Sat.Jul 29, 2023

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A major trash-talking “FAIL”

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Stocksy | TJ Macke So you have a gastroenterologist, an anesthesiologist and a medical assistant… Sounds like the beginning of a tawdry joke for the medically inclined, doesn’t it? Right—we wish that were the case. Instead, what you have is a trio of medical professionals who failed to uphold the ultimate caregiving commandment: Respect thy patient.

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The Relentless School Nurse: How School Nurses Can Help Ourselves to Stay

The Relentless School Nurse

Creator: FatCamera – Credit: Getty Images The past few days have seen several disturbing headlines about the state of school nursing that do not bode well for our future. Here are some of the articles that prompted this blog post, as a counter-balance to the negative findings: Are School Nurses The Next Target of Moms For Liberty? A recent Twitter post from the group says all health care in schools should be banned.

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5 embarrassing new nurse mistakes

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Image: iStockphoto | Thinkstock Regrets, I’ve had a few…but then again, too few to…wait, what? Nurses make mistakes. Lots of them. Most of the time we catch ’em before they become a big deal. Maybe you’ve pulled a medicine at the wrong time or called a patient by the wrong name, or done something vaguely harebrained that won’t necessarily cause harm, but will cause embarrassment.

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