by patriciagraham | Dec 3, 2015 | Geriatrics and Aging, Healthcare Trends
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...
by patriciagraham | Apr 24, 2015 | Healthcare Educator Resources, Healthcare Trends
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...
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...
