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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Hospitals are crucial, of course, but there's more to nursing than units like the ED, the ICU, med-surg, and telemetry. Nurses nurse the nation in schools, dialysis centers, assisted living, nursing homes, home health, hospice, and public health.

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Documenting Caregiver Experiences

Chicago Caregiving

Caregiving Magazine : What compelled you to explore caregivers’ experiences? Although I was busy doing more for my father, who lived six hours away, I felt like continuing to learn from the experiences of other caregivers would be meaningful. RB : After I worked as a nursing assistant in two nursing homes, I went to grad school.

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Nurse Specialist or Nurse Generalist?

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Licensed practical or vocational nurses are usually considered generalists, and their work is crucial in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, physician offices, and other milieus where they are the lifeblood of patient care. He has contributed chapters to a number of books related to the nursing profession.

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Maintaining a Relationship with your Loved One in a Facility during COVID-19.

Hospice 101

But during this time, can we truly maintain healthy relationships with loved ones outside of the home? Many of us reading this article have a loved one in a facility, whether it is at an Assisted Living Facility, Memory Care Facility, Group Home, Senior Apartments, Skilled Nursing Home, Hospital, or other CBRF.

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Nurses Week: Giving Thanks

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Nurses continue to be at the center of COVID-19 response, whether it's our intrepid nationwide network of public health nurses focusing on population health and direct response, or nurses in hospitals, clinics, home health agencies, schools, dialysis centers, assisted living, nursing homes, and any other milieu you can think of.

Nursing 84
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The Nurse Warrior: Fighting the Good Fight

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Whether on the actual battlefield or that of the emergency department, ICU, school, or community health center, nurse warriors walk among us daily. Nurse warriors also exist among those who staff our public health departments, research facilities, home health agencies, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities.

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