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Saving Youth From Sudden Cardiac Death
Incidences of pediatric sudden cardiac death, or SCD, seem to occur more and more frequently. We hear of instances in the news at youth baseball games and high school sporting events across the country. The problem has garnered so much attention that New Jersey’s Saint Barnabas Health Care System recently hosted the conference “Saving Young Lives,” devoted to creating awareness about pediatric SCD. Read more »
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Daily News: Study Shows Improved Care Under POLST
A new kind of advance directive received positive results in a National Institute of Nursing Research-funded study of California nursing home residents using the program. Read more »
Opinion: ABCs Can Help RNs Remember Professional Priorities
Nursing students and senior nurses use acronyms, mnemonics and other memory aids all the time, whether it’s to get through a final exam in school or remember a million things on a busy day on the unit. Read more »
Oil Spill Fuels Health Concerns
Three months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico and created what has become the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the country is struggling to assess the impact of the spill on public health. Read more »
USP Recommends Prescription Labeling Improvements
An advisory panel formed by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention issued a set of recommendations to bring consistency to labeling on dispensed prescription packaging. Read more »
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What Haiti Needs Right Now
Hello Nurse.com posters and readers: I know we're all thinking about the huge undertaking going on in Haiti, and all of our best hopes and prayers go out to the health care providers who are there to…» -
Carolyn's Battle with Breast Cancer
When I think of Carolyn, I remember her smile and her courage. Hobbled by breast cancer for years, it could not suppress her spirit. I think about her especially during October-- National Breast Cancer…» -
Deep Geriatrics
I just finished reading “My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing “Slow Medicine”, the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones” by geriatrician Dennis McCullough, MD. Although there have…» - Letters to the Editor
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