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Top Tips for Dealing with Your Patient’s Family
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The following is a guest article from Kathleen Baker:Wouldn’t it be great if you could just do your job as a nurse practitioner, and do it the way you know is best? Unfortunat ...
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Avoid Hospital Acquired Infections With A Sure-Fire Remedy
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Hand washing is vitally important in any health care setting. The following video is courtesy of the Kimberly Clark Health Care Associated Infections website. Click on this l ...
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Why Are We So Quick To Take Drugs?
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I don’t know why people are so interested in taking meds for a sniffle. Have we turned into the instantaneous society who thinks that we shouldn’t be sick even for a minute? T ...
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Online Nursing Degrees Information
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The health industry is among the fastest growing of all occupations and right now there is not only a high demand for nurses, but a shortage. Nursing is predicted to be the fa ...
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How Not To Choke Your Non-Compliant Patients
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SIGH!Every day I come across non-compliant patients. I’m not talking about the ones who can’t afford their medications, but the ones who just don’t get it. The ones who say th ...
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Swine Flu- The New Pandemic?
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The Swine Flu has been reported by the CDC as a potential pandemic. Symptoms include chills, fever, malaise, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and upper respiratory symptoms.Well fo ...
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Looking For Some Great Continuing Educations Credits?
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I have been surfing for some really educational CMEs and found this site. I also like the fact that they have downloadable pocket guides on different medical diagnoses. Enjoy!
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Oh Hell No You Didn’t!
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While I was surfing the net looking for subjects to post on for this week’s Change of Shift, I stumbled on a horror story of tremendous magnitude if it’s proven correct. Ther ...
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What Is A Nurse Practitioner?
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A Nurse Practitioner is a Professional Registered Nurse who has advanced education and clinical training in a health care specialty. The Florida Board of Medicine designates t ...
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Required Continuing Education Credits for ARNPS
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Q: How many contact hours do I need for a full biennium? A: All Florida-licensed RN’s and LPNs, ARNPs and CNSs are now in a 24-month renewal cycle and must complete 24 hours ...
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Welcome to NP Place.com
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I recently transeferred www.npplace.com to another server. Forgive the dust until things settle. All ads will resume as soon as I can put them up. Thanks for your patience!
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Wanna Know Why Your Allergies Are So Bad?
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I get several visits a day with what seems to be sinusitis, ear infections, and sore throats. Some of these are legitimate but most are allergy symptoms. When I ask my patient ...
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Happy Nurse Practitioner Week!
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This week is National Nurse Practitioner week. Take some time and get to know a nurse practitioner and find out what we do. Who knows? Maybe you'll want to become one yourself ...
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Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Go Hand in Hand
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Fibromyalgia is a chronic muscle pain syndrome that I can personally write about. I have suffered with chronic pain and bone crushing fatigue for the last 20 years. I am only ...
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