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The Relentless School Nurse: Meet the TikTok School Nurse – Mandy Palo is on a Mission to Educate and Entertain

The Relentless School Nurse

Initially joining the platform in 2019 to understand its appeal among her students, Mandy’s content evolved during the COVID-19 shutdown, where she used humor and educational content to connect with students remotely. In 2019, I downloaded TikTok just to see what it was about. My community is mostly parents and educators.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Alcohol Consumption & the Cancer Connection

The Relentless School Nurse

In 2019 alone, approximately 96,730 cancer cases were linked to alcohol use, with 42,400 cases in men and 54,330 in women. A 2019 survey revealed that only 45% of Americans recognized alcohol consumption as a risk factor for cancer, compared to much higher awareness of other risks like radiation exposure (91%) and tobacco use (89%).

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Speech Pathologist Vs Speech Therapist: Are They the Same?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Speech therapists and speech-language pathologists (SLP) are the same—there are no educational or qualification differences between a speech-language pathologist vs. speech therapist. However, the choice to refer to themselves as a speech therapist vs. pathologist does not reflect their educational level, qualifications or specialties.

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A Look at Post-Pandemic Mental Health: Data and Resources

Registered Nursing

Data from 2019 indicated that about 20% of college students dealt with significant anxiety , while 16% faced depression. Our articles and guides address hot topics and current events in nursing, from education to career mobility and beyond. These challenges only escalated during the pandemic.

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Sustaining Excellence: Knowledge Transfer and Strategic Planning in Nursing Leadership

American Nurse

Research by Warshawsky and Cramer (2019) indicated that many Millennial nurse managers enter their roles with less than four years of leadership experience, leading to a steep learning curve that can hinder their effectiveness. Studies by Roth and Whitehead (2019) and Ramseur et al. Lacross et al. References Ashley, A., & Marsh, K.

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CLABSI prevention in hospitalized patients receiving hemodialysis

American Nurse

Renal Data System, more than 85% of individuals who began hemodialysis in 2021 did so via a central venous catheter (CVC) (up from 80% in 2019). The acute dialysis unit in a quaternary teaching hospital had four cases of hemodialysis-related CLABSI from January 2019 through May 2019 (compared to no CLABSIs in 2018).

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16 Benefits of Online Learning for Flexible Study

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

In 2024, Research and Markets forecasted that the online education market will reach $788.05 The advantages of online learning are that they keep education accessible during a public health crisis, natural disaster or other circumstances where students and faculty can’t travel. billion by 2032.