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Heart Rate and 3 Other Medical Tests You Can Do At Home

By / February 27, 2019 / 3 minutes of reading

Your ability to perform medical tests with equipment you have on hand may mean the difference between finding a potentially life threatening ailment before it becomes a real problem. It could help identify some symptoms if a doctor isn’t present, and give you an idea of someone’s state of health. Whenever possible, you should seek real medical attention from a certified professional, but in a pinch there are a few tests you should know about…

How To Pick The Right Travel Nursing Recruiter

By / March 8, 2019 / 3 minutes of reading

Nursing is one of the fastest growing professions in the healthcare industry. The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports that that there are 2.7 million nurse practitioners in the healthcare industry and the number is expected to grow by 57% in 2020.

Nursing jobs have also been projected to grow quicker than average growth expected among other occupations in the U.S.

Nurses Risk Acne Infections Daily: Find Out How to Prevent It

By / March 26, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

An often neglected measure in the nursing profession is standard precautions. This is evident from the fact that during the last few years, there has been an increase in the number of HIV and HCV victims because of accidental pricking of needles that were contaminated with blood of infected patients. It’s also fairly common for a patient to acquire an infection while being hospitalized due to inadequate or infrequent hand washing.

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Why Nurse Empowerment is Import for the Future of Healthcare

By / March 8, 2019 / 3 minutes of reading

The future of healthcare is changing. To so this is a scary time because there is so much uncertainty in the future of healthcare and nursing This is especially the case in the United States were the Affordable Care Act and the HITECH Act are causing drastic change in the way healthcare facilities and providers are reimbursed for the care they provide and the requirements linked to documenting patient care.

How To Take Care of Both Psychological and Physical Health

By / August 10, 2022 / 3 minutes of reading

Physical health and psychological well-being may seem unrelated. However, these two areas of health are linked in a number of ways. From mild mood disorders to cognitive illnesses, psychological health is greatly affected by physical well-being. The following explores the link between mental and physical health, and includes information on how to improve virtually all areas of well-being.

Care Beyond Treatment

By / February 27, 2019 / 3 minutes of reading

To the lay person, a nurse’s job may seem pretty simple: Nurses provide care for patients.

But the word “care” is a bit complicated. In a medical sense, it means to tend to needed procedures, carry out instructions from physicians, and do the clinical things that are required for an ill or injured person.

On top of all that scientific caring, there’s sociological caring as well. That means providing an equal level of commitment to the emotional situation, making sure that the patient and family members are coping with the complexities of their particular cases.

5 Super New Scholarships for Graduate Level Nurses

By / March 8, 2019 / 4 minutes of reading

Earning a graduate degree in nursing, such as a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is an excellent decision for your career. Having a nursing graduate degree allows you to advance in the rapidly growing field of advanced practice nursing. How fast is nursing growing? According to a recent Georgetown University study, the unemployment rate in nursing overall is just 4.8%. And, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job growth for nursing will be a huge 26% by 2020.

Advice to High School Seniors Interested in Healthcare

By / September 12, 2018 / 4 minutes of reading

It’s fall, which means that high school seniors can no longer put off the decision about where to go to college and what to study in school. Savvy high school students are probably already aware that most four-year degree programs generate thousands of dollars of student loan debt per graduating student, and that many college graduates are having trouble finding work in their fields.

Orthodontics Aren’t Just Cosmetics

By / February 27, 2019 / 3 minutes of reading

Your child’s teeth might look pretty good to you, after all, and aren’t braces mainly for providing a supermodel smile?

The truth is that correcting the alignment of your children’s teeth doesn’t just make them look fabulous. It provides real dental value that will stay with them throughout their lives. And unlike most cosmetic procedures, we associate with the rich and famous, good orthodontic work won’t slowly fade away with age. Done properly, it’s a correction made for life.

Top 4 Clinical Decision Support Platforms Of 2013

By / March 8, 2019 / 3 minutes of reading

As technological advancements continue to transform healthcare into an information-rich industry, CDS (Clinical Decision Support) systems are leveraging the digital process to provide a seamless infrastructure and flow of information. The systems are becoming the means of better collaboration between the healthcare provider and the patients.

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