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My Journey With Asplenia...So Far

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Essay on my personal experience as a nurse and a patient, in the sense of asplenia as my status now in life. Disclosure of my personal observations as an asplenic person whom is also a nurse.

Clinical Depression vs. Layman's' Depression: What Nurses Need to Know

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The general term depressed used by laymen doesn't match the medical definition used by Nursing. How to distinguish the two.

Perspective Triad: The Role of the Nurse Informaticist in Higher Education

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This article provides an analysis of how the role of the nurse informaticist can expand beyond the bedside and clinical nursing into higher education. Specifically, nurse informaticists can be beneficial to pre-licensure nursing programs as they can provide a three-fold perspective of nursing, informatics, and business to assist leadership to enhance student and programmatic outcomes.

Take A Minute to Listen, It Could Save a Life

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Listening for a carotid bruit might help save a life. Stroke cases are increasing and are debilitating to patients and their families. Listening to the carotids for one minute each time you listen to the heart since a 2mm carotid luminal narrowing can cause a bruit. If a bruit is detected, report this finding to the primary care provider to help curb the upward trend of strokes.

I see you ....I see me.... (A Poem)

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The Impact Of Implementing A Patient-Centered Medical Home Model In The Primary Care Setting

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Literature demonstrates a trend of shared decision-making models that are centered around the patient. By implementing the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, patient encounters will encompass a patient-centered decision-making approach regardless of the reason for the visit. This model incorporates ongoing preventative screenings into routine visits to create a continuum of meeting wellness initiatives without relying on a routine wellness visit yearly. To implement this model, the clinician will thoroughly review the patient’s chart prior to the office visit. If any preventive screening is identified, then the primary care provider addresses the initiatives during the encounter. Post-implementation data showed a marked increase in ordered preventive screenings, wellness exams, and revenue to the clinic. There was also an increase in patient satisfaction perception among participating providers. The PCMH model allows the clinician avenues to address, create dialogue, and implement shared decision-making to incorporate preventative screenings and keep preventive care moving forward.

The Role of the Forensic Nurse Examiner at the U.S.-Mexico Border

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This article gives context to the migrant crisis at the U.S. border and describes gender-based violence and the role of the forensic nurse examiner in providing care for these victims of violence.

Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest Should Begin and End with Basic Life Support

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The article discusses Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), which includes medical interventions for cardiac arrest and cardiovascular emergencies beyond Basic Life Support (BLS). While ACLS utilizes interventions like epinephrine administration, oxygen usage, and advanced airways, the author argues that ACLS, particularly the use of epinephrine, fails to show significant benefits in terms of neurological recovery for patients and suggests that financial motivations might contribute to its continued use.