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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

A project aimed at increasing referrals and decreasing costs Takeaways: Incorporating nursing referrals to pharmacists as part of routine patient care can help reduce polypharmacy, pharmacy and healthcare costs, and adverse drug–drug reactions.

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Electronic Cigarettes: Identifying College Students Using the Ask, Advise, and Refer Tobacco Cessation Model

American Nurse

Introduction THE RISING PREVALENCE in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) usage among college students is an emerging public health issue, marking a shift from traditional tobacco products to e-cigarettes (Fonseca Fuentes et al., Literature Review A comprehensive literature review highlights several areas of concern. 2019; Soneji et al., King et al.

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Did Race, Ethnicity & "Not looking the type" help conceal intent & true colours of a Killer Nurse?

Equality 4 Black Nurses

First and foremost, we at Equality 4 Black Nurses (E4BN) offer our sincerest condolences to those affected by the case of Lucy Letby. The parents had their babies killed by a murderous nurse whom they were supposed to trust and those whose children came to harm with unknown life-long effects.

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Let’s huddle up

American Nurse

During an executive operations meeting and after the initial research and observations, as the assistant vice president of nursing lead for our huddle initiative, I provided a comprehensive overview of tiered huddles. BHM’s two-tiered process includes so­phisticated reporting and tracking conducted between 0900 and 0945 daily.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

Aneesah Coates, BSN, RN, is an experienced psychiatric mental health nurse with nearly ten years of experience in acute care, long-term care, and home health care. She is the owner of aneesahcoates.com and is passionate about helping nurses, current and aspiring, learn more about the profession. Talk about your role in nursing.

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Meet These Inspiring Nurse Entrepreneurs Who Are Full Of Innovation

The Nurse Break

Read on to learn how these Australian Nurse Entrepreneurs used their nursing skills, knowledge, and education to build and innovate successful startups, side hustles and businesses. Nurses innovate every day by improving processes and services directly related to patient care. Are you a nurse or midwife or healthcare student?

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Improving PrEP adherence

American Nurse

The role of nurses in eligibility assessment and counseling Takeaways: Barriers to PrEP adherence include younger age, lower education levels, unstable housing, stigma, complicated work schedules, racial disparities, concerns about long-term side effects, cost, and forgetting to take the medication.