a clinical nurse researcher at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD.

Elizabeth “Coach” Scala, MSN/MBA, RN was born in Carmel, NY. She attended the University of Delaware for a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. After college, Elizabeth went to work at the Johns Hopkins Hospital as a psychiatric nurse on one of the most acute inpatient units in the state. During that time she received her Masters degrees in Business and Nursing. [Read more...]

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Nursing Leader – Matthew Browning

May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

During Nurses Week, we will be featuring a few of our nurse friends who have demonstrated leadership in Nursing!

Today’s Nursing Leader is Matthew Browning, CEO of YourNurseIsOn

Matthew Browning MSN, RN is Founder and CEO of YourNurseIsOn.com™.  After graduating with a BSN from Sacred Heart University, Browning earned a Master of Nursing from Yale University.  While at Yale, he developed the patent-pending Intelliblast™ communications system to address the challenges inherent in trying to efficiently allocate a scarce, distributed healthcare workforce via modern, [Read more...]

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Nurses’ Weekapalooza!!

May 7, 2012 By 2 Comments

Ah, the week of free food begins…at least, that’s what I remember most about Nurses’ Week.

(Currently, I celebrate by buying more scrapbooking stuff. Which means technically I celebrate Nurses’ Week every week. Ha!)

Every year, Nurses’ Week lasts from the official Nurses’ Day, May 6th, through May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. I have traditionally been on the receiving end of the gifts, food, and random swag passed out to staff nurses during this week. This year, I find myself on the GIVING end of things, and I think I like it! [Read more...]

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MI Symptom Management

May 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Nursing CEU of the Week: MI Symptom Management

Contact Hours: 1.1

“I enjoyed this course and it made you think. It was interesting to learn about the signs and symptoms of MI’s and how these may differ depending on the location of the infarct, plus how these are treated. MONA is mnemonic to remember in relation to treatment of an MI.” [Read more...]

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