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Leticia Rios, a Neonatal Nurse from NYU Langone Hospital, Receives Top Award for Nursing Excellence

Daily Nurse

As a single working mom and PhD candidate, Leticia Rios, RN, has balanced many 24/7 challenges, applying lessons learned as a caretaker, clinician, and educator to her mission, helping mothers and babies in underserved communities avoid adverse birth and neonatal outcomes.

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How the Public’s Perception of Nursing Impacts the Profession

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This originated from the idea that women were natural caretakers, and nursing became an extension of this societal standard. The post How the Public’s Perception of Nursing Impacts the Profession appeared first on Nurse.com Blog. Nursing was considered a secondary role to the traditionally male doctor.

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A Day in the Life: Staff Nurse in the Critical Care Float Pool of a Children’s Hospital

Daily Nurse

My upbringing in a Hispanic family and community taught me the importance of caring for an individual’s physical, mental, and emotional needs and extending that to their support team, whether a sibling, a parent, or a caretaker. Patients and families being able to see themselves in their caretakers is important.

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Burn Care for Underserved Communities: A Certified Burn Nurse’s Perspective

Minority Nurse

This individual time also provides an expanded role for the burn nurse, often taking on the caretaker and trusted confidant role. This affords burn nurses one-on-one time with their patients, allowing them prolonged individual time to assess individual socio-demographic risk factors better.

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Enjoy Working with Kids? Consider a Career as a Pediatric Nurse

Minority Nurse

Pediatric nurses focus on their patients, but because their patients are so young, they will also work hand-in-hand with families or caretakers and other care providers. They’re adept at working with each family’s resources and lifestyles to offer the best care plans possible for the best outcomes.

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The Future of Nursing Informatics: Trends and Predictions for the Next Decade

Daily Nurse

Future Implications: Nurses and caretakers must assist patients in co-creating telehealth systems and new virtual care. Challenges: More adequate technical abilities are needed, and nurses’ pessimistic views about telemedicine and their suspicions about privacy and data security might delay its adoption.

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Why Practitioners Need to be More Informed About Infantile Spasms

Daily Nurse

To find a diagnosis, practitioners are responsible for recognizing the concerns of the parents or caretakers and analyzing the available evidence in addition to a workup that includes a neurological exam, EEG, and MRI.