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4 common urology presentations you should learn about

The Nurse Break

Common Urology presentations Dave Heath sees in his day-to-day clinical practice as a Nurse Practitioner. The original FULL article is here: Day in the life of a Urology Nurse Practitioner! Written by Dave Heath. Prostate Issues. I see new referrals for elevated PSA (prostate blood test). The first appointment. Investigations.

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Nurses’ Duty to Care: Recommended Reading in AJN’s May Issue

AJN Off the Charts

. “If nurses are expected to have a strong sense of duty to care and to report to work even in disaster situations, then it’s essential to understand what factors influence that sense, in order to foster and sustain a workforce ready to do so,” write the authors of this month’s Original Research article, “Exploring U.S.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

Check out the Pub Crawl GeriPal post for more info, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** In the last several years, I’ve seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas ( like this NY Times article from 2021 ). I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work. John: Yeah.

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Disaster Care, Brain Drain, More: Recommended Reading in AJN’s March Issue

AJN Off the Charts

Two articles in this month’s issue address disaster care: “Enhancing Disaster Management Preparedness Through Simulation,” which describes a mock disaster drill for nursing students in which volunteers acted as earthquake victims and local emergency medical personnel accepted patient handoff from the students. . Browse and subscribe.

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Recommended Reading from the June Issue of AJN

AJN Off the Charts

Here are some articles in this issue that we’d like to highlight. Initiating Virtual Nursing in General Inpatient Care This article describes how one hospital developed a virtual RN role for experienced nurses to support bedside RNs and patients on designated general care inpatient units. The June issue of AJN is now live.

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Why Nursing Conferences Still Matter

Daily Nurse

Presenters and speakers at these events are often renowned specialists and experts who have valuable information to bestow. Having credentials and experience as a speaker and presenter can open many career doors. More Than Just Meetings Professional conferences are more than simply meetings.

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SWAT RNs: Supporting Bedside Leaders with Clinical Judgment

Minority Nurse

Susan Dresser, Cynthia Teel, and Jill Peltzer, in their 2023 article entitled, Frontline Nurses’ Clinical Judgment in Recognizing, Understanding, and Responding to Patient Deterioration: A Qualitative Study , noted that nurses who work at the bedside are essential in the recognition of patients’ decline and initiating contact with the SWAT RN.