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Hypertension- High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure and What You Need to Know According to Center for Disease Control (CDC), about 70 million American adults (29%) have high blood pressure, also called hypertension. That’s 1 of every 3 adults and only about half of people with hypertension have...
Advance Directives
Have you heard of advance directives or a living will? Have you been “meaning to” get around to doing it? Maybe you have talked to the people you love about it but haven’t put anything in writing? As the saying goes “there is no time like the present” to take...
The Second Career Nurse… Why They “Bring It”!
In my years of being an educator, I have had the pleasure of working with the "second career nurse". What make someone a second career nurse? The second career nurse is the nurse that has already earned a degree, life or family and has decided to change careers and...
Nurse Educator Shortage
With the nursing shortage upon us, there is a lot of speculation about the causes. Research is showing several factors contributing to the decline in nurses, one of which is the nurse educator shortage. I've been working in nursing for over 20 years and in higher...
Body Mechanics in Nursing
Proper Body Mechanics- Is It Enough? One of the reasons we created our product was because of the staggering amount of back injuries that occur in nursing. All of the patient care videos I was showing to my students modeled poor body mechanics. Working in nursing for...
Obesity in the US
Obesity Rates Is there a better time to talk about obesity with the holidays finally over? The truth is there is no better time than the present. In a study, conducted in 2012 by the National Center for Health Statistics, data showed more than one-third adults, age 20...
Donating Blood
The Gift of Life My sister is the most giving person I know. I couldn't have a better business partner, friend, or sister. I recently told her that she was the best gift our mom ever gave me... and I meant it! My sister gave our ex step-dad a kidney. Now that she's...
Flu and Norovirus Season- What you Need to Know to Stay Healthy
For many of us, the weather is changing and it's time to protect ourselves from those seasonal illnesses. The two that always come to mind for me are the flu and norovirus. Do you wonder if Influenza (the flu) and norovirus are related? Are they spread in the same...
Working with Friends
Working with friends can be tricky. For many of us, starting a business is a daunting task. There is so much to learn and you can’t know everything. Many times, you count on the advice of family and friends and sometimes, you even work with them. Is this healthy...
What’s on your Shoes?
If you work in health care, you have a pretty good idea what may be lurking on your shoes. Research tells us that some microorganisms may survive hospital cleaning. Guess where many of those germs are? That’s right, they’re on the floor. Guess what also spends most...
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