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We nurses know lots of things. Our heads are filled with innumerable ideas, thoughts, concepts, theories, observations, and facts. We know so much about pathophysiology , anatomy, chemistry, pharmacology, communication, informatics , psychology, sociology, and countless other topics that we’re almost bursting at the proverbial seams. But have you ever wondered if we sometimes know so much that our knowing can get in the way?
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