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The Insulting Term “Physician Extender”
“Physician Extender.” It sounds like the name of a male enhancement product. It’s a term often used to describe a nurse practitioner or a physician’s assistant. I hate it. It’s insulting. A nurse...
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Change Of Shift: The Best Of Nursing Shared (Vol. 5, No. 4)
Welcome to Change of Shift! We have some old friends and some new additions. Our submissions cover the best of nursing and the most difficult moments. Some share successes, others could use some...
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An Interview With A Developmental Disabilities Nurse
For my first interview, I thought I’d interview someone who would tolerate my novice interviewing abilities — my mother. Ginny, RN, BS, DDRN has been a nurse for over 30 years, most of that time in the...
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An Interview With An Informatics Nurse
Ever wonder how all those hospital systems are created and maintained? (Computer charting, systems to report data to national and state organizations, to name a couple.) Sure, they could hire some IT...
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An Interview With A Director Of Nursing
“NurseExec” is the director of nursing (DON) at a 120-bed skilled nursing facility (SNF) that has a 50/50 mix of patients needing short-term rehab and long-term care. After working in the OR as a...
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Where’s The Safest Place To Have A Baby: Article Breaks Down Infant Mortality...
A recent article about the shameful infant mortality rate in the U.S. caught my attention. Certainly the statistics quoted are nothing new but still remains alarming. However, the Op Ed by CNN...
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Primary Care: Will NPs replace MDs?
More unhealthy people are being herded into our healthcare system and more doctors are exiting. That’s the perfect formula for chaos. I’d like to welcome the nursing profession here to save the day....
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