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5 Business Ideas for an Enterprising NP

Minority Nurse

Blood products, TPN, dobutamine for heart failure, and other therapies can be administered in hospices , nursing homes, assisted living and memory care facilities, and other settings. Idea #2: Concierge Medicine Concierge medical practices provide a range of services beyond just infusion therapy and are becoming increasingly popular.

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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Nurses nurse the nation in schools, dialysis centers, assisted living, nursing homes, home health, hospice, and public health. Hospitals are crucial, of course, but there's more to nursing than units like the ED, the ICU, med-surg, and telemetry. He has contributed chapters to a number of books related to the nursing profession.

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Maintaining a Relationship with your Loved One in a Facility during COVID-19.

Hospice 101

Many of us reading this article have a loved one in a facility, whether it is at an Assisted Living Facility, Memory Care Facility, Group Home, Senior Apartments, Skilled Nursing Home, Hospital, or other CBRF. Copy a poem, cut out an article from a magazine (even if it is an older magazine in your home), or a clipping from a newspaper.

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Nurse Specialist or Nurse Generalist?

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Licensed practical or vocational nurses are usually considered generalists, and their work is crucial in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, physician offices, and other milieus where they are the lifeblood of patient care. Generalists matter as much as specialists do, and they serve in a variety of functions and roles.

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Nurses Week: Giving Thanks

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Nurses continue to be at the center of COVID-19 response, whether it's our intrepid nationwide network of public health nurses focusing on population health and direct response, or nurses in hospitals, clinics, home health agencies, schools, dialysis centers, assisted living, nursing homes, and any other milieu you can think of.

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Documenting Caregiver Experiences

Chicago Caregiving

Caregiving Magazine : What compelled you to explore caregivers’ experiences? I had long, sometimes difficult conversations with my dad until he was ready to leave the home he built and moved to an assisted living apartment in a retirement community near one of my brothers. Here, we interview the interviewer.

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The Nurse Warrior: Fighting the Good Fight

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Nurse warriors also exist among those who staff our public health departments, research facilities, home health agencies, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. Whether on the actual battlefield or that of the emergency department, ICU, school, or community health center, nurse warriors walk among us daily.

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