Healthcare

Nurse overtime a hot button issue

Nurse overtime a hot button issue

An LA prison nurse earned over $170,000 in overtime alone last year. Was she abusing the system or simply earning a fair wage?

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Canadian doctors offer to pay nurses’ salaries

Think doctors don’t recognize the value of a nurse? Think again.

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Medical marijuana

Recently, Colorado passed a medical marijuana law.  It is now legal to posses and consume marijuana for medical purposes with a prescription.  The person that is prescribed the marijuana is then given a card they carry around with them that states they can consume the product legally.
 My drive to work is about 6 miles down [...]

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Old skool medicine can be dangerous to your health

Old skool medicine can be dangerous to your health

I don’t know about you, but my analogy of how we treat our vehicles and how we treat our bodies still holds true. Unlike your car – you only get one body. Don’t wait until it’s possibly too late.

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That was a close one!

That was a close one!

After the historic election in Massachusetts this week, I needed to say a few things.

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Nurse Negotiator

Patient advocacy is not easy. There are always sensitive subjects that need to be addressed, as well as difficult decisions that need to be made when it comes to the delivery of care of our patients. As nurses we have a unique perspective on our patients’ experiences.

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Obama Creates New Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

The new Commission will be dedicated to ensuring that the advances in biomedical research and health care are done so in a “responsible manner.”

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