What It’s Like to Get Healthcare in Rural Texas
Accessing healthcare in rural areas can be a challenge, especially if you live in rural Texas. Over the last several years, healthcare centers across the state have been slowly closing…
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Warning: Healthcare Providers Aren’t Washing Their Hands As Often As They Should
You’d think healthcare workers would be experts when it comes to personal hygiene, but, according to the CDC, healthcare providers clean their hands less than half of the times they…
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Beyond EHRs: What Is “Meaningful Use” and How Can It Help Your Facility?
You may have heard the phrase “meaningful use” floating around the healthcare industry as of late. The term is actually a part of the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA),…
Working in the Dark: How to Prepare for a Blackout
Healthcare facilities should always prepare for unexpected emergencies, including power outages. We tend to focus more on extreme weather, fires, and biomedical hazards when it comes to emergency preparedness, but…
From a Dentist to the Stars to Koala-Saving Vets: The Best Instagram Accounts to Follow in Healthcare for 2020
A picture says a thousand words, or in the case of our best accounts to follow, hundreds of thousands. From Dentist to the Stars Gabe Rosenthal, to an Australian Veterinarian…
How China Plans on Reducing the Price of Care
China has officially become the world’s largest economy based on Purchasing Power Parity, according to the International Monetary Fund. For centuries, China has remained relatively isolated from the rest of…
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Harvard and USD Graduate Dr. Jonny Kim is Headed to NASA
Dr. Jonny Kim comes with his fair share of accomplishments. He’s been considered one of the brightest and most valuable minds in the medical industry, and now he’s headed to…
Working Around the Clock: What Happens to Your Body as the Hours Go By
If you work as a nurse, you’re probably all too familiar with long shifts. Nurses typically work in shifts that can last anywhere between 8 and 12 hours. While many…
Succession Planning: Keeping Knowledge and Expertise in the Workplace
The healthcare industry needs reliable, capable leaders as it weathers a period of great change. As the cost of care continues to rise, new healthcare technology comes on the market….
2020 AANP National Conference
Don’t miss out on the biggest nurse practitioner (NP) event of the year: the 2020 AANP National Conference (#AANP20). With the theme NPs: Jazzing it up in The Big Easy,…
Scrubs Magazine Celebrates the “Year of the Nurse”
Nurses play a vital role in the healthcare industry and our local communities. With over 3 million nurses across the country and over 19 million across the Globe, educating and…
2020 Healthcare Trends That Will Change the Face of Care
Now that 2020 is finally here, it’s time to look ahead to what you can expect from the new year as a healthcare provider. The healthcare industry is changing fast…
The Latest in Suicide Prevention: How to Help Patients in Crisis in 2020
National suicide prevention programs will get a much-needed boost from the federal government in the new year. Suicide also continues to be an international problem. The World Health Organization (WHO)…
Nigerian Man Forced into Conversion Therapy by His Sister Tells All
A Nigerian man, who is keeping his identity a secret for his own safety, took a leap of faith when he came out to his family as a homosexual. Nigeria…
Nurse Influencer Katie Duke Hosts “Epic Retreat for Epic Women”
As part of the Nurses Travel Network, Nurse Practitioner Katie Duke hosted a group of 20 nurses for an exclusive retreat in Phuket, Thailand. A travel community especially for women…
NYE Celebrations Turn Deadly for One Texas Nurse
All seemed well on New Year’s Eve in Laurel Oaks, a neighborhood just outside of Houston. 61-year-old Philippa “Phil” Ashford was celebrating with her family and setting off fireworks near…