| January
2003 |
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| Shifting Gears |
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| Joe Parker stood in the
middle of the dark, unlit street, rain furiously
beating down, as he and his fellow paramedics carefully
lifted the elderly woman into the ambulance. Read |
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| E-House Calls |
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| A national survey has
found that American consumers are eager to use home
health care electronics to monitor their own health.
Read
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| A Family Affair |
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| The letter from an old
box of personal things was dated 1967 and addressed
to “My Little Nurse.” It was from Margaret
Potvin, RN, seven years before she died at age 82
in Vermont. Read |
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| East Meets West |
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At the time, Cathie Haynes,
MS, RN, had no idea how the unexplained death of
a teenager would influence her and shape her thoughts
about health care: the Western system we know vs.
traditional Chinese medicine and similar models
of
India and Japan. Read |
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| Weighty Matters |
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| Kathy Reed, RN, walked
into her home after another late-night shift at
Charlotte Regional Medical Center in Punta Gorda,
Fla. The evening had been busy, leaving no time
for dinner, so the 44-year old nurse found herself
satisfying her hunger with a late-night, high-fat
snack before heading off to bed. Read |
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| Five Alive |
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| When the lighted ball
has descended into Times Square and “Auld
Lang Syne” has been sung in every time zone,
what’s different about 2003? That’s
something for each RN to decide by making and—here’s
the important part—keeping what might be the
Top 5 New Year’s resolutions for nurses. Read |
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