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Supporting Patients Beyond the Bedside: Why Life Insurance Awareness Matters in Nursing Care
One topic that often surfaces during periods of illness or transition is life insurance. Nurses are not licensed to discuss policy details or make insurance recommendations, yet they frequently encounter patients and families who express uncertainty about how to find trustworthy guidance. This article explores how life insurance concerns naturally arise in healthcare settings, why they matter to patients’ overall well-being, and where nurses can ethically direct individuals seeking professional assistance
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Reframing the Treatment of Chronic Pain with Non-Pharmacological Therapy
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Contributing to the opioid crisis is a concern for anyone delivering healthcare, but it does not mean that pain is not an important factor to address. This article explores evidence-based non-pharmacological approaches to chronic pain management and their role in combating the opioid epidemic.
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Insuring the Uninsured: Hispanic Communities
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Despite the improved enrollment from 2014, there are still a percentage of the population that remain without insurance. The Hispanic population continues to be the largest population that have not enrolled and recent limited data indicates a variety of reasons. The biggest promoters of health care are the individuals that provide the service. In order to promote enrollment, we need to use health care providers and nurses to be a resource, the educators and the “sellers” of Affordable Health Care.
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