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5 Business Ideas for an Enterprising NP

Minority Nurse

These types of patients might request home infusions of vitamins and minerals, immunoglobulins, or perhaps IV fluids for hydration or even getting over a hangover. 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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Soaring — or Sinking? — Sodium

Chicago Caregiving

Health magazines rail against it in processed food, and restaurants routinely provide reduced-sodium soy sauces. Most of the time, people who come in with high sodium levels are either an older person in a nursing home or a young baby who can’t tell you that they’re thirsty and that they need water,” Paparello says.

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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. Even though our loved ones may be in a facility in town, they feel far away during this time. Feeling more creative?

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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

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

Nursing 71
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Career Spotlight: Fighting for justice for older people and those with dementia for 50+ years

The Nurse Break

Nursing Homes and Perceived Failure In between I worked as an EN in a nursing home before returning to NSW. Again, I worked in a nursing home before moving bush, working in a hospital and then returning to Nursing Home work to accommodate my childcare responsibilities. What a reward!

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Nursing Opportunities Beyond The Bedside

Diversity Nursing

Nurse writers educate readers on healthcare topics through their personal knowledge and experience. According to RegisteredNursing.org , they can freelance for medical journals, guides, and other health-related publications (newspapers, magazines, websites, etc.) Dialysis Nurse. Yacht Nurse.

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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. Generalist nurse practitioners also serve an important clinical purpose in many facilities.

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