Your initial inspiration to enter the field of nursing was your experience during your daughter’s treatment. As you spend more time nursing, what other experiences or elements of your work continue to motivate you? I am motivated not only by my colleagues, because of their dedication to their patients, but I am also motivated by […]
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Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia take a terrible toll on the lives of seniors. But medical professionals at hospitals across the country are hard at work developing solutions to help people reclaim their older years. Since the discovery of Alzheimer’s disease in 1906 scientists, hospitals, and healthcare workers have been helping rekindle older patients’
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Read on for a roundup of the sweetest pups spreading joy in hospitals across the country. Don’t let that smile fool you! Charlotte is serious about her job at Salem Hospital, where she works to comfort patients and staff. Loki went above and beyond her therapy dog duties by helping her nurse mom deliver
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Read these five stories of doctors, nurses, hospital employees, and their patients overcoming some of the toughest obstacles: 1. NICU Team Stays Behind in Hurricane to Care for 19 Babies When a category-4 hurricane threatened a Louisiana town, a mandatory evacuation order was issued — but for 19 babies and their medical team, evacuating wasn’t
Hospitals and health systems are always on call to provide vital care to their communities, they implemented measures to protect against COVID-19 spread to keep their patients and employees safe. Read on to learn about some of the safety measures hospitals have implemented to ensure quality care during the pandemic. Health and Wellness Screenings While
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Although the COVID-19 pandemic has required us all to make difficult adjustments, it has served as an important reminder of the life-saving care doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers give every day — not just during public health crises. Take a moment to read these five stories of hospital heroes on the front lines: 1. Newlywed Doctors
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Hospitals work around the clock to provide quality care to their communities — whenever and wherever it’s needed. Hospitals work around the clock to provide quality care to their communities — whenever and wherever it’s needed. They do so through an interconnected system that includes emergency departments, outpatient facilities, and even mobile health vehicles. Interested
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Take a look at four ways hospitals are setting the standard for healthcare technology and innovation. Wireless Sensors in the NICU Researchers at Northwestern University developed a wireless technology to monitor a newborn’s vital signs in the NICU. The soft and flexible sensors are skin-like and placed on a baby’s chest and foot. They track
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During National Nurses Week, we want to celebrate every nurse who is a vital part of a hospital care team. Nurses work selflessly — sometimes off-duty or outside a hospital’s walls — on the front lines of care to keep us healthy. Take a look at seven of this community’s favorite stories about nurses to
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