Treating Patients with Chronic Conditions

November 29, 2011

Chronic conditions are a major issue that many patients are facing and the numbers seem to be on the rise. These ongoing ailments can be painful, frustrating and frightening. As a student in an LVN to RN school, what can you do to help ease the stress of these patients? About 15 years ago I [...]

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Nursing Grads Are Getting Hired!

November 22, 2011

When I graduated from college, I had mixed feelings: elation that I could finally pursue what I loved and fear that countless interviews and rejections awaited me. It’s nerve wracking to send out resumes, journey on job interviews, and then wait to hear whether or not you got the position. In this tough economy, many [...]

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Drug Shortages Continue to Rise

November 17, 2011

Every month I seem to hit on an article that deals with difficult drug shortages and a new group of people who are being negatively affected by it. Those in a pharmacy technician school will have interesting challenges ahead as they try to compensate for and aid those patients who need to find alternative medications. [...]

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Should Patients Be Required to Show Picture IDs?

November 15, 2011

Whenever I use my credit card, I always keep my driver’s license close at hand because I know I’m going to have to prove that it’s my bill I’m racking up. When stores required their cashiers to check IDs about five years ago, I also remember other customers complaining about this new process. I thought [...]

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Should Pharmacy Medications Be More Closely Monitored?

November 3, 2011

As the number of chronic pain patients increases, it is obvious that the use of pharmacy medications is also on the rise. What worries me is the addictive nature of many of these pharmacy medications, the ease of availability of them and the risk that is greatly downplayed with taking these pills. This is a serious [...]

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Technology Continues to Make Health Care More Efficient

November 1, 2011

I have a love-hate relationship with technology. I spend more time with my laptop than any friend and I’ve donated shelves of books in favor or my Kindle. However, the cost and training time it takes to invest into a new phone or iPad is beyond what I’m willing to give. Just as technology is [...]

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