by sarahbenson | Mar 24, 2016 | Caregiver Education and Health
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...
by patriciagraham | Feb 21, 2015 | Caregiver Education and Health, Healthcare Educator Resources
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...
by patriciagraham | Feb 14, 2015 | Caregiver Education and Health, Healthcare Educator Resources, Healthcare Trends
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...
by sarahbenson | Jan 6, 2015 | Caregiver Education and Health, Healthcare Trends
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...
by patriciagraham | Jan 2, 2015 | Caregiver Education and Health, Healthcare Trends
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...
by patriciagraham | Nov 21, 2014 | Caregiver Education and Health, Healthcare Trends
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...
