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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Faced with a New Diagnosis? 10 tips to be your own best advocate, Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_writer #nurseup

Faced with a New Diagnosis? 10 tips to be your own best advocate, +Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_writer:"You’re sitting in your physician’s exam room, clothed in a gown. Your test results are in and you are about to discuss them with your doctor. You’ve had symptoms that prompted those tests and worst-case scenarios are flooring the accelerator on your fears. Your doctor walks in and greets you with a smile and asks how you are, a question you’d be happy to answer after she discloses the results.

Your physician introduces a diagnosis that requires treatment, perhaps a few more tests or even a procedure. While your thoughts are tripping over the medical information, the image of your kids at school comes to mind along with the question, “Who will pick them up if I’m undergoing treatment?” You’re now ten steps ahead of the doctor, plotting what to do next. Should you surrender and simply let the doctor handle everything? Not exactly."
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTakeChargePatient
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http://martineehrenclou.com/2013/12/faced-with-a-new-diagnosis-10-tips-to-be-your-own-best-advocate/

Lori 'Minky' Radcliffe, RN, BS, CFNC, CFPC: What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? #nurseup #nursing #nurses

Lori 'Minky' Radcliffe, RN, BS, CFNC, CFPC: What Attracted You To The Field of Nursing? My Mother. She was a retired RN
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/radcliffe

Lori 'Minky' Radcliffe, RN, BS, CFNC, CFPC, Founder of Certified Fitness Nurse™ Academy, @loriminkyrad:"At CertifiedFitnessNurseCoach.com we are not personal trainers who happen to be nurses. We show nurses how to stay in the health care industry and promote exercise within a 'not-so-healthy' pre-diabetic population;and NOT try to be a nurse in the fitness 'percieved healthy' industry. Just as waist reduction is 20% exercise and 80% diet; Certified Fitness Nurse™ Coaches are 20% fitness and 80% nursing in our practice. We teach a physical-environmental-financial-social-emotional model... like a nursing assessment.

We offer a 23-hour certification course for nurses who are fitness enthusiasts, who want to help pre-diabetics, with a specifically designed program for them, that will improve their health and reduce their waists in a sustainable manner. This is done through a 12-week group coaching course via the computer, video and telephone. We also teach you how to get started with only a few clients working part-time, from home and making full time money in a scalable business model. The physician and other health care professionals are actually where we get our clients and we utilize a fitness nursing assessment to determine the right minimum effective dose (M.E.D.) of diet, exercise and supplementation, the right client and the right time, which are the 3 Rights of a Certified Fitness Nurse™ Coach."
Street Address:P.O. Box 398
Eatontown NJ 07724
E-mail Address: info@fitnessnursing.com
Blogs: http://www.certifiedfitnessnursing.com
Social Media (Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, etc)
https://www.facebook.com/CertifiedFitnessNurse?sk=wall
http://www.linkedin.com/in/loriminkyradcliffe
http://www.twitter.com/loriminkyrad
Homepage Address: http://www.CertifiedFitnessNurseCoach.com

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Discover! "Unconventional Nurse: Going from Burnout to Bliss" Michelle Podlesni, RN @MPodlesni
http://unconventionalnurse.com/al/

Discover Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_Writer, Author of "The Take Charge-Patient"
http://www.thetakechargepatient.com/

Power Strategies For Nurses:"Do your nursing shifts feel like you’re running full speed ahead on a treadmill that you just can’t stop?
http://revolutionarynurse.com/power-strategies-nurses-program-2/

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Qualities & traits that make #nurses qualified to operate a business? @patbemis @maureenSRN @nursekeith @NurseMentorNanc

Qualities & traits that make #nurses qualified to operate a business? @patbemis @maureenSRN @nursekeith @NurseMentorNanc https://www.facebook.com/groups/nurseup/permalink/517478875002800/

Physician Dismisses #Nursing Assessments, #Patient Almost Loses Limb. #CaseStudy #nurseup #nursefriendly

Physician Dismisses #Nursing Assessments, #Patient Almost Loses Limb. #CaseStudy #nurseup #nursefriendly:”The patient was involved in a motorcycle accident in which his bike fell onto and injured his left leg. When the nurses assessing the patient could not detect a pulse in that leg, an ominous sign of circulatory failure. The physician when notified chose to dismiss this fact and discharge the patient. The patient would return soon after with worsening symptoms that would require emergency surgery. Should the nurses have initially pressed for further action, treatment?”

http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/clinical.cases/041013.htm

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Discover! "Unconventional Nurse: Going from Burnout to Bliss" Michelle Podlesni, RN @MPodlesni
http://unconventionalnurse.com/al/

Discover Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_Writer, Author of "The Take Charge-Patient"
http://www.thetakechargepatient.com/

Power Strategies For Nurses:"Do your nursing shifts feel like you’re running full speed ahead on a treadmill that you just can’t stop?
http://revolutionarynurse.com/power-strategies-nurses-program-2/

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Andrew Lopez, RN
Nursefriendly National Directories
38 Tattersall Drive
West Deptford, New Jersey 08051
856-415-9617, Fax: 856-415-9618, info@nursefriendly.com, @nursefriendly
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Nurse Practice Tip: Treating Hyperkalemia-The Glucose & Insulin Shuffle. Renee Thompson, @RTconnections

Nurse Practice Tip: Treating Hyperkalemia-The Glucose & Insulin Shuffle. @RTconnections:"When I teach clinical seminars, I always, always talk about fluid and electrolytes. One of my favorite things to talk about is potassium. In particular, how we treat hypo and hyperkalemia. In the next few blog posts, I'm going to map out some of the most common treatments for hyperkalemia - starting with glucose and insulin."
RTConnections, LLC
Renee Thompson
146 Aidan Ct. Pittsburgh, PA 15226
412 . 445 . 2653
renee@rtconnections.com
http://blog.rtconnections.com/2013/12/nurse-practice-tip-treating.html

Patient Safety: A Success Story, (A great example of why nurse intimidation can be lethal) @patiyer #nurseup #nursefriendly

Patient Safety: A Success Story, (A great example of why nurse intimidation can be lethal) #nurseup #nursefriendly:”Prevention of medical errors starts with correct medical orders and diagnosis. When that does not happen, the healthcare team is expected to question orders that are incorrect and don’t make sense. This narration tells the story of a patient injured in a car accident, a failure to diagnose a lung injury, and an order written by a physician that needed to be questioned.”

http://nurseup.com/wordpress/2012/03/patient-safety-a-success-story-a-great-example-of-why-nurse-intimidation-can-be-lethal-nurseup/

More about Patricia Iyer:

http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/iyer

Patient Left Unrestrained, Patient Injured. Nurses Judgement Call, #nurseup #nursefriendly #healthcare

Patient Left Unrestrained, Patient Injured. Nurses Judgement Call, #nurseup #nursefriendly #healthcare:”The decision to use or not use restraints must be made with caution and good judgement. Their intended purpose must be to protect either the patient or others who may be injured by the patient including the staff caring for the client. The ultimate determination of necessity is left with the physician. Often, the moment to moment necessity is determined by the nurse. In this case a nurse did not feel restraining the patient was necessary. When an injury occurred, the patient sued.
Gerard v. Sacred Heart Medical Center – 937 P. 2d 1104 (1997)

http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/clinical.cases/053099.htm

Monday, December 16, 2013

The Benefits of Crafting…, Michelle Podlesni, RN, @Mpodlesni - #nurseup #crafting #smallbusiness

The Benefits of Crafting…, Michelle Podlesni, RN, @Mpodlesni:"This past week’s Parade Magazine had an article on the benefits of crafting and how it is making a comeback in this country. More than half of U.S. households take part in at least one crafting activity such as canning, scrapbooking, and sewing. The article said that some reasons for this rise in making homemade goods relates to people trying to slow down the pace of modern life, people desiring to learn skills passed down from their grandparents and the sense of accomplishment and the pleasure of creating things. The article spoke of a gentleman that after an extended illness found that he had difficulty concentrating. His therapist recommended a meditative hobby such as knitting. He found that knitting calmed his hyperactive mind and people would ask him where he got his hat and scarves. He started selling them and it became so lucrative that he quit his job and now enjoys his craft full time."
http://unconventionalnurse.com/benefits-crafting/

Michelle Podlesni, RN
Unconventional Nurse
8941 Atlanta Avenue / Suite 202
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Email: info@unconventionalnurse.com
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Website: http://www.unconventionalnurse.com/al/

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Discover Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_Writer, Author of "The Take Charge-Patient"
http://www.thetakechargepatient.com/

Power Strategies For Nurses:"Do your nursing shifts feel like you’re running full speed ahead on a treadmill that you just can’t stop?
http://revolutionarynurse.com/power-strategies-nurses-program-2/

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Andrew Lopez, RN
Nursefriendly National Directories
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West Deptford, New Jersey 08051
856-415-9617, Fax: 856-415-9618, info@nursefriendly.com, @nursefriendly
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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Patient Falls While Ambulating Post-op, #Negligence or #Medical #Malpractice #nursecasestudy #nursefriendly

Patient Falls While Ambulating Post-op, #Negligence or #Medical #Malpractice #nursecasestudy #nursefriendly:""The patient came in for a hysterectomy had been on bedrest for two days post-operatively. The potential for complications with extended bedrest are well documented including, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Emboli. Medical & Nursing Interventions to help minimize post-operative complications are mandatory.
"It has long been recognized that bedrest can produce deconditioning and can impair aerobic performance. (16) The results of the study by Girish et al remind us that inactivity due to obesity or other medical conditions that limit mobility can have a similar deconditioning effect and thereby can increase the risk of postoperative morbidity."(2)
Ambulation was now medically indicated and attempts were made to get the patient up and walking.
On the first attempt, the patient complained of dizziness and nausea. This was documented, the doctor made aware, and attempts scheduled for later in the day.
On the second attempt, the patient was questioned about the earlier dizziness and nausea. It was no longer present. The patient, assisted by staff, got up, fell and broke her ankle.
It should be noted here that falls happen frequently in hospitals and nursing homes. They are major source of mortality and morbidity."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/clinical.cases/040109.htm

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New!

Discover! "Unconventional Nurse: Going from Burnout to Bliss" Michelle Podlesni, RN @MPodlesni
http://unconventionalnurse.com/al/

Discover Martine Ehrenclou, @Med_Writer, Author of "The Take Charge-Patient"
http://www.thetakechargepatient.com/

Power Strategies For Nurses:"Do your nursing shifts feel like you’re running full speed ahead on a treadmill that you just can’t stop?
http://revolutionarynurse.com/power-strategies-nurses-program-2/

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Andrew Lopez, RN
Nursefriendly National Directories
38 Tattersall Drive
West Deptford, New Jersey 08051
856-415-9617, Fax: 856-415-9618, info@nursefriendly.com, @nursefriendly
http://www.nursefriendly.com/

Patents, Getting An Idea Patented, How To Patent, Inventors, Inventions, Inventor Resources ##nursefriendly

Patents, Getting An Idea Patented, How To Patent, Inventors, Inventions, Inventor Resources ##nursefriendly:”A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention. The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according to national laws and international agreements. Typically, however, a patent application must include one or more claims defining the invention which must be new, inventive, and useful or industrially applicable. In many countries, certain subject areas are excluded from patents, such as business methods and mental acts. The exclusive right granted to a patentee in most countries is the right to prevent or exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell or importing the invention.”

http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/business.basics.inventors.inventions.patent.getting.a.an.idea.patented.htm